Researchers have found a new function for an existing protein. They discovered that TIMP-1, a protein traditionally known to prevent damage to the body s cells and tissues, plays a critical role in the immune system s defense against cancer. The findings of the study could improve the effectiveness of current cancer immunotherapies.
The scientists report that a specific gene variant affecting the mitochondria disturb cellular antiviral defense responses. The results implicate that viral infections can trigger and modify symptoms of neurological diseases in subjects carrying gene
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Clone is an odd term culturally. Thanks to science fiction on one side and ethical hysteria on the other, people tend to overstate the meaning of it. Back before genomes, to clone a gene was to basically discover it - it meant you found the stretch of DNA encoding that gene - but now we know where almost all of the genes are.