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Molecule stops DNA replication in its tracks

Molecule stops DNA replication in its tracks

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created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a dividing cell duplicates its genetic material, a molecular machine called a sliding clamp travels along the DNA double helix, tethering the proteins that perform the replication. Researchers ...





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Plant polymerases IV and V are special forms of Polymerase II

Plant polymerases IV and V are special forms of Polymerase II

Biology /

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a little like finding out that Superman is actually Clark Kent. A team of biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has discovered that two vital cellular components, nuclear RNA ...


Scientists discover dynamics of transcription in living mammalian cells

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created Aug 06, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Transcription — the transfer of DNA’s genetic information through the synthesis of complementary molecules of messenger RNA — forms the basis of all cellular activities. Yet little is known about the dynamics of the process ...


New gene-silencing pathway found in plants

Shedding light on the 'dark matter' of genetics: New gene-silencing pathway found in plants

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created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have made major headway in explaining a mechanism by which plant cells silence potentially harmful genes.


AMD Athlon II

AMD Announces Eight New Athlon II Processors

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (16) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- AMD announced today eight new, low cost, Athlon II processors to their Athlon II processor family.


How cell's master transcribing machine achieves near perfection

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created Jun 05, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

One of the most critical processes in biology is the transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA), which provides the blueprint for the proteins that form the machinery of life. Now, researchers have ...


Scientists are first to observe the global motions of an enzyme copying DNA

Scientists Are First To Observe The Global Motions Of An Enzyme Copyinng DNA

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists here have identified how the motions of an enzyme are related to correctly copying genetic instructions, setting the stage for studies that can uncover what happens when DNA copying ...


Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular

Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tiny particles are pivotal to climate change, public health, and nanotechnology. A significant fraction of these particles are aspherical, yet scientists must routinely assume the particles are spherical to ...


Contracts Awarded for Production of NSLS-II Storage Ring Magnets

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- All seven contracts for the production of the NSLS-II storage ring magnets have now been awarded -- a significant milestone for the project. The magnets -- 750 in total -- will be made by vendors in the United ...


Why one way of learning is better than another

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of McGill University reveals that different patterns of training and learning lead to different types of memory formation. The significance of ...


Beaming in on Warm Dense Matter (w/ Video)

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment II (NDCX-II) now under construction at Berkeley Lab will deliver a high-current pulse of lithium ions to a foil target almost simultaneously, momentarily heating ...



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