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Molecular machines stop cancer’s clock

By | Cells, Disease Area, Lab, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery

Head of the laboratory for Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery, Professor Oliver Rackham, says cancer cells grow uncontrollably whereas normal cells limit their growth. “A normal cell grows for just the…

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Stem cell reprogramming mystery clarified by new findings

By | Cells, Disease Area, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Lab, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area

In a study, published in Cell Stem Cell, researchers from the University of Western Australia, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, and Monash University describe key drivers of the process…

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Faulty gene linked to obesity in adults

By | Cardiovascular Disease, Disease Area, Lab, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area

The study, published in Science Advances, found that reduced function of a gene that impacts the breakdown of fats resulted in adult-onset obesity and fatty liver. Head of the Mitochondrial…

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New way to examine how medicines act on cells

By | Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease, Disease Area, Lab, Molecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area

Using a genome editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9, the researchers attached a super-bright glowing molecule, derived from deep sea shrimp, to specific molecules important for signalling in cancer cells, ‘receptors’. Receptors…

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Perkins researchers find essential gene for healthy hearts

By | Disease Area, Heart, Lab, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery

Professor 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 | Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscles, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, Research Area

During 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 | Disease Area, Lab, Mitochondrial disease, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area

The 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…