DNA replication is the process whereby cells make an exact copy of their DNA before cell division. A key part of the intricate DNA replication machinery is a molecular motor called CMG, which has the vital task of separating ...
Biotechnology
Apr 20, 2023
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Two protein complexes carry the major responsibility for the spatial organization of chromosomes in our cell nuclei, and DNA tension plays a surprising role in this.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2023
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Similar in function to ballast tanks in submarines or fish bladders, many water-based bacteria use gas vesicles to regulate their floatability. In a new publication in Cell, scientists from the Departments of Bionanoscience ...
Biotechnology
Mar 7, 2023
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Living cells can perceive and respond to the geometry of their environment. "Cells sense and respond to the geometry of the surfaces they are exposed to. Depending on their curvature, surfaces can either encourage cells to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 3, 2023
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Spiropyrans are chemicals that change color when you shine light on them—a useful property in many areas of medicine and technology. Now 3mE's Georgy Filonenko (MSE) and his colleague, Richard Janissen at the Faculty of ...
Polymers
Jan 17, 2023
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Physicists from TU Delft have developed a three-in-one microscope in which a light beam, electron beam and ion beam work together to precisely cut out specific slices from biological samples.
Biotechnology
Dec 7, 2022
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Researchers at the Eelkema Lab have discovered a new process that uses fuel to control non-living materials, similar to what living cells do. The reaction cycle can easily be applied to a wide range of materials and its rate ...
Polymers
Nov 10, 2022
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People in deprived city areas tend to have less services available than inhabitants in wealthier parts. They have less access to urban infrastructure such as pharmacies, libraries, sports clubs and even public transport in ...
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2022
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The floods that hit Limburg in 2021 showed that despite a raft of measures, the Netherlands remains at risk from rising water. Professor of Hydraulic Engineering Bas Jonkman carries out flood risk assessments in this country ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2022
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Researchers at QuTech—a collaboration between the Delft University of Technology and TNO—have engineered a record number of six, silicon-based, spin qubits in a fully interoperable array. Importantly, the qubits can be ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 28, 2022
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