Scientists at Stowers Institute collaborate to discover an underlying cause of male infertility. Infertility affects countless couples globally, and in half of these cases, the...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/why-do-some-men-not-produce-sperm/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-hazards-scientists-uncover-unexpected-effects-of-anti-cancer-drugs/ https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-hazards-scientists-uncover-unexpected-effects-of-anti-cancer-drugs/#respond Sun, 27 Aug 2023 06:26:34 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=303640

The findings could potentially improve the success rate of cancer drug development. Approximately 90% of drugs don’t reach the market, highlighting the clear need for...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-hazards-scientists-uncover-unexpected-effects-of-anti-cancer-drugs/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/how-selfish-genes-succeed-critical-insights-uncovered-about-dangerous-dna/ https://scitechdaily.com/how-selfish-genes-succeed-critical-insights-uncovered-about-dangerous-dna/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:19:32 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=237743

Research on selfish genes provides new insight into meiotic drive systems. New findings from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research uncover critical insights about how...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/how-selfish-genes-succeed-critical-insights-uncovered-about-dangerous-dna/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/discovery-of-119-million-year-old-selfish-genes-casts-doubt-on-established-evolution-beliefs/ https://scitechdaily.com/discovery-of-119-million-year-old-selfish-genes-casts-doubt-on-established-evolution-beliefs/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:09:38 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=227097

The finding could alter our understanding of how parasitic DNA affects genome evolution.  Meiotic drivers, a kind of selfish gene, are indeed selfish. They are...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/discovery-of-119-million-year-old-selfish-genes-casts-doubt-on-established-evolution-beliefs/feed/ 1 https://scitechdaily.com/explainable-artificial-intelligence-for-decoding-regulatory-instructions-in-dna/ https://scitechdaily.com/explainable-artificial-intelligence-for-decoding-regulatory-instructions-in-dna/#respond Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:39:05 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=112077

Opening the black box to uncover the rules of the genome’s regulatory code. Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with colleagues...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/explainable-artificial-intelligence-for-decoding-regulatory-instructions-in-dna/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-use-crispr-to-target-gene-messages-involved-in-early-development/ https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-use-crispr-to-target-gene-messages-involved-in-early-development/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:00:48 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=91862

CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that has enabled researchers to study the function of different genes in model organisms. Scientists at the Stowers Institute for...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-use-crispr-to-target-gene-messages-involved-in-early-development/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/surprisingly-historically-misunderstood-amyloid-is-necessary-for-long-term-memory-formation/ https://scitechdaily.com/surprisingly-historically-misunderstood-amyloid-is-necessary-for-long-term-memory-formation/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:28:13 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=77136

For the first time, scientists from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and collaborators have described the structure of an endogenously sourced, functioning neuronal amyloid...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/surprisingly-historically-misunderstood-amyloid-is-necessary-for-long-term-memory-formation/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-identify-new-way-to-expand-stem-cells-for-transplants/ https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-identify-new-way-to-expand-stem-cells-for-transplants/#respond Sat, 04 Aug 2018 14:54:52 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=54984

Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and collaborators have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-identify-new-way-to-expand-stem-cells-for-transplants/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/neuroscientists-discover-that-drosophila-orb2-plays-role-in-long-term-memory/ https://scitechdaily.com/neuroscientists-discover-that-drosophila-orb2-plays-role-in-long-term-memory/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:43:21 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=3711

While studying fruit flies, neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered a major clue in how synapses stay strong and keep long-term memories...]]> https://scitechdaily.com/neuroscientists-discover-that-drosophila-orb2-plays-role-in-long-term-memory/feed/ 0