Cells sense and respond to the mechanical properties of the cellular microenvironment in the body. Changes in these properties, which occur in a number of human pathologies, including cancer, can elicit abnormal responses ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 25, 2021
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In the cell nucleus, histones play a crucial role packaging DNA into chromatin. Histones are however very sticky to both DNA and RNA, so to ensure they are transported to the cell nucleus after synthesis and bind to the right ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2021
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18
Finding effective treatments for SARS-CoV-2 means identifying key pathways to target, which is made all the more difficult when facing a completely new disease. Researchers in the Korcsmaros Group at EI are therefore applying ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 16, 2021
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93
The addition and removal of methyl groups on DNA plays an important role in gene regulation. In order to study these mechanisms more precisely, a German team has developed a new method by which specific methylation sites ...
Biochemistry
Nov 24, 2020
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19
Although profoundly different in terms of physiology, habitat and nutritional needs, plants and animals are confronted with one shared existential problem: how to keep themselves safe in the face of constant exposure to harmful ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 2, 2020
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21
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have characterized a novel family of anti-bacterial toxins present in bacteria, including Salmonella enterica. This species uses toxic proteins to kill other bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 21, 2020
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15
Cell division is a fundamental process that organisms need to reproduce, grow, and make repairs. But when an error disrupts this complex biological process, cellular abnormalities can lead to diseases, such as cancer, where ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 24, 2020
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258
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a widely used tool for chemical analysis and molecular structure recognition. Because it typically relies on the weak magnetic fields produced by a small thermal nuclear spin ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 17, 2020
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1184
In science, as in life, timing can be everything.
Evolution
Jun 3, 2020
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110
New research show cells move and interact with each other in a way that is counter to what scientists have always believed.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 30, 2020
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