All gene expression articles
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NewsAlgae show how to make two proteins from one messenger RNA
Scientists have uncovered a hidden feature of protein translation in green algae, offering a new perspective on the basic rules of gene expression.
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NewsThe ‘MDME Axis’: A new view on how microbial metabolites epigenetically shape host health
A review introduces the ’MDME Axis’, a new framework explaining how metabolites from the gut microbiome epigenetically reprogram our genes, influencing host health and disease.
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NewsCertain nasal bacteria may boost the risk for COVID-19 infection, study finds
Certain types of nasal bacteria can affect the levels of key proteins the Covid-19 virus needs to enter human cells, offering new insight into why some people are more vulnerable to the disease than others.
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NewsBacterial small noncoding RNA promotes gut colonization by regulating sialic acid metabolism
A novel 3′ UTR-derived small noncoding RNA was discovered to regulate metabolism of N-acetylneuraminic acid in Salmonella enterica pathogenesis.
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NewsFermented food bacterium could rival E coli as model bacterium of choice
Scientists in Germany have identified the bacterium Lactiplantibacillus plantarum as having potential to become a model bacterium that could eventually rival E coli.
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NewsBlood test could spot cause of childhood fever from molecular signatures
A simple blood test which may be able to rapidly diagnose the cause of a child’s illness could be ‘transformative’, say researchers.