Misfolded proteins are toxic to cells. They disrupt normal functions and cause some age-related human degenerative diseases, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. Cells work constantly to eliminate misfolded ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2023
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Nature has an ingenious way of taking advantage of beneficial situations.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2023
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A new study has revealed insights into how cells sense and respond to the weightlessness experienced in space. The information could be useful for keeping astronauts healthy on future space missions.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2023
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Scientists have discovered a new way to suppress mutations that lead to a wide range of genetic disorders.
Biotechnology
Mar 9, 2023
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University of Copenhagen researchers have gotten yeast cells to brew triptolide, a substance typically extracted from a rare Chinese plant. Their research makes it possible to control rats with the substance on a large scale—both ...
Biotechnology
Feb 20, 2023
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Scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based strategy for discovering high-affinity antibody drugs.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 31, 2023
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Humanity's fight against cancer is expected to continue for years to come. Scientists across the globe are constantly inventing novel synthetic methods for the rapid and efficient production of anticancer therapeutics. However, ...
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2023
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Plant biochemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new level of regulation in the biochemical "machinery" that plants use to convert organic carbon derived from photosynthesis ...
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2023
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When cells exchange metabolic products with other cells, they live longer. This new finding comes from a research team at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, which made the discovery in a study using yeast cells. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 6, 2023
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Life depends on the precise functioning of several proteins synthesized in cells by ribosomes. This diverse set of proteins, known as a proteome, is maintained by the robust translation elongation of amino acid sequences ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 5, 2023
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