World film premiere: Death of cell infected with tuberculosis
The tuberculosis bacterium has been around as long as mankind has.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 6, 2020
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Protein maintains order in the nucleus
Researchers in Freiburg identify a protein responsible for the correct arrangement of the chromosome centromeres in the nucleus.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2013
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Sall4 is required for DNA repair in stem cells
A protein that helps embryonic stem cells (ESCs) retain their identity also promotes DNA repair, according to a study in The Journal of Cell Biology. The findings raise the possibility that the protein, Sall4, performs a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 2, 2015
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Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals
It's estimated that there are approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals currently in use, in products such as clothing, cleaning solutions, carpets, and furniture. For the vast majority of these chemicals, scientists have ...
Biochemistry
Dec 17, 2019
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A mutation that frustrates DNA repair likely contributes to Fanconi anemia
(PhysOrg.com) -- After more than a century of technological refinements, zippers still get stuck. So do the molecular machines that routinely unzip the double helix of DNA in our cells after billions of years of evolution, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2010
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Stem cells replace stroke-damaged tissue in rats
Effective stem cell treatment for strokes has taken a significant step forward today as scientists reveal how they have replaced stroke-damaged brain tissue in rats.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 9, 2009
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Scientists identify protein profiles of DNA repair
During each cell division, more than 3.3 billion base pairs of genomic DNA have to be duplicated and segregated accurately to daughter cells. But what happens when the DNA template is damaged in such a way that the replication ...
Biotechnology
May 4, 2015
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Scientist sending yeast and algae to space on Artemis 1
When NASA's Artemis 1 lunar mission takes off on August 29, on board will be four science experiments—including one from Canada.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2022
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Researchers characterize rare, damaged cells that block the functions of their neighbors
Researchers at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), ICREA, CIBERNED, CNIC and Altos Labs, among other national and international collaborators, have characterized how damaged cells (senescent cells) that inevitably arise after ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 21, 2022
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Structural knowledge of the DNA repair complex
New Danish research provides mechanistic insight into how DNA is monitored and repaired if damage occurs. The results may eventually help to improve the treatment of certain types of cancer, as the DNA repair complex provides ...
Biochemistry
Mar 21, 2017
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