News tagged with ring chromosome
New gene may provide breast cancer diagnostic marker
In a research article published in this week's PLoS Medicine, Ann Killary (from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues describe a new gene called DEAR1 that is genetically altered by mutation and de ...
May 05, 2009 |
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A double ring ceremony prepares telomerase RNA to wed its protein partner
Few molecules are more interesting than DNA—except of course RNA. After two decades of research, that "other macromolecule" is no longer considered a mere messenger between glamorous DNA and protein-synthesizing ...
Mar 25, 2012 |
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Biology-oriented synthesis (BIOS) - cancer drugs based on natural models
The search for new drug candidates for cancer treatment is laborious and time-consuming. Only a fraction of the promising chemical compounds identified completes the transition to the market. Herbert Waldmann ...
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Record reaction cascade yields cancer drug candidate
(PhysOrg.com) -- New active substances can be produced quickly and efficiently with the help of reaction cascades. Once set in motion, these processes lead to the desired end product via a series of intermediate steps which ...
Dec 26, 2011 |
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New method reveals parts of bacterium genome essential to life
A team at the Stanford University School of Medicine has cataloged, down to the letter, exactly what parts of the genetic code are essential for survival in one bacterial species, Caulobacter crescentus.
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Keeping it together: 'Cord-stopper' protein complex makes chromosomes easier to move
German scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have discovered how condensin keeps chromosome arms folded and easy-to-transport during cell division, potentially acting as a cord-stopper.
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Structure of DNA repair complex reveals workings of powerful cell motor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the last years, two teams of researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have steadily built a model of how a powerful DNA repair complex works. Now, their latest discovery provides ...
Mar 27, 2011 |
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Chromosome key to later fertility
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at Oxford University has shed light on how mammalian egg cells divide. The findings may lead to improvements in women’s chances of giving birth to healthy babies as they ...
Nov 19, 2010 |
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DNA and the 'magic rings' trick
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from UC Davis shows how, like a conjuring trick with interlocking rings, two interlocked pieces of DNA are separated after DNA is copied or repaired. The finding was published online Oct. 10 in ...
Oct 11, 2010 |
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DNA art imitates life: Construction of a nanoscale Mobius strip
The enigmatic Mobius strip has long been an object of fascination, appearing in numerous works of art, most famously a woodcut by the Dutchman M.C. Escher, in which a tribe of ants traverses the form's single, ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Researchers uncover secret of pregnancy problems in older women
Scientists are a step closer to understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down's Syndrome.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 02, 2010 |
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