University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat myrtle rust, which has wiped out many Australian plants.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2022
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At the heart of every CRISPR reaction, whether naturally occurring in bacteria or harnessed by CRIPSR-Cas gene editing technology, is a strong molecular bond of a Cas protein via a guide RNA to its target site on DNA. It's ...
Biotechnology
Dec 6, 2022
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Joining forces with the Ciaudo (IMHS) and Hall (IPW, D-CHAB) labs, the Allain group (IBC) gained structural insights into the unusual mode of RNA recognition by the Dead End protein complemented by biochemical and cellular ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2022
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Thanks to new RNA vaccines, we humans have been able to protect ourselves incredibly quickly from new viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These vaccines insert a piece of ephemeral genetic material into ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2022
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The double-helix structure of DNA is deformed by environmental stimuli, which will then affect gene expression, and eventually trigger a sequence of cellular processes. Recent research led by a physicist from City University ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 7, 2022
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A trio of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that the protein Cas12c can provide antiviral immunity for bacteria without the need to cut DNA. In their paper published in the journal Molecular ...
Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), which decode the genetic code stored in DNA and produce proteins, fold into diverse structures to govern fundamental biological processes in all life forms, including humans. Targeting disease-associated ...
Biotechnology
May 11, 2022
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A trio of researchers at Emory University has found a way to speed up parallel processing in a DNA computer. In their paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, Selma Piranej, Alisina Bazrafshan and Khalid Salaita ...
One fundamental question in the field of the Origin of Life is how the first molecules of DNA replicated and evolved on the primordial Earth, more than 4 billion years ago. Before the emergence of the first cells or any other ...
Evolution
Mar 21, 2022
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Challenging the dogma of what scientists thought they understood about DNA viruses, a team of researchers led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has shown that adenovirus uses its own efficient RNA splicing mechanisms ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 21, 2021
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