A protein that helps generate the force needed for single cells to move works differently in cells moving in groups, a new study shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2023
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11
A new study adds to an emerging, radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair faulty sections of their DNA.
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2023
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100
Certain stem cells have a unique ability to move between growth compartments in hair follicles, but get stuck as people age and so lose their ability to mature and maintain hair color, a new study shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2023
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1333
An artificial intelligence program may enable the first simple production of customizable proteins called zinc fingers to treat diseases by turning genes on and off.
Biotechnology
Jan 26, 2023
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34
An emerging field explores how groups of molecules condense together inside cells, the way oil droplets assemble and separate from water in a vinaigrette.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2022
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305
By revealing the structure of a protein used by bacteria to pump out antibiotics, a research team designed an early-stage therapeutic that sabotages the pump and restores the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Biochemistry
Mar 31, 2022
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132
Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair damaged sections (lesions) in their DNA.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 30, 2022
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32
Cells push and pull on surrounding tissue to move in groups as they form organs in an embryo, track down invading bacteria, and as they become cancerous and spread.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 14, 2022
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131
The inheritance, not only of DNA, but of changes to proteins that package it, maintains the identity of cells as they multiply, a new study finds.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2019
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95
"Resurrecting" the ancestors of key proteins yields evolutionary insights into their role in human cells and in most cancers, a new study finds.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 13, 2019
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58
