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How a critical enzyme keeps potentially dangerous genes in check
You may have heard of the fantastic-sounding "dark side of the genome." This poorly studied fraction of DNA, known as heterochromatin, makes up around half of your genetic material, and scientists are now starting to unravel ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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A protein folding mystery solved: Study explains core packing fractions
In living organisms, every protein—a type of biological polymer consisting of hundreds of amino acids—carries out specific functions, such as catalysis, molecule transport, or DNA repair. To perform these functions, they ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 28, 2025
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New light-controlled CRISPR tool enhances precision in genetic research
A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet has developed a novel tool for genetic research. The study, published in Nucleic Acids Research, introduces BLU-VIPR, a method that allows researchers to control the gene-editing ...
Biotechnology
Mar 28, 2025
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How nitrate overcomes plant hormone inhibition to boost seed germination
Abscisic acid (ABA), a key environmental response hormone, strongly inhibits seed germination and serves as a central regulator in this process. While significant progress has been made in deciphering the molecular mechanisms ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 28, 2025
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Bird genome study offers insights into pandemic disease evolution
Evolution is nature's engine, driving and shaping genetic change and the diversity around us. Charles Darwin famously unveiled this process through his theory of natural selection, revealing how species adapt and evolve over ...
Evolution
Mar 28, 2025
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Quality assurance in the cell: Preventing defective protein blueprints
Two molecular control factors play a decisive role in what is known as splicing, the cutting and assembly of mature messenger RNA—a prerequisite for protein synthesis in the cell. The poorly characterized factors are crucial ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2025
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Uncovering the relationship between transport proteins and brain disease
Most of us rely heavily on shipping services like FedEx or UPS to ensure we receive the correct packages. If that system was disrupted, parcels would end up lost or in the wrong place.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2025
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Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease
Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor," preventing it from spreading through the body.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2025
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Discovery of compounds that delay flowering could boost crop yields
In an era where climate change threatens food security, scientists worldwide are searching for reliable ways to improve crop production. Extreme weather and shifting seasonal patterns can disrupt traditional agricultural ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 28, 2025
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New approach could treat anthrax beyond the 'point of no return'
Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once the disease has progressed beyond the "point of no return" after just a few days, patients are almost ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2025
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Discovery reveals key molecular event that boosts wheat's defense against devastating disease
A new study published in Science by a team of scientists across five continents led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Associate Professor Brande Wulff reports a previously unknown molecular event ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 27, 2025
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Membrane proteins reveal new pathways for drugs to act on cells
Cell membrane proteins hide secret gateways that can be used to modify cell behavior. This has been demonstrated in a study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and published in Nature Communications.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2025
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A genetic tree as a movie: Moving beyond the still portrait of ancestry
University of Michigan researchers have developed a statistical method that can be used for such wide-ranging applications as tracing your ancestry, modeling disease spread and studying how animals spread through geographic ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 27, 2025
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Critical blood defense receptor CD163 mapped for first time
CD163 might not be the most exciting name in the world, but behind it lies one of the body's most important defense receptors, which steps in when red blood cells break down and release harmful hemoglobin. Now, researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2025
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Genetic mutations linked to Marek's disease in chickens identified
Marek's disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop tumors, become paralyzed and die. They can shed the virus through their skin, enabling it to linger ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 27, 2025
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Assumptions about genomic diversity may create conservation illusions of population health
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that the critically endangered regent honeyeater faces hidden genetic risks while still retaining relatively high genetic diversity, risks that become apparent when combining ...
Unlocking rice's yield potential: Trio of genes holds the key, study shows
A research team led by Dr. Li Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered a novel genetic mechanism that controls grain size and yield in rice, offering ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 27, 2025
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Fighting bacteria with viruses: Important step to treating antibiotic-resistant infections
New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C. diff have been uncovered by University of Sheffield scientists.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 27, 2025
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DNA microscope creates 3D images of organisms from the inside out
Standard genetic sequencing approaches can tell you a lot about the genetic makeup and activity in a sample, like a piece of tissue or drop of blood. But they don't tell you where specific genetic sequences were located inside ...
Biotechnology
Mar 27, 2025
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Scientists uncover key mechanism in evolution: Whole-genome duplication drives long-term adaptation
Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by accident. Scientists have long known that whole-genome duplication (WGD)—the process by which organisms copy all their genetic material—plays an important ...
Evolution
Mar 26, 2025
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