Medicines made from coiled protein fragments could provide a new handle on hard-to-treat diseases like cancer, but they are difficult to design. But a new technique, developed at the University of Michigan, could change that.
Biochemistry
Jan 21, 2020
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University of Delaware molecular biologist Mona Batish and collaborators at Harvard Medical School and University of California, Los Angeles, have identified a new circular ribonucleic acid (RNA) that increases tumor activity ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 12, 2019
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The same genetic mutations that can trigger cancer in some tissues are relatively harmless in others. A new Yale study has identified an unlikely source of protection against some forms of skin cancer—hair follicle regeneration.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 6, 2019
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Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a method to significantly extend the life of gene circuits used to instruct microbes to do things such as produce and deliver drugs, break down chemicals ...
Biotechnology
Sep 5, 2019
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A new protein called KHNYN has been identified as a missing piece in a natural antiviral system that kills viruses by targeting a specific pattern in viral genomes, according to new findings published today in eLife. Studying ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 9, 2019
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One of the greatest enigmas of evolutionary biology is that while sex is the dominant mode of reproduction among multicellular organisms, asexual reproduction appears much more efficient and less costly. However, in a study ...
Evolution
Jun 6, 2019
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Helicobacter pylori, a globally distributed gastric bacterium, is genetically highly adaptable. Microbiologists at LMU have now characterized its population structure in individual patients, demonstrating an important role ...
Evolution
May 24, 2019
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Ethos Veterinary Health, Ethos Discovery, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, announced today that they have developed a highly accurate test for the diagnosis of canine ...
Veterinary medicine
May 22, 2019
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The cells that make up the body vary significantly. A liver cell does not look like a muscle cell, and each has a unique function. This is because liver cells produce the proteins that characterize them, and muscle cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2019
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Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a specific mechanism that protects cells from natural DNA errors that could permanently damage the genetic code and lead to diseases such as cancer. The study ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 28, 2019
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