Researchers track how bacteria purge toxic metals
Bacteria have a cunning ability to survive in unfriendly environments.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Well begun is half done? Researchers study the recipe for efficient protein synthesis
Skoltech scientists and their colleagues have studied more than 30 thousand variants of genetic sequences encoding two fluorescent proteins in order to determine which characteristics of mRNA and of the first dozen or so ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 28, 2020
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Scientists discover how cells respond to fasting
As modern life-styles and high calorie diets drive the UK's obesity levels up, researchers from the University of Warwick have found how cells respond to fasting and activate the process called autophagy, which means a healthier ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2020
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Directed protein evolution with CRISPR-Cas9
"Directed evolution" is the process by which scientists produce tailor-made proteins for cell biology, physiology and biomedicine in the laboratory. Based on this method, Max Planck researchers from Martinsried have now developed ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2020
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An under-researched mechanism in the fast-moving field of epigenetics
A key epigenetic mark can block the binding of an important gene regulatory protein, and therefore prohibit the gene from being turned off, a new UNSW study in CRISPR-modified mice—published this month in Nature Communications—has ...
Biotechnology
May 25, 2020
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A new epigenetic editing tool is developed to activate silenced genes
Although all cells in an organism have the same genetic information, not all perform the same function, being as not all of them have the same active genes. Part of these differences in gene activity is due to DNA methylation, ...
Biotechnology
May 19, 2020
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How a molecular 'alarm' system protects plants from predators
In nature, every species must be equipped with a strategy to survive in response to danger. Plants, too, have innate systems that are triggered in response to a particular threat, such as insects feeding on them. For example, ...
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2020
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Algae in the oceans often steal genes from bacteria
Algae in the oceans often steal genes from bacteria to gain beneficial attributes, such as the ability to tolerate stressful environments or break down carbohydrates for food, according to a Rutgers co-authored study.
Ecology
Apr 29, 2020
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Droplets are key to cells' dynamic activities
A cell is a complex machine whose flexible architecture enables it to take part in life's activities: relaying information, managing waste, responding to stress.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2020
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Turning cells into computers with protein logic gates
The same basic tools that allow computers to function are now being used to control life at the molecular level. The advances have implications for future medicines and synthetic biology.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 2, 2020
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