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U. Iowa team investigates function of ‘junk DNA’ in human genes
Part of the answer to how and why primates differ from other mammals, and humans differ from other primates, may lie in the repetitive stretches of the genome that were once considered “junk.”
A new study by researchers at the University of Iowa…
Trial suggests statin may affect markers associated with progression of HIV
A recent multicenter clinical trial of atorvastatin, a type of cholesterol-lowering drug, found that although the drug did not inhibit plasma HIV RNA levels, it did inhibit expression of cellular markers of immune activation and inflammation in pati…
Scripps Research study sheds light on RNA ‘on/off switches’
LA JOLLA, CA — Embargoed by the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology until February 13, 2011, 1 PM Eastern time — Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shed new light on a molecular switch that turns genes on or off in r…