Thursday, February 28, 2008

Device allows scientists to control gene activity across generations of cells

Source: Rockefeller University
Date: February 28, 2008

Summary:

Just as cells inherit genes, they also inherit a set of instructions that tell genes when to become active, in which tissues and to what extent. Now, Rockefeller University researchers have built a device that, by allowing scientists to turn genes on and off in actively multiplying budding yeast cells, will help them figure out more precisely than before how genes and proteins interact with one another and how these interactions drive cellular functions.