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How DNA is 'packaged' in cells influences the activity of our genes and our risk for disease. Elucidating this process will help researchers in all areas of health care, from cancer and heart disease, to muscular dystrophy and osteoarthritis.
Jun 29th, 2017
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Using a novel molecular dynamics method capable of capturing the motion of gyrating proteins at time intervals up to one thousand times greater than previous efforts, researchers have identified, for the first time, the myriad structural changes that activate and drive CRISPR-Cas9, the innovative gene-splicing technology that's transforming the field of genetic engineering.
Jun 29th, 2017
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Engineered opsonin protein captures circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream with high efficiency.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a cell culture method that generates three-dimensional bone-like tissues from mouse pluripotent stem cells using only small molecules, in given conditions, as inducers.
Jun 28th, 2017
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A nationwide effort in the U.S. to learn more about the role of proteins in cancer biology and to use that information to benefit cancer patients.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Scientists have, for the first time, imaged molecular structures vital to how a major class of viruses replicates within infected cells.
Jun 27th, 2017
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Researchers have developed new mathematical methods to study the energetic properties chemical reaction networks.
Jun 27th, 2017
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FLARE technique can reveal which cells respond during different tasks.
Jun 26th, 2017
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Scientists build technology that could lead to rapid discovery of new medicines and biomarkers hidden in genomes.
Jun 26th, 2017
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With the help of a new method for cell conversion, researchers have found a way to produce diseased, aging brain cells on a large scale in a cell culture dish.
Jun 26th, 2017
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Scientists have designed antibodies that target the protein deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer?s disease, and stop their production.
Jun 23rd, 2017
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A new image correction software simplifies quantification of stem cells. It corrects images to make hitherto hidden development steps visible.
Jun 23rd, 2017
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Researchers have synthetized carbohydrates with enzymes through a reaction that was not much studied so far on these biomolecules and which creates few by-products.
Jun 22nd, 2017
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Scientists have developed a novel enzyme technology that prevents the formation of biofilms and can also break them down.
Jun 22nd, 2017
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Researchers show how a protein prevents the uncontrolled expansion of immune cells.
Jun 22nd, 2017
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Research reveals that giant viruses acquire genes piecemeal from others, with implications for bioenergy production and environmental cleanup.
Jun 21st, 2017
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Scientists are devising ways to protect plants, biofuels and, ultimately, the atmosphere itself from damage caused by an element that sustains life on earth.
Jun 21st, 2017
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New study could have implications for improving gene therapy.
Jun 21st, 2017
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