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The evolution of gene regulation

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by admin.

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How microbial neighbors settle differences
Even microbes are governed by the principle of supply and demand – at least at the genetic level. Not all of their gene products, the blueprints for proteins, are required at all times. That means most of their genes only become active when they are needed, as is the case in [...]

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Our microbes, ourselves

Posted on 19. Jan, 2009 by admin.

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Comparison of microbial communities in average, obese, gastric bypass subjects offers clues to body weight differences
In terms of diversity and sheer numbers, the microbes occupying the human gut easily dwarf the billions of people inhabiting the Earth. Numbering in the tens of trillions and representing many thousands of distinct genetic families, this microbiome, as it’s [...]

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