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Diet supplemented with or deficient in methionine affects gene expression related to liver cell fat metabolism
Publicado em 16 de junho de 2022
Having shown that diet can influence gene expression, science is starting to find out more about how this happens. According to an article recently published in: Food and Chemical Toxicology:a diet supplemented with or deficient in methionine, an essential amino acid abundant in eggs, meat and seafood, affects the expression of genes associated with liver cell fat metabolism and genes that modify chromatin, the coiled fibers made up of DNA and proteins that form chromosomes in [...]
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Capybara belly may aid biofuel development
Publicado em 04 maio 2022Converting agroindustrial waste into molecules of interest to society, such as biofuels and biochemicals, is one of the ways to mitigate dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. As one of the world’s largest producers of plant biomass, Brazil is well-placed to lead this transition, but lignocellulosic raw materials (containing lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose) are hard to deconstruct, or (more technically put) recalcitrant to microbial and enzymatic degradation. Scientists in [...]ver notícia -
Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Autism-Linked Mutation in Brain Organoids
Publicado em 02 maio 2022In a study published May 02, 2022 in Nature Communications, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used human brain organoids to reveal how a genetic mutation associated with a profound form of autism disrupts neural development. Using gene therapy tools to recover the gene’s function effectively rescued neural structure and function. Several neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophrenia have been [...]ver notícia