Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...

When genes are passed down to the next generation, some have an advantage, and are more likely to be inherited than others. These selfish genes are known to have meiotic drive, and they can be found ...

When introducing genes into yeast to make it produce drugs and other useful substances, it is also necessary to reliably switch the production on or off. Researchers have found three gene regulation ...

Genetic switches are gene regulatory networks that control gene expression. The researchers established a platform for creating genetic switches that could be applied to the development of ...

Yeast, that simple organism essential to making beer and bread, has revealed for Cornell University researchers a key mechanism in how genes are controlled. Gene transcription – the elaborate process ...

Scientists have mapped how thousands of genetic mutations can affect a cell's chances of survival. The study involving yeast reveals how different combinations of mutations in a single gene can ...

A group of researchers has successfully developed a flexible and simple method of artificially producing genetic switches for yeast, a model eukaryotic organism. Genetic switches are necessary in ...

Kobe University bioengineers describe three design principles for efficient and reliably controllable yeast promoters, the genetic switches that regulate the artificially introduced genes necessary ...