News tagged with dna synthesis

DNA biosynthesis discovery could lead to better antibiotics

Combating several human pathogens, including some biological warfare agents, may one day become a bit easier thanks to research reported by a University of Iowa chemist and his colleagues in the April 16 issue ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mice with disabled gene that helps turn carbs into fat stay lean despite feasting on high-carb diet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat. In a new study, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Birth control' for centrioles

Like DNA, centrioles need to duplicate only once per cell cycle. Rogers et al. uncover a long-sought mechanism that limits centriole copying, showing that it depends on the timely demolition of a protein that ...

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers illuminate mechanisms that regulate DNA damage control and replication

Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have demonstrated important new roles for the protein kinase complex Cdc7/Dbf4 or Cdc7/Drf1 (Ddk) in monitoring damage control during DNA replication and reinitiating ...

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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