Geneticists can store data in synthetic DNA as a medium for long-term storage due to its density, ease of copy, longevity and sustainability. Research in the field had recently advanced with new encoding algorithms, automation, ...
Prions get mostly bad press, but they may be the keys to controlling protein synthesis in cells.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 15, 2021
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One of the most hotly contested issues in biology, or at least in mitochondrial biology, is determining which proteins can get into mitochondria. Having this kind of access essentially means a protein maintains a residence ...
In an important step during the early evolution of life on Earth, the formation of the amino acid cysteine delivered vital catalysts, which enabled the earliest protein molecules to form in water, according to a new study ...
Biochemistry
Nov 12, 2020
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In a changing climate, understanding how organisms respond to stress conditions is increasingly important. New work led by Carnegie's Arthur Grossman and Emanuel Sanz-Luque could enable scientists to engineer the metabolism ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 15, 2020
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Chemists at Scripps Research have efficiently created three families of complex, oxygen-containing molecules that are normally obtainable only from plants.
Biochemistry
Aug 13, 2020
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Researchers from Munich and Ulm have determined how the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 inhibits the synthesis of proteins in infected cells and shown that it effectively disarms the body's innate immune system.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 20, 2020
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A new web tool speeds the discovery of drugs to kill Gram-negative bacteria, which are responsible for the overwhelming majority of antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths. The tool also offers insights into discrete chemical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2019
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An international team of scientists, including a professor of chemistry from the University of Bristol, has worked out a way to improve energy storage devices called supercapacitors, by designing a new class of detergents ...
Materials Science
Aug 12, 2019
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Bacterial ribosomes need a single-stranded ribosome binding site (RBS) to initiate protein synthesis, whereas stable RNA structure blocks initiation. Paradoxically, structured mRNAs can nevertheless be efficiently translated. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 15, 2019
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