http://translationspanish.info/how-could-transcription-translation-and-gene-regulation-technology-be-used-to-improve-quality-of-life Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:34:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://translationspanish.info/how-could-transcription-translation-and-gene-regulation-technology-be-used-to-improve-quality-of-life/comment-page-1#comment-740 neb_315 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:54:47 +0000 http://translationspanish.info/how-could-transcription-translation-and-gene-regulation-technology-be-used-to-improve-quality-of-life#comment-740 Many diseases are caused by problems in gene production (errors in transcription, translation and/or regulation). For example, cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. By regulating the quality and quantity of these proteins using new technologies, we can hope to cure or at least mitigate the effects of these diseases. Cool stuff if you think about it! Or...if too much cell division is occurring (i.e. cancer) you could upregulate the production of cell division regulatory proteins (i.e. CDK) to decrease cell division. Gene-regulation in developmental biology is also really cool stuff! not really related to quality of life type of things though. Many diseases are caused by problems in gene production (errors in transcription, translation and/or regulation). For example, cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia.
By regulating the quality and quantity of these proteins using new technologies, we can hope to cure or at least mitigate the effects of these diseases. Cool stuff if you think about it!
Or…if too much cell division is occurring (i.e. cancer) you could upregulate the production of cell division regulatory proteins (i.e. CDK) to decrease cell division.
Gene-regulation in developmental biology is also really cool stuff! not really related to quality of life type of things though.

]]> http://translationspanish.info/how-could-transcription-translation-and-gene-regulation-technology-be-used-to-improve-quality-of-life/comment-page-1#comment-741 Gordo Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:54:47 +0000 http://translationspanish.info/how-could-transcription-translation-and-gene-regulation-technology-be-used-to-improve-quality-of-life#comment-741 If we could use nanotechnology to control all those processes there would be no more random mutation, which means no more Cancer. Unfortunately it also means no more evolution as well. If we could use nanotechnology to control all those processes there would be no more random mutation, which means no more Cancer. Unfortunately it also means no more evolution as well.

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