Telomeres are large nucleoproteins structures that cap the ends of chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. When a cell divides, a small portion of the telomere is lost due to the inherently incomplete process of genome replication. ...
Biotechnology
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Molecular cages created by Imperial researchers could lead to more targeted cancer drug delivery, causing greater efficiency and fewer side effects.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 7, 2021
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Scientists from the Genomic Integrity and Structural Biology Group led by Rafael Fernández-Leiro at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered how certain proteins ensure the repair of errors introduced ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 6, 2021
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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have uncovered mechanisms underlying the activation of the MRN complex—the cell's DNA scissors. Using purified yeast proteins, they demonstrated that phosphorylation ...
Biotechnology
Mar 10, 2021
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Charcot-Marie Tooth disease is the most common hereditary neurological disease in the world. It affects the peripheral nerves and causes progressive paralysis of the legs and hands. No treatment is currently available to ...
Biotechnology
Mar 9, 2021
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Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics.
Biochemistry
Mar 8, 2021
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Just how much space would you need to store all of the world's data? A building? A block? A city?
Biotechnology
Mar 3, 2021
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Engineers have developed a technique that allows them to precisely place microscopic devices formed from folded DNA molecules in not only a specific location but also in a specific orientation.
General Physics
Feb 18, 2021
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An international team of researchers discovered a rare genetic disease characterized by severe malformations of the limbs. As the scientists describe in the journal Nature, the condition is caused by a newly identified epigenetic ...
Evolution
Feb 11, 2021
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The capture of the first living Coelacanth, a mighty ocean predator, off the coast of South Africa caused quite a stir in 1938, 65 million years after its supposed extinction. It became known as a "living fossil" owing to ...
Evolution
Feb 9, 2021
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