MYC is the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse. UC Riverside researchers have found a way to rein it in, offering hope for a new era of treatments.
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2024
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The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, and life less than a billion years after that. Although life as we know it is dependent on four major macromolecules—DNA, RNA, proteins and lipids—only one is thought to have been ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 30, 2023
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RNA (ribonucleic acid), which is made up of ribonucleotides, is a molecule found in all living organisms. RNA is thought to have probably preceded DNA in primordial life billions of years ago. RNA was eventually replaced ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 27, 2023
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Small and precise: These are the ideal characteristics for CRISPR systems, the Nobel-prize winning technology used to edit nucleic acids like RNA and DNA.
Biotechnology
Sep 27, 2023
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A new study led by University of Maryland physicists sheds light on the cellular processes that regulate genes. Published in the journal Science Advances, the paper explains how the dynamics of a polymer called chromatin—the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 15, 2023
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The worms that cause schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni) are unusual in several ways, especially the fact that male and female adults must stay paired together throughout their lives for reproduction to be successful. Females ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2023
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Diamond has long been the go-to material for quantum sensing due to its coherent nitrogen-vacancy centers, controllable spin, sensitivity to magnetic fields, and ability to be used at room temperature. With such a suitable ...
Nanophysics
Jun 27, 2023
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Scientists have uncovered the inner workings of one of the most important and intricate "nanobots" operating within our cells by using cutting-edge microscopy for visualizing molecules almost at an atomic level.
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2023
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Once thought incapable of encoding proteins due to their simple monotonous repetitions of DNA, tiny telomeres at the tips of our chromosomes seem to hold a potent biological function that's potentially relevant to our understanding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2023
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As time passes and we get older, many cells need to replenish themselves. They do so by dividing into new cells: Heart cells, skin cells and so on.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2023
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