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Discovery of controlled swarm in bacteria

A study led by Spanish researchers from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) describes one of the mechanisms in which pathogenic bacteria populations control the way they spread over the surface of the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A Real Dracula Story

Research, discovery and publishing in a prestigious journal are not as easy as 1-2-3. However, an outstanding mentor and a well-equipped lab made this feat possible for doctoral student Fei Jiang.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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A needle in a haystack: How does a broken DNA molecule get repaired?

Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology have discovered a key element in the mechanism of DNA repair. When the DNA double helix breaks, the broken end goes searching for the similar ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study shows how DNA finds its match

It's been more than 50 years since James Watson and Francis Crick showed that DNA is a double helix of two strands that complement each other. But how does a short piece of DNA find its match, out of the millions ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

More possible branches to the domain of life

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to the current domain of life, we are familiar with the three branches: bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. However, Jonathan Eisen of UC Davis and his team have published possible ...

Biology / Other

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (16) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Atomic-level Snapshot Catches Protein Motor in Action (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The atomic-level action of a remarkable class of ring-shaped protein motors has been uncovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory using a state-of-the-art protein ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Single-stranded DNA-binding protein is dynamic, critical to DNA repair

Researchers report that a single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB), once thought to be a static player among the many molecules that interact with DNA, actually moves back and forth along single-stranded ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Sloppier copier' surprisingly efficient

The "sloppier copier" discovered by USC biologists is also the best sixth man in the DNA repair game, an article in the journal Nature shows.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Watching DNA Repair in Real Time

Direct observations of DNA are giving new insights into how genetic material is copied and repaired.

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created Sep 20, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Recombination protein dynamics observed with single monomer resolution

Using a sensitive, single-molecule measurement technique, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have observed the life cycle of RecA, a protein that plays a major role in repairing damaged DNA.

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created Aug 10, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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