Scientists capture a near-continuous molecular movie of ribosome formation
Ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism…
Unveiling the dual role of HIV integrase in viral replication
The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most…
Researchers engineer a tool to dismantle cancer’s RNA-built growth hubs
In a city, coworking hubs bring people and ideas together. Inside cancer cells, similar hubs form-but instead of…
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…
Research uncovers ASPL’s critical role in stress granule life cycle
Stress granules are droplet-like protein hubs that temporarily shield fragile RNA from cellular stresses such as toxins. VCP…
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,…
Targeting RNA with small molecules using state-of-the-art methods provides highly predictive affinities of riboswitch inhibitors
Harries, L. W. RNA biology provides new therapeutic targets for human disease. Front. Genet. 10, 205 (2019). CASÂ …
Rapid neuronal evolution linked to high prevalence of autism in humans
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high…