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Epigenetics Developmental Biology Transcription Factors MicroRNA Fungal Genetics Gene Expression Conserved Genes Cis-Regulatory Elements Enhancers DNA Structure

Human Brain Expansion Tied to Nearly 600 Active Regulatory DNA Switches

Those switches raise expression of genes that give basal radial glia longer, branched processes and boost neuron production in lab-grown organoids.

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Air Pollution Linked to Changes in Sperm DNA Methylation

RegVelo AI Links Cell Dynamics to Gene Control, Enabling Testable Fate Predictions

Beating Heart Mechanically Suppresses Tumor Growth, Helping Explain Rare Cardiac Cancers

DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Predicts Function Across Million-Base Genomic Regions

Splice-Switching ASO Collapses Oncogenic Circuit in Pancreatic Cancer Models

First In Vivo Gene Expression Map of Candida auris Highlights Iron Uptake as a Drug Target

Researchers Publish Draft Brain Development Atlases and AI MRI Histology Map

Tightly Tuned Candidalysin Lets Candida Albicans Persist in the Mouth

NR3C1 Switch in Infant Astrocytes Linked to Lifelong Control of Brain Inflammation

Digits May Have Evolved by Repurposing Cloacal DNA, Nature Study Finds

Hibernation-Linked DNA Switches Discovered in Human Genome

Reactivating Liver Clock Gene Eases Cancer-Induced Wasting in Mice

Zebrafish Cyclin D Genes Reveal Pathway for Mammalian Hearing Restoration

Scientists Uncover Genetic ‘Dimmer Switch’ That Tunes Embryonic Gene Expression

Silencing Enzyme Gene Boosts NK Cell Cancer-Fighting Power

Maternal Iron Deficiency Triggers Male-to-Female Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

Researchers Create Advanced Stem Cell Model of Human Amniotic Sac

Study Reveals Mammalian Outer Ear Evolved from Fish Gills

AI-Powered CREME Revolutionizes Virtual Gene Editing