Mystery of four-stranded DNA begins to unravel
New insights into a little-understood DNA structure could provide the basis for new cancer therapies.
Biotechnology
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The molecular imaging behind COVID-19 breakthroughs
It's fair to say that before the COVID-19 pandemic, very few non-scientists could name a viral protein. But now, millions of people around the world can name the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and a subset of those could probably ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 16, 2021
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COVID-19: Future targets for treatments rapidly identified with new computer simulations
Researchers have detailed a mechanism in the distinctive corona of COVID-19 that could help scientists to rapidly find new treatments for the virus, and quickly test whether existing treatments are likely to work with mutated ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 19, 2021
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The chemistry lab inside cells
Investigators from the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University, together with Hiroshima Institute of Technology, have announced the discovery of a new protein that allows an organism to conduct ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2021
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Machine-learning model helps determine protein structures
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) allows scientists to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of tiny molecules such as proteins. This technique works best for imaging proteins that exist in only one conformation, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 4, 2021
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Detecting functional changes at the proteome level
ETH researchers have drastically improved existing proteomics techniques so they can capture all functional alterations in proteins. Their work paves the way for using these signatures as diagnostic tools.
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2021
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Study uses neutrons to shine light on shutting down cancer cells
Often called the building blocks of life, cells are complex and highly dynamic. The genetic information encoded inside enables them to build biomolecular components like proteins, DNA, and RNA, which assemble into larger, ...
Biochemistry
Jan 28, 2021
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Humanizing yeast ORC sheds light on cancer therapy and human development
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKSUST) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) recently demonstrated that the selectivity determinant of Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) for DNA binding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 27, 2021
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Study uses computer modelling to identify 'vulnerable sites' on coronavirus protein
Scientists have used computer modeling to identify potential 'vulnerable sites' on a key protein found in coronavirus—paving the way for possible new drug treatments in the future.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2021
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Scientists capture the moving parts of the portal to the cell's nucleus
The nucleus of a cell is well-shielded by a double membrane to protect its most sensitive possession—its DNA. Anything that enters or exits must pass through the nuclear pores, cylindrical structures made of hundreds of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2021
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