The overexpression of a gene tied to cell division and the structure and function of neurons may prevent and protect against cognitive decline in both mice and humans with Alzheimer's disease (AD ...

Research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell's mitochondrial structure and function by Rachel Sauer , University of Colorado at Boulder Editors' notes ...

A study, published today in Science, has found that gene retention depends on the degree of "functional and structural entanglement", which measures interdependency between gene structure and ...

BIOL 333 Gene Structure and Function (4) Study of the principles of heredity in microbes, plants and animals. An integrated course in classical and contemporary molecular genetics dealing with topics ...

People typically inherit gene and chromosome variants from their biological parents, but changes in the structure or function of both can also take place during a person’s lifetime.

Suc-phosphate synthase (SPS) is a key regulatory enzyme in the pathway of Suc biosynthesis and has been linked to quantitative trait loci controlling plant growth and yield. In dicotyledonous plants ...

The α-crystallin-related, small heat shock proteins (smHSPs) are ubiquitous in nature, but are unusually abundant and diverse in higher plants as opposed to other eukaryotes. The smHSPs range in size ...

The UB team that discovered how a gene found in 75% of us protects against neurodegeneration has now found that this same gene enhances immune function as well. The new findings were published in ...

Terpenoids play vital roles in plant ecology-from repelling pests to attracting pollinators-and are produced by terpene ...

In a slow, invisible process, leaves, wood and roots are gradually decomposed—not by wind or weather, but by millions and millions of tiny organisms.