Humans with a high cholesterol fear the "bad cholesterol"—the so-called low-density lipoprotein (LDL)—because it is genetic and cannot be regulated with medication. However, a healthy occurrence of LDL is important for ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 8, 2020
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Researchers looking for up to date information about protein interactions within cells will benefit from a new open source resource created by academics at the University of Reading.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 2, 2020
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Many modern medicines, including analgesics and opioids, are derived from rare molecules found in plants and bacteria. While they are effective against a host of ailments, a number of these molecules have proven to be difficult ...
Biotechnology
Aug 27, 2020
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We use cells to breathe, to moderate body temperature, to grow and many other every day processes, however the cells in these processes are so complex its left scientists perplexed into how they develop in different environments. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 20, 2020
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How do cells move? Why do they move? Why do some cancer cells move slowly while others move quickly, causing a cancerous tumor to metastasize and become much more difficult to treat effectively? The answers are not as simple ...
Biotechnology
May 18, 2020
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Researchers have developed the first computational model of a human cell and simulated its behavior for 15 minutes—the longest time achieved for a biological system of this complexity. In a new study, simulations reveal ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 25, 2020
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a computational tool that makes modeling and simulation of complex cellular processes more true to life.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 18, 2020
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An international team of researchers has found a multicellular animal with no mitochondrial DNA, making it the only known animal to exist without the need to breathe oxygen. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...
Proteins are molecular work horses in the cell that perform specific tasks, but it is essential that the timing of protein activities is exquisitely controlled. When proteins have fulfilled their tasks, their degradation ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 13, 2020
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Small changes in a cell's composition can radically transform its function and drive the development of diseases like diabetes, cancer or neuronal dysfunction. Scientists led by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2020
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