Life Sciences and Chemistry

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Researchers capture never-before-seen view of gene transcription

Every living cell transcribes DNA into RNA. This process begins when an enzyme called RNA polymerase (RNAP) clamps onto DNA. Within a few hundred milliseconds, the DNA double helix unwinds…

Do genes-in-pieces code for proteins that fold in pieces?

A new study led by Rice University’s Peter Wolynes offers new insights into the evolution of foldable proteins. The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of…

New biomarker

… identified for predicting adverse events of tuberculosis therapy. Borstel researchers are the first to develop a biomarker to predict the occurrence of neuropathic adverse events during therapy for multidrug-resistant…

UV radiation damage leads to ribosome roadblocks, causing early skin cell death

Findings alter previous scientific views, and may be relevant to skin cancer development. In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest the cell’s messenger RNA (mRNA) — the…

Potential new target for early treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Disrupting a class of sugar-modified proteins improves cell repair, rescues neuron loss and reverses cellular changes associated with neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report. A class of proteins that regulates cell repair…

Research shows how RNA ‘junk’ controls our genes

New study explores the machinery of gene regulation. Researchers at Arizona State University have made a significant advance in understanding how genes are controlled in living organisms. The new study, published…

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