Atomic Level Splicing Further Establishes RNA’s Chemical and Structural Complexity
A newly published paper from researchers at Yale University looks at the process of splicing RNA at the atomic level, establishing RNA’s chemical and structural…
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SSRL Validates Anti-Flu Protein Design
A team of scientists designed proteins from scratch to have a high affinity and high specificity for targets on flu viruses, validating the two best…
“Arsenic-Life” Bacterium Prefers Phosphate Over Arsenate
Researchers that claimed that the GFAJ-1 bacterium had a preference for arsenic instead of phosphorous in its DNA have been somewhat refuted. A new study…
Proteins from Black Mamba Venom Could Yield New Painkillers
The venom of the black mamba snake can kill humans within 20 minutes, but among those deadly compounds are two snake proteins, called mambalgins, that…
New Genetic Modifications Result in Cows With Allergen-Free Milk
New genetic modification techniques have allowed geneticists to engineer cows that secrete allergen-free milk and pigs that can serve as models for atherosclerosis. The cows…
New Design Makes Previously Inaccessible Proteins Vulnerable to Drugs
A team of researchers at Yale University has identified a molecular signal that allows potentially therapeutic proteins to hitch a ride into cells using vesicles,…
Molecular and Statistical Tools Analyze Complex Differences Between Genomes
To better understand the human genome and its variability from person to person, scientists at Harvard Medical School developed a set of molecular and statistical…
Role of the SMN Gene in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A new study from scientists at the University of North Carolina suggests that previous assumptions regarding the SMN gene, which is linked with spinal muscular…
Biochemical Systems That Modulate the Levels of Plant Hormones
An international team of scientists has begun to put a molecular face on the biochemical systems that modulate the levels of plant hormones to defend…
A Step Towards Understanding the Cellular Basis for Age-Related Vulnerability to Breast Cancer
A new study from the Berkeley Lab takes a step forward in the fight against breast cancer, gaining a better understanding of the cellular basis…
Viruses Attack Mitochondria to Travel and Spread Within the Nervous System
Observed for the first time in neurons, biologists from Princeton University documented common strains of the herpes virus indirectly taking control of a cell’s mitochondria….
Sirtuin Protein SIRT6 Linked to Longevity in Mammals
A member of the sirtuin family of proteins, SIRT6, has been shown to extend lifespans in mammals. Researchers studying the aging process have long been…
Molecular Motor Dynein Exhibits Strut Like Movement
It seems that inefficiency isn’t always a bad thing. Recent research shows that dynein, a motor protein, has a “strut” like motion instead of the…
