During development, many crucial genes help organisms form properly. One of those genes is myogenic determination gene number 1 (MyoD), which can exert a powerful influence as a “genome organizer." It ...

Most of our genome is often written off as “junk DNA”, meaning it doesn’t encode for genes that get made into proteins. This so-called junk consists of accumulated DNA elements like viral DNA that got ...

Tomato fruit ripening is a tightly regulated process involving hormonal signaling, metabolic reprogramming, and epigenetic modulation. Ethylene plays a pivotal role in climacteric fruit ripening, but ...

Fine-tuning a gene centrally involved in regulating the immune system offers potential clues for future autoimmunity and cancer treatments. The immune system faces a delicate balancing act: it must be ...