Researchers have uncovered how a virus uses a two-pronged attack against a single protein to kill bacteria.
Biochemistry
May 19, 2017
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Discovery of rules that govern a variation of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing method makes it possible to use living cells to manufacture valuable metabolic compounds like pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Researchers at Rensselaer ...
Biotechnology
May 13, 2016
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Certain genetic diseases arise from a deficit of specific genes. An enzyme that amplifies gene transcription could be a viable therapy in these cases, as long as genes are not stimulated to work on the wrong part of the body. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 8, 2015
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To understand the function of an RNA molecule, similar to the better-known DNA and vital for cell metabolism, we need to know its three-dimensional structure. Unfortunately, establishing the shape of an RNA strand is anything ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2014
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Scientists at the University of Leeds think we may be able to drown deadly bacteria in their own paperwork.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 17, 2014
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