The way genes are folded determines their activity in our body. Leiden University biophysicists are now the first to unravel this structure molecule-by-molecule. Publication on December 1st in Nature's Scientific Reports.
Biotechnology
Dec 1, 2017
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Scientists are expanding the genetic code of life, using man-made DNA to create a semi-synthetic strain of bacteria—and new research shows those altered microbes actually worked to produce proteins unlike those found in ...
Biotechnology
Nov 29, 2017
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The DNA in a human cell is 2 yards (1.83 meters) long and wraps around millions of bead-like histone proteins to fit inside the cell's nucleus. Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine showed that examining ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2017
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New genome sequences shed light on both the origins of the tardigrades (also known as water bears or moss piglets), and the genes that underlie their extraordinary ability to survive in extreme conditions. A team of researchers ...
Biotechnology
Jul 27, 2017
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Scientists are working to create yeast that operates with custom-made DNA.
Biotechnology
Jul 26, 2017
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Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin took an important step toward safer gene-editing cures for life-threatening disorders, from cancer to HIV to Huntington's disease, by developing a technique that can spot ...
Biotechnology
Jun 29, 2017
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John Innes Centre scientists are among an international team who have discovered a new class of compounds that target bacteria in a unique way.
Biochemistry
Jun 1, 2017
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The so-called central dogma of molecular biology states the process for turning genetic information into proteins that cells can use. "DNA makes RNA," the dogma says, "and RNA makes protein." Each protein is made of a series ...
Biotechnology
Apr 17, 2017
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Molecular diagnostics plays an increasingly important role in medicine for the detection of genetic diseases, the monitoring of the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapy, and in the fight against aggressive bacterial infections. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 14, 2017
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Until recently, genomics was a "read-only" science, but scientists have developed a tool for quick and easy deletion of DNA in living cells. This software, published in PLOS Computational Biology, will boost efforts to understand ...
Biotechnology
Mar 2, 2017
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