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Saved by junk DNA
VIB researchers linked to K.U.Leuven and Harvard University show that stretches of DNA previously believed to be useless 'junk' DNA play a vital role in the evolution of our genome. view more (2009-05-29)
Sequencing method yields fuller picture
University of Southern California biologists have developed a method for sequencing both chromosomes of an organism. view more (2007-07-18)
Junk DNA may prove invaluable in quest for gene therapies
Scientists have identified how a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code - a finding which could speed development of gene therapies. view more (2009-09-22)
One man's junk may be a genomic treasure
Scientists have only recently begun to speculate that what's referred to as "junk" DNA - the 96 percent of the human genome that doesn't encode for proteins and previously seemed to have no useful purpose - is present in the genome for an important reason. view more (2007-07-13)
Selfing DNA prevents genomes from mixing
Genomes of multicellular organisms are one of the greatest mysteries of biology. The more is discovered about them, the more questions are to be answered. One of such questions is connected with the size of a genome. As is known since the middle of the 20th century, the level of organization of an organism does not depend on the genome size, i.e.,... view more... (2002-10-11)
UCSD Study Shows Junk DNA Has Evolutionary Importance
Genetic material derisively called "junk" DNA because it does not contain the instructions for protein-coding genes and appears to have little or no function is actually critically important to an organism's evolutionary survival, according to a study conducted by a biologist at UCSD. view more (2005-10-20)
Evolutionary scrap-heap challenge: Antifreeze fish make sense out of junk DNA
Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered an antifreeze-protein gene in cod that has evolved from non-coding or 'junk' DNA. view more (2006-04-04)
Study finds value in 'junk' DNA
For about 15 years, scientists have known that certain "junk" DNA -- repetitive DNA segments previously thought to have no function -- could evolve into exons, which are the building blocks for protein-coding genes in higher organisms like animals and plants. view more (2008-10-17)
Research team finds important role for junk DNA
Scientists have called it "junk DNA." They have long been perplexed by these extensive strands of genetic material that dominate the genome but seem to lack specific functions. view more (2009-05-21)
Junk DNA may not be so junky after all
Researchers at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins have invented a cost-effective and highly efficient way of analyzing what many have termed "junk" DNA and identified regions critical for controlling gene function. view more (2006-03-24)
'Junk' DNA proves functional
In a paper published in Genome Research on Nov. 4, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) report that what was previously believed to be "junk" DNA is one of the important ingredients distinguishing humans from other species. view more (2008-11-05)
University of Iowa scientists explore function of 'junk DNA'
University of Iowa scientists have made a discovery that broadens understanding of a rapidly developing area of biology known as functional genomics and sheds more light on the mysterious, so-called "junk DNA" that makes up the majority of the human genome. view more (2006-11-14)
Researchers discover mechanism that prevents two species from reproducing
Cornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve. view more (2009-10-27)
More 'functional' DNA in genome than previously thought
Surrounding the small islands of genes within the human genome is a vast sea of mysterious DNA. While most of this non-coding DNA is junk, some of it is used to help genes turn on and off. view more (2007-12-12)
ISU researchers find possible treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy is the second-leading cause of infant mortality in the world. view more (2009-07-28)
Chicken genome gives insights into human genome
The draft sequence of the wild chicken, Gallus gallus, will be published in the Dec 9th issue of Nature (cover story). The analysis of this genome is not about getting bigger eggs and tastier chicken - it's giving scientists surprising insights into the human genome. Researchers can use these new data as a tool to identify similar sequences in... view more... (2004-12-06)
Eating junk food whilst pregnant and breastfeeding may lead to obese offspring
Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy and breastfeeding may be putting their children at risk of overeating and developing obesity. view more (2007-08-15)
Facing the end of unwanted e-mails
An inventive idea from Dr Chris Solomon of the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) has beaten top International competition and won first prize in the prestigious European Digital Information Contents (DICON) competition. Dr Solomon who has an active research programme in forensic imaging and a longstanding... view more... (2002-03-26)
RNA-associated introns guide nerve-cell channel production
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that introns, or junk DNA to some, associated with RNA are an important molecular guide to making nerve-cell electrical channels. view more (2008-02-06)
UAB study may lead to new therapies for binge eating disorder
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) psychologists have developed an animal model for the binge eating disorder, which affects an estimated one in 20 Americans. The Sprague-Dawley rat model could lead to the identification of physiological mechanisms that distinguish different types of eating disorders and to the creation of new, targeted... view more... (2007-04-19)
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