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Scientists identify key component in cell replication
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Last week, a presidential limousine shuttled Barack Obama to the most important job in his life. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have now identified a protein that does much the same for the telomerase ...
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Newly found DNA catalysts cleave DNA with water molecule
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Better tools for manipulating DNA in the laboratory may soon be possible with newly discovered deoxyribozymes (catalytic DNA) capable of cleaving single-stranded DNA, researchers at the University of Illinois say.
Epigenetic research uncovers new targets for modification enzymes
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Apr 27, 2008 |
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Enzymes regulating genetic expression can be just as important as the genome itself, increasing evidence shows. The expanding field of epigenetics focuses on the multiple influences on DNA and surrounding molecules that determine ...
Scientists report first 3-D view of anti-cancer agent
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Purdue School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have created the first three-dimensional image of how a well-established ...
An advance on new generations of chemotherapy and antiviral drugs
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Researchers are describing progress toward developing a new generation of chemotherapy agents that target and block uncontrolled DNA replication — a hallmark of cancer, viral infections, and other diseases ...
Taking aim at mysterious DNA structures in the battle against cancer
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Designers of anti-cancer drugs are aiming their arrows at mysterious chunks of the genetic material DNA that may play a key role in preventing the growth and spread of cancer cells, according to an article in the current ...
Research breakthrough targets genetic diseases
Jan 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cure for debilitating genetic diseases such as Huntington’s disease, Friedreich’s ataxia and Fragile X syndrome is a step closer to reality, thanks to a recent scientific breakthrough.
New DNA and RNA aptamers offer unique therapeutic advantages
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A novel class of drugs composed of single strands of DNA or RNA, called aptamers, can bind protein targets with a high strength and specificity and are currently in clinical development as treatments for a broad range of ...
E. coli discovery could lead to new antibacterial target
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Northeastern University scientists have discovered a new and unique DNA binding property of a protein in E. coli. Penny J. Beuning, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, spent the last two ...
Researchers gain insight into mechanism underlying Huntington's
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Graduate Center for Toxicology (GCT) have gained new insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative or neuromuscular ...
DNA repair mechanisms relocate in response to stress
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Like doctors making house calls, some DNA repair enzymes can relocate to the part of the cell that needs their help, a collaborative team of scientists at Emory University School of Medicine has found.
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