This article introduces the field of bioinformatics and its importance as a cornerstone of biological research, as well as ...

Acetylation of lysine residues in the tail domain of histone H3 is well characterized, but lysine residues in the histone globular domain are also acetylated. Histone modifications in globular domain ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) can be extracted from different tissue sources for genotyping of mice. Methods of collecting tissue vary with respect to their perceived invasiveness, and in some cases, ...

State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MARA, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Green Plant Protection, Institute of Plant ...

DNA shuffling of a family of over 20 human interferon-α (Hu-IFN-α) genes was used to derive variants with increased antiviral and antiproliferation activities in murine cells. A clone with ...

DNA nanostructures are nanoscale structures made of DNA, which acts both as a structural and functional element. DNA nanostructures can serve as scaffolds for the formation of more complex structures.

User's Guide Published: September 2003 Question 6 How would one retrieve the sequence of a gene, along with all annotated exons and introns, as well as a certain number of flanking bases for use in ...