Some genes are beneficial and enhance longevity. For example, the gene that helps a person metabolize cholesterol would reduce a person's risk of heart disease. Some gene mutations are inherited.

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Each gene tells a cell to make a specific molecule, but this isn't performed by the DNA itself. Instead, the information is relayed to cellular machinery by a molecule called messenger RNA.

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who carry disease-causing genes experience no symptoms. Every biology student ...

These could be signs that you have an inherited intolerance to alcohol — and a mutated gene could be the culprit, according to Cleveland Clinic. This gene mutation hampers the body’s ability ...

The static conditions of cell culture affect biochemical signaling and gene expression, potentially leading to inaccurate representations of in vivo conditions. Direct isolation of ECs from humans ...

The findings of this valuable manuscript advance our understanding of the significance of Bestrophin isoform 4 (BEST4) in suppressing colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. The authors used appropriate ...

Human cancer cell lines MCF7 (RRID: CVCL_0031), MDA-MB-231 (RRID: CVCL_0062), and non-malignant MRC5 (RRID: CVCL_0440) cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). All cells ...

Inotuzumab ozogamicin (IO) is an anti-CD22 calicheamicin immunoconjugate that has been recently approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (r/r B-ALL). We ...