Understanding gene regulation may be key to interpreting human disease genetics. Genes are regulated in part by stretches of ...

The human genome contains more than 20,000 genes. However, at any given time and in a given cell, only a fraction are active. Researchers from EMBL Heidelberg's Krebs Group have developed an ...

Fruit ripening is a genetically orchestrated transition culminating in changes to colour, texture, flavour and nutritional composition. Central to this process is a network of transcription factors ...

Plants are continually exposed to environmental extremes such as drought, salinity, temperature extremes and nutrient imbalance, collectively termed abiotic stresses. Adaptive responses to these ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health traits. By probing regions of DNA previously linked to disease, the work has ...