It is one of the wonders of nature: multiplying cells are able to precisely copy their genetic material, once and only once, and spatially segregate the resulting two sets of chromosomes when the time comes to separate into ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 26, 2016
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Cells rely on a range of signaling systems to communicate with each other and to control their own internal workings. Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, have now found a ...
Biochemistry
Jan 26, 2010
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Once again, computer screensavers have flexed their muscles and solved a great mystery of biology.
Computer Sciences
Mar 10, 2014
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The structures of key bacterial proteins have revealed one of the biochemical secrets that enables bacteria to outwit antibiotics.
Biochemistry
Sep 26, 2012
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A class of therapeutic drugs known as protein kinase inhibitors has in the past decade become a powerful weapon in the fight against various life-threatening diseases, including certain types of leukemia, lung cancer, kidney ...
Biochemistry
Sep 11, 2015
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Cellular signal transmission is not only optimized for precision—it also includes a cost cap. The relationship between information and energy, a concept well established in physics and engineering, is likely to fundamentally ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2020
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A myriad of inputs can indicate a body's health bombard pancreatic beta cells continuously, and these cells must consider all signals and "decide" when and how much insulin to release to maintain balance in blood sugar, for ...
Biochemistry
Dec 9, 2010
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"Resurrecting" the ancestors of key proteins yields evolutionary insights into their role in human cells and in most cancers, a new study finds.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 13, 2019
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Revealing all the steps required to activate an enzyme called a protein kinase may identify new ways to target cancer, according to new University of Arizona-led research.
Biochemistry
May 15, 2018
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The research team of the Center for RNA Research at IBS has succeeded in revealing that the dsRNAs and Protein Kinase R (PKR) regulate division of mammalian cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 2, 2014
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