When large forces act on a heavy beam, for example, in bridge construction, the beam will be slightly deformed. Calculating the relationship between forces, internal stresses and deformations is one of the standard tasks ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 5, 2020
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On the DNA assembly line, two proofreading proteins work together as an emergency stop button to prevent replication errors. New research from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 16, 2020
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As chromosomes go, X and Y make an unlikely pair. The X is large and contains thousands of genes critical for life. The Y, by contrast, is little more than a nub. Its main purpose is to provide the instructions for initiating ...
Biotechnology
May 28, 2020
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Joining computer simulations and lab experiments, an international research group sheds light on one of the key mechanisms of cell life.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 30, 2019
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) unraveled how a toxin released by Escherichia coli (E. coli) – a human gut bacteria, is connected to colorectal cancer, ...
Biochemistry
Sep 17, 2019
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How do you imagine the interior of our cells? Often compared to tiny factories, cells found smart and sophisticated ways to organize their interiors. Most biological processes require cells to bring together structures such ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2018
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How to create nanocages, i.e., robust and stable objects with regular voids and tunable properties? Short segments of DNA molecules are perfect candidates for the controllable design of novel complex structures. Physicists ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 18, 2018
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If you've ever seen a picture of a DNA molecule, you probably saw it in its famous B-form: two strands coiling around each other in a right-handed fashion to form a double helix. But did you know that DNA can change its shape?
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 30, 2018
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Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to describe why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails to work, and how the process can be made to be much more efficient.
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2018
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It may be the most famous structure in biology, but it wasn't until a few years ago that biophysicist Enzo di Fabrizio and his colleagues took the first direct images of the DNA double helix with an electron microscope.
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2018
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