By solving a mystery of gene repair, scientists uncover an exception to biology's rules
About 15 years ago, UNC Lineberger's Dale Ramsden, Ph.D., was looking through a textbook with one of his students when they stumbled upon a scientific mystery.
About 15 years ago, UNC Lineberger's Dale Ramsden, Ph.D., was looking through a textbook with one of his students when they stumbled upon a scientific mystery.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2018
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Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have resolved the three-dimensional molecular structure of the protein that's defective in people with cystic ...
Biochemistry
Oct 19, 2018
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UNC School of Medicine researchers discovered that the major developmental function of heterochromatin – a form of tight DNA packaging found in chromosomes – is likely to suppress activity of virus-like DNA elements known ...
Biotechnology
Sep 1, 2016
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As scientists identify ways that viruses exploit their host cells to make more copies of themselves, they are also uncovering clues to how these viral invaders can trigger cancerous cell growth.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2016
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The human gut is a remarkable thing. Every week the intestines regenerate a new lining, sloughing off the equivalent surface area of a studio apartment and refurbishing it with new cells. For decades, researchers have known ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 18, 2015
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University of North Carolina scientists have created a new research tool, based on the fruit fly, to help crack the histone code. This research tool can be used to better understand the function of histone proteins, which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2015
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Every single human cell contains every single human gene. But depending on the cell, only some of these genes need to be expressed or "turned on." For instance, a heart cell has all the genes needed for, say, proper kidney ...
Biochemistry
Oct 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The evidence for what causes aging has typically been limited to the study of a single organism's lifespan; our cells divide many times throughout our lives and eventually cause organs and our bodies to age ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 25, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Cell movement plays an important role in a host of biological functions from embryonic development to repairing wounded tissue. It also enables cancer cells to break free from their sites of origin and migrate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2014
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(Phys.org) —RNA encodes the proteins that play a key role in cellular reproduction, but the manner in which cells regulate RNA's removal once proteins are synthesized remains a mystery. One piece of this mystery has been ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 21, 2014
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