Three RIKEN geneticists have discovered previously undetected snippets of genetic material from viruses lurking in DNA. The methods they developed for this discovery will be valuable for determining when this viral genetic ...
Biotechnology
Aug 10, 2021
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For some giant viruses, a DNA-packing trick may be essential for infectivity.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2021
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When SARS-CoV-2 infects a cell, it introduces its RNA into it and re-programs it in such a way that the cell first produces viral proteins and then whole viral particles. In the search for active substances against SARS-CoV-2, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 20, 2021
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Of all the proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the pathogen that causes COVID-19), the spike protein is the one that gets the most attention. This attention is well-deserved—the spike protein is essential for latching on ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 17, 2021
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The genome of single-celled plankton, known as dinoflagellates, is organized in an incredibly strange and unusual way, according to new research. The findings lay the groundwork for further investigation into these important ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 29, 2021
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Jeremy Edwards, director of the Computational Genomics and Technology (CGaT) Laboratory at The University of New Mexico, and his colleagues at Centrillion Technologies in Palo Alto, Calif. and West Virginia University, have ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 22, 2021
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A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan has used machine learning algorithms to help them identify ancient RNA virus remnants in the human genome. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...
University of New Hampshire (UNH) researchers recently used Comet at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego and Stampede2 at the Texas Advanced Computing Center to identify new inhibitor binding/unbinding pathways ...
Biochemistry
Jan 5, 2021
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Comprehensive identification of viral proteins encoded by viral genes is required to understand the pathophysiology of viral infections. A research team led by Professor Yasushi Kawaguchi of the Institute of Medical Science, ...
Biotechnology
Dec 7, 2020
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To identify new potential therapeutic targets for SARS-CoV-2, a team of scientists at the New York Genome Center, New York University, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, performed a genome-scale, loss-of-function ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2020
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