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Genetic Disorders
Prostate cancer is a disease where certain cells in the prostate become abnormal and multiply to form a tumor.
Fact Sheet
mRNA vaccines inject cells with instructions to generate a protein that is normally found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
… acts as a cellular messenger. DNA, which is stored in a cell’s nucleus, encodes the genetic information for making … of this genetic information outside of the nucleus, to a cell’s cytoplasm, where it is translated into amino acids by …
Event
Pre-application webinar on for the Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) on September 10, 2021.
Staff
Dr. Edward Giniger is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch.
… of fruit flies, a model system that allows biochemical and cell biological approaches to be merged with classical and … on the surface of fly nerve cells, called Notch, engages signaling proteins inside the axon that make it grow or turn … in Drosophila photoreceptor neurons. Mol Biol of the Cell, 25:2993-3005. 2014. [ PubMed ] Smith-Trunova, S., …
Educational Resources
A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system.
… A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system. … Lymphocytes, White Blood Cell, Immune System … A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system. There are two main …
News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… shows the role of transcription factors in facilitating cell regeneration … the potential for researchers to understand the biology of cell regeneration in zebrafish before translating the … learning, Jimenez and her collaborators found that hair cell regeneration in zebrafish relied on a network of …
Educational Resources
Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
… Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male … Cancer, Cell, Mitosis, Mutation … Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male …
Educational Resources
A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells (for example, E. coli).
Talking Glossary
Aneuploidy is an abnormality in the number of chromosomes in a cell due to loss or duplication. In humans, aneuploidy would be any number of chromosomes other than the usual 46.
… is an abnormality in the number of chromosomes in a cell due to loss or duplication. In humans, aneuploidy would … is an abnormality in the number of chromosomes in a cell due to loss or duplication. In humans, aneuploidy would … is an abnormality in the number of chromosomes in a cell due to loss or duplication. In humans, aneuploidy would …
Event
Pre-application webinar on for the Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) data analysis validation centers funding opportunity announcement (FOA) on September 7, 2022.