New research from the University of Southampton has identified how changes in the cell membrane play a pivotal role in how the Hepatitis C virus replicates.
Biochemistry
May 19, 2015
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Nuclear pore complexes are best known as the communication channels that regulate the passage of all molecules to and from a cell's nucleus. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, however, have shown that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To protect their DNA, cells in higher organisms are very choosy about what they allow in and out of their nuclei, where the genes reside. Guarding access is the job of transport machines called nuclear pore ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2009
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Broccoli may contain advantages beyond nutrition. A molecule found in broccoli, cabbage and more digests down into DIM, a compound with brighter benefits than the name implies, such as inducing cell death in breast, prostate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of ...
Biochemistry
Nov 19, 2009
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A smiling and very green Kermit looking down from a wall portrait seems to happily give a thumbs—or flipper—up to one of the University of Wyoming's self-described frog guys trying to unravel the mysteries of what in ...
Biochemistry
Dec 11, 2015
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Nuclear membranes protect genes—life's most precious cargo—but little is known about why they function in different tissue types. For instance, nuclei in brain cells tend to be soft and pliable while those in bone cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2015
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Cell division ensures growth or renewal and is thus vital for all organisms. However, the process differs somewhat in animals, bacteria, fungi, plants, and algae. Until now, little was known about how cell division occurs ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2022
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In a recent comprehensive review published in Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering on 5 December 2023, researchers from Tsinghua University delve into various innovative methods in the removal of radioactive cesium ...
Materials Science
Jan 17, 2024
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A tremendous amount of genetic material must be packed into the nucleus of every cell—a tiny compartment. One of the biggest challenges in biology is to understand how certain regions of this highly packaged DNA can be ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 28, 2018
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