Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived
For the first time, scientists have recorded a spring fish migration simply by conducting DNA tests on water samples.
Ecology
Apr 12, 2017
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Rockefeller University
Scientists discover how crucial DNA sequences endure
As cells divide, some of their DNA is rearranged, spurring the emergence of new traits that can dictate whether a species survives or flounders. But some stretches of DNA appear to be so crucial to the basic functioning of ...
Biotechnology
Apr 11, 2017
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For microbes fighting viruses, a fast response means a better defense
In battles between germs, the opening shot is often an injection. A virus, intent on infecting a microbe, punctures the cell's protective wall and inserts its own genetic code. New research from The Rockefeller University ...
Biotechnology
Mar 29, 2017
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For biologists studying tiny worms, new technologies make big improvements
For decades, the tiny roundworm C. elegans has been a vital tool in the biomedical researcher's toolkit, proving central to groundbreaking discoveries such as green fluorescent protein, the molecular marker used universally ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 17, 2017
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New structural studies reveal workings of a molecular pump that ejects cancer drugs
Sometimes cells resist medication by spitting it back out. Cancer cells, in particular, have a reputation for defiantly expelling the chemotherapy drugs meant to kill them. Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shed ...
Biochemistry
Feb 24, 2017
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Crowdsourcing effort helps researchers predict how a molecule will smell
You can anticipate a color before you see it, based solely on the length of light waves. Music can be interpreted from notes on a page without being heard. Not so with odor. The only way to tell if something will smell like ...
Biochemistry
Feb 20, 2017
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Scientists discover an unexpected influence on dividing stem cells' fate
When most cells divide, they simply make more of themselves. But stem cells, which are responsible for repairing or making new tissue, have a choice: They can generate more stem cells or differentiate into skin cells, liver ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2017
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Atomic-scale view of bacterial proteins offers path to new tuberculosis drugs
With the first detailed analysis of a cellular component from a close relative of the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, Rockefeller scientists are suggesting strategies for new drugs to curb this growing health problem. ...
Biochemistry
Feb 3, 2017
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Lab charts the anatomy of three molecular channels
Using a state-of-the-art imaging technology in which molecules are deep frozen, scientists in Roderick MacKinnon's lab at Rockefeller University have reconstructed in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional architecture ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 23, 2017
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Scientists learn how to ramp up microbes' ability to make memories
Some microbes can form memories—although, inconveniently for scientists who study the process, they don't do it very often.
Biotechnology
Jan 4, 2017
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