Opposing protein forces fine tune mRNA stability in human cells
A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and disorders…
Over-contracted gut muscles drive gastrointestinal symptoms in myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in…
Global Virus Network outlines priorities as Marburg virus emerges in Ethiopia
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries…
New imaging method reveals nanodomains inside ALS-linked protein droplets
Inside the cell reside many tiny assembly factories and warehouses that gather together all of the proteins and…
Scientists identify cellular control points to tackle multiple viruses
Scientists were pleased when they learned more about how the common cold gains a foothold in the body,…
Oldest RNA ever discovered offers a rare look into the lives of woolly mammoths
Long before modern humans built cities or carved out farms, woolly mammoths wandered across frozen plains with thick…
Breakthrough study reveals how rabies virus uses few proteins to hijack cells
New antivirals and vaccines could follow the discovery by Australian researchers of strategies used by viruses to control…
Review reveals how paternal lifestyle shapes sperm epigenetics and offspring health
A new review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesises growing evidence that paternal lifestyle and environmental exposures such as diet,…
Scientists Create The Most Efficient Lifeform On Earth After Altering 101,000 Lines Of Genetic Code » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Creating life is something that scientists have been able to do for a while now. In 2010,…
Cancer hijacks embryonic gene editors to fuel growth
Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks…
SMOC1 gene plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes
Scientists at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in…
New tool enables and enhances protein investigations
A new tool greatly improves scientists’ ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells,…