In humans (as well as all other organisms) genes encode proteins, which in turn regulate all the different specific cellular functions of the body. The genetic information found in our DNA is first converted into messenger ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 22, 2020
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As scientists around the world race to decode the coronavirus that has caused more than 15,000 deaths in a matter of months, a group of University of Chicago chemists are focusing on understanding how the virus's RNA works—which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2020
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Revealing yet another super-power in the skillful squid, scientists have discovered that squid massively edit their own genetic instructions not only within the nucleus of their neurons, but also within the axon—the long, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 23, 2020
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All cells, like all people, need "quiet" time to function properly, and this is particularly true of T cells, one of the immune system's main weapons. They must be ready for activation at all times, and primed to divide more ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2020
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By manipulating the "instruction manuals" that control cell function in our bodies, we will soon be able to combat many diseases, including the new coronavirus outbreak. However, in the worst scenario, such innovations will ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 5, 2020
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A group of University of Chicago scientists has uncovered a previously unknown way that our genes are made into reality.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 22, 2020
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Defects in tRNA biogenesis influence gene expression and are associated with many types of human diseases, such as cancer and neurological diseases. In his thesis, Fu Xu contributes to new knowledge about the factors that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 16, 2020
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Researchers have developed a way to prop up a struggling immune system to enable its fight against sepsis, a deadly condition resulting from the body's extreme reaction to infection.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 6, 2020
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For viruses to multiply, they usually need the support of the cells they infect. In many cases, only in their host's nucleus can they find the machines, enzymes and building blocks with which they can multiply their genetic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2019
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Messenger RNA transmits genetic information to the proteins, and microRNA plays a key role in the regulation of gene expression. Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Research Centre for Medical ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2019
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