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Perkins researchers turn on cancer killing genes
By Marlin Communications | Cancer and Cell Biology, Cancer Epigenetics, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research Area, TumoursDr Benjamin Garcia Bloj, along with his labmates from the Perkins Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory headed by Associate Professor Pilar Blancafort, used a gene-editing technology called CRISPR to ‘wake up’ key tumour suppressors to…
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Perkins researchers find essential gene for healthy hearts
By Marlin Communications | Disease Area, Heart, Lab, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Synthetic Biology and Drug DiscoveryProfessor Aleksandra Filipovska and her team from the Perkins Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology Laboratory in collaboration with Professor Oliver Rackham and Professor Nils Göran Larsson and his team from the Max Planck Institute for Biology…
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Perkins researchers decipher world-first muscle disorder cases
By Marlin Communications | Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscles, News & Events, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics, Research, Research AreaDuring their investigation the multi-national team of researchers studied a muscle protein that is strongly influenced by calcium. The protein, known as tropomyosin-3 (TPM3), is vital for skeletal muscle development…
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Cause of mitochondrial dysfunction discovered by Perkins researchers
By Marlin Communications | Disease Area, Lab, Mitochondrial disease, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaThe disease, known as Leigh Syndrome, has previously been linked to a genetic mutation, but Perkins researchers were able to determine how the mutation led to mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria are…
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Groundbreaking discovery on the process of vertebrate development
By Marlin Communications | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Lab, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaProfessor Ryan Lister and Dr Ozren Bogdanovic from the Perkins Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory led the study, which has been published in in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. Their work is focused on…
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Search for a diet to protect against Diabetes
By Marlin Communications | Centre for Diabetes Research, Clinical Science, Diabetes, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research AreaProfessor Grant Morahan, who heads the Centre for Diabetes Research at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, said that the study aimed to help people choose the ideal diet…
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Mitochondria link to Fatty Liver Disease
By Marlin Communications | Disease Area, Lab, Liver Disease, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaPerkins researcher, Dr Tara Richman from the Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology Laboratory, was lead author on the paper Mutation in MRPS34 Compromises Protein Synthesis and Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction, recently accepted…
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Sharpening the focus on muscle diseases
By Marlin Communications | Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscles, News & Events, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics, Research, Research AreaDr Gina Ravenscroft, who is lead author of the review published by the prestigious journal Brain, works in the Neurogenetic Diseases Laboratory at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; one of the world's…
