The protein PKMzeta is known to be associated with long-term memory formation. Neurological disorders such Alzheimer's disease, as well as depression and aging, correlate with reduced levels of this protein in the brain. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 18, 2023
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New research provides insight into how an enzyme that helps regulate aging and other metabolic processes accesses our genetic material to modulate gene expression within the cell. A team led by Penn State researchers have ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2023
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Fast but sloppy, that's how the transcription of genes changes with age. Six research groups from the University of Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Age-Associated Diseases (CECAD), the Max Planck ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 12, 2023
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The little skate's dance on the ocean floor is graceful: Its massive frontal fins undulate as it skims beneath a layer of sand. With its mottled sand-colored camouflage, the animal is easy to miss.
Evolution
Apr 12, 2023
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RNA plays a central role in biology, but there is still much to learn about the molecule's life cycle in the cell. In recent years, scientists have devised methods that can take snapshots of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) scattered ...
Biotechnology
Apr 11, 2023
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are hard at work on research guided by students and researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2023
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By using precision gene engineering techniques, researchers at the Earlham Institute in Norwich have been able to turn tobacco plants into solar-powered factories for moth sex pheromones.
Biotechnology
Apr 9, 2023
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A research team led by Dr. Chaogu Zheng from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has made a significant discovery about the evolutionary age of different type of cells in a small animal ...
Evolution
Apr 6, 2023
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DNA and associated proteins in active regions of the genome are condensed but behave like a viscous liquid at the molecular level. This finding greatly increases our understanding of the physical nature of expressed genome ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2023
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What does a stressed plant sound like? A bit like bubble-wrap being popped. Researchers in Israel report in the journal Cell on March 30 that tomato and tobacco plants that are stressed—from dehydration or having their ...
Ecology
Mar 30, 2023
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