Artificial intelligence (AI) can help identify molecules that could serve as new drugs for mental health disorders. AI can be used to predict the three-dimensional structures of important receptors and thereby speed up the ...
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2024
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Scientists have developed a new way of counting labeled proteins in living cells that could become a standard and valuable tool in the field of biomedical research.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2024
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Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered two proteins that work together to determine the fate of cells in plants facing certain stresses.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2024
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Scientists at UCL have discovered a novel role played by ribosomes during the folding of new proteins in cells, described in their paper in Nature.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2024
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EPFL researchers have developed a novel AI-driven model designed to predict protein sequences from backbone scaffolds, incorporating complex molecular environments. It promises significant advancements in protein engineering ...
Biotechnology
Aug 7, 2024
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To transcribe the information contained in our genes or to repair the dozens of breaks that occur daily in our DNA, our enzymes must be able to directly access the DNA to perform their functions. However, in the cell nucleus, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 7, 2024
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Atoms are complex quantum systems consisting of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. When multiple atoms come together to form a molecule, the electrons of the constituent atoms interact ...
General Physics
Aug 6, 2024
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The human body contains at least 20,000 different proteins, often called the "workhorses of the cell" because of their role in keeping cells healthy. Each protein consists of a unique string of amino acids that affects its ...
Biotechnology
Aug 2, 2024
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In the narrative about climate change, we often focus on the big and visible—like shrinking glaciers and churning hurricanes. But there's another world, microscopic and hidden, that's just as crucial and the focus of a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 1, 2024
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Researchers at Kanazawa University have published an article in eLife deciphering the actin structure-dependent preferential cooperative binding of cofilin.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2024
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