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Stories about: master genes

Master Gene for NK Cells Identified For the first time ever, scientists at the Imperial College London (ICL) identified the gene that controlled the expression of NK (natural killer) cells, which are an important part of the human immune system. The gene's action in fact triggers the differentiation of blood stem cells into NK cells, which makes i... 14 September 2009 02:44 GMT Cells Are Strikingly Similar to Cloud Computer Networks According to researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University, in the US, gene regulatory networks in cell nuclei are strikingly similar to cloud computer networks, such as Yahoo! and Google, in their ability to function even if one or more of their nodes are down. This characteristic is essential to cloud computing, as... 17 June 2009 15:11 GMT