A membrane-bound nuclease directly cleaves phage DNA during genome injection
Growth conditions and strains All the strains, phages, plasmids and oligonucleotides used in this study are listed in…
This scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish
Detectives often find important clues by digging through rubbish. That approach paid off tremendously for systems biologist Yifat…
virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS
Credit: Christopher Michel (CC-BY-SA-4.0) The world has lost a giant of virology, molecular biology and science advocacy with…
DNA looping regulates transcription | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Each of our cells usually has about 2 m (6 feet) of genomic DNA, which needs to be…
its secret could help extend human lifespan
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) can live for more than 200 years, thanks in part to a highly…
Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher
When Robert Hooke gazed through his microscope at a slice of cork and coined the term ‘cell’ in…
Gray-Haired People, Rejoice! The Gray Might Be Related to a Natural Cancer Defense
While graying hair might feel like just one more unpleasant symptom of aging, new research reveals that it…
World Record Set For Fastest Genome Sequencing | Health
Key Takeaways Researchers have set a new world record for fastest whole human genome sequencing The team completed…
New insights reveal persistent genome structure during cell division
Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the…
‘Science fiction come to life’; Revolutionary DNA technology helps solve Spokane cold cases | News
Local investigators working with cutting-edge technology and a Texas-based company are solving decades-old murders, identifying unknown remains and…
Nucleotide dependency analysis of genomic language models detects functional elements
SpeciesLM training For SpeciesLM metazoa, we obtained metazoan genomes comprising 494 different species from the Ensembl 110 database36.…
A centenarian single nucleotide polymorphism in collagen gene COL25A1 promotes longevity in C. elegans
Introduction of centenarian COL25A1 SNP in C. elegans ortholog col-99 In 2001, Puca and colleagues performed a linkage…