That DNA Ain't Junk! / Cell, Feb. 23, 2017 (Vol. 168, Issue 6)
That DNA Ain't Junk! / Cell, Feb. 23, 2017 (Vol. 168, Issue 6). Mariusz Nowacki tells us how junk DNA can be ligated into circles and transcribed to generate regulatory RNAs...
Lung cancer metastasis driven by WNT signaling - Cancer progresses in two stages: growth of a primary tumor followed by spreading of cancer cells to other tissues in the body, a process called metasta...
Cascade Defense Tactics/Cell, Oct. 29, 2015 (Vol. 163, Issue 4) - CRISPR defends bacteria against viral invasion by recognizing the viral DNA sequence. What if virus mutates the sequence? The paper by...
A nitrate sensor for plants - Sensing changes in soil ion concentration is essential for plants to survive and to sustain maximal growth. Ion sensors had not been identified in higher plants, but now ...
How Do Sex Hormones Control Behavior? - Nirao Shah and his colleagues explain how single genes control specific features of sexually dimorphic behaviors, such as the willingness to mate, speed of coll...
Zeroing in on Repetitive Behaviors. Thomas Südhof and colleagues reveal that neuroligin-3 mutations enhance repetitive behaviors similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorders by selectively affec...
