Hunger Decoded: Brain’s Appetite Control Symphony
Feeding behavior is a complex process that is regulated by a variety of factors, including hormones, neurotransmitters, and environmental cues. Recent research has identified two key players in the regulation of feeding behavior: Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRLH) and...
The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence: Formation of Fake Dataset with GPT-4
Since its introduction in 2022, ChatGPT has proven to be advantageous in furnishing users with access to information through systematic updates. Presently, aiming for enhanced efficiency, GPT-4, a sophisticated Large Language Model (LLM) created by ChatGPT, has been...
YAP: The Cipher of Fate and Proliferation
Cellular decision-making mechanisms are crucial for the proper development of an organism. However, the process by which cells process and transmit incoming information is not fully understood, making it an intriguing subject. Transcription factors, whose effects on...
Anthrobots: Biobots Created without Genetic Manipulation
In recent years, the advancement of biobot technology has ushered in unprecedented opportunities for the execution of multifarious tasks within and around living organisms. Biobots, intricate microscopic robotic systems, represent synthetic biological structures...
Luminous After Death: Retinal Revival
Ece OdabaşıY. , Elif DuymazE. The permanent loss of circulatory, respiratory, or cerebral activity is defined as death of peripheral human organs. Tissues of the central nervous system, except for many peripheral human organs, swiftly lose their viability when...
Proton Tunnelling in DNA: Quantum Systems Approach
Fatma ÇiçekY., Sema YöşiliE. The genetic stability of DNA is one of the most important topics in molecular biology. Proton transfer along the hydrogen bonds of DNA can lead to tautomerization and thus, point mutations that pose a threat to the genetic stability of...
Multiplex Activation in Mammalian Genome: split-intein CRISPR/Cas12a
Author: İrem Sinem Acınan, Editor: Ece Güven, Redactor: Ece Odabaşı Generating synthetic transcription factors for targeting different loci became much easier via clustered regularly interspersed palindromic repeats (CRISPR) systems. As known, CRISPR systems provided...
Less Time More Work: ET-seq and DART
Author: İrem Eroğlu, Editor: Ece Güven, Redactor: Ayşe Naz Cerit Observing the effects of genetic mutations on the phenotype is the first way to understand gene function in microorganisms. This classical path requires manipulation of the living in isolation, which is...
ILC3s: New Potential Target for Neuroinflammatory Diseases
Author: Ece Güven, Editor: Elif Duymaz , Redactor: Sema Yöşili It is known that pro-inflammatory autoreactive T cells in the central nervous system (CNS) are responsible for autoimmune diseases with neuroinflammation, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and also for...