DNA three-dimensional structure is determined by a series of spatial rules based on particular protein sequences and their order. This was the finding of a study recently published in Genome Biology by Luca Nanni, Ph.D. student ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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While scientists still don't fully understand the diverse nature of RNA molecules, it is believed that the proteins binding to them, called RNA-binding proteins, are associated with many types of disease formation. Research ...
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As far as humans are concerned, bacteria can be classified as either harmful, pathogenic bacteria and harmless or beneficial non-pathogenic bacteria. To develop better treatments for diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 25, 2020
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Life depends on an intricate game of hide-and-seek taking place inside the cell. New research, now published in the journal Nature, sheds light on the mechanisms with which DNA-binding proteins search the genome for their ...
Biotechnology
Jun 24, 2020
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Using protein and RNA, scientists have created hollow, spherical sacks known as vesicles.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2020
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Scientists at EMBL Rome unveil the mechanism behind the most studied epigenetic modification.
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2020
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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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Proteins are molecular work horses in the cell that perform specific tasks, but it is essential that the timing of protein activities is exquisitely controlled. When proteins have fulfilled their tasks, their degradation ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 13, 2020
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To better understand how tissues and organs develop, fail to function, and regenerate over time, researchers would like to visualize their constituent cells' repertoires of molecules within 3-D space. Ambitious efforts like ...
Biotechnology
Aug 19, 2019
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University of Waterloo researchers have developed a powerful new online tool that allows users to navigate through an interactive microbial tree of life, and to generate new scientific hypotheses and discoveries.
Biotechnology
Aug 19, 2019
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