In one direction or the other: That is how DNA is unwound
An international research group sheds light on one of the key mechanisms of cell life by joining computer simulations and ...
Tag: Molecular Biology
AI reveals nature of RNA-protein interactions
Credit: 2019 KAUST A new computational tool developed by KAUST scientists uses artificial intelligence (AI) to infer the RNA-binding properties ...
Scientists find possible treatment for muscle contractures in childhood paralysis
In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling the ...
Re-cracking the genetic code
Credit: Tomislav Alajbeg Crack open a biology textbook and you will find a standard icon of molecular biology: the table ...
Following in Darwin’s footsteps: understanding the plant evolution of florist’s gloxinia
Credit: Elijah Rinaldi More than 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's fascination with genetics and domestication catapulted the scientific world into ...
WSU study identifies potential new target for treatment of gout
Research team discovers alternate pathway by which MSU crystals trigger inflammationCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences ...
Turning a dangerous toxin into a biosensor
Credit: Chan Cao, EPFL Some types of bacteria have the ability to punch holes into other cells and kill them. ...
Transforming DNA repair errors into assets
CiRA scientists create a new bioinformatics tool, MHcut, to generate gene mutations with high precision to study diseasesCredit: Kyoto University/Woltjen ...
Lupus study illustrates the importance of diversity in genetic research
Credit: HudsonAlpha Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology have pinpointed epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women ...
Antibiotics with novel mechanism of action discovered
Credit: Matthias Urfer, UZH The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance is a matter of global concern. According to the World ...
Game changer: New chemical keeps plants plump
UC Riverside-led team's discovery offers hope for crops despite droughtCredit: UCR A UC Riverside-led team has created a chemical to ...
Fighting the herpes virus
Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC New insights into preventing herpes infections have been published in Nature Communications. Researchers from the Berlin ...
Can solar technology kill cancer cells?
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - Scientific breakthroughs don't always happen in labs. For Sophia and Richard ...
Dynamic images show rhomboid protease in action
Credit: Barth van Rossum, FMP Rhomboid proteases are clinically relevant membrane proteins that play a key role in various diseases. ...
New organelle that helps prevent cancer discovered in our cells
Could lead to better treatments, spare patients ones that won't workCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Scientists at the University of ...
Scientists discover link between unique brain cells and OCD and anxiety
Mice with dysfunctional microglia exhibited OCD behaviors, and female sex hormones drove symptom severity and added anxietyCredit: Dimitri Traenkner According ...
Scientists discovered mechanisms that protect tapeworms from being digested by their host
Credit: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute A team of scientists from Tyumen together with colleagues found and described previously ...
Machine learning’s next frontier: Epigenetic drug discovery
Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists create a machine-learning algorithm that automates high-throughput screens of epigenetic medicinesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, ...
Salk scientists receive $12.9 million from NIH BRAIN Initiative
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 21, 2019) Salk Institute scientists Nicola Allen, Eiman Azim, Margarita Behrens, and Joseph Ecker have ...
Beverly Davidson, PhD, elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Neuroscientist and gene therapy expert at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia receives outstanding honor in medicineCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Beverly ...
