What is a cell type, really? The quest to categorize life’s ... - Nature
WEB1 day ago · Nonetheless, cell function might be, “in principle”, the best way to define a cell type, says Joshua Sanes, a neurobiologist at Harvard. And part of a cell’s function, Treutlein adds, is its ...
Chemists discover new ways in which single-celled organisms …
WEB1 day ago · Chemists discover new ways in which single-celled organisms organize their DNA. The conventional histone protein forms nucleosomes. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024 ...
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WEB5 days ago · DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the nucleic acid polymer that forms the genetic code for a cell or virus. Most DNA molecules consist of two polymers (double-stranded) of four nucleotides that...
Daily briefing: What is a cell type, really? - Nature
WEB3 hours ago · X-rays could save Earth from an asteroid. A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, a first-of-its-kind experiment shows. Researchers ...
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WEB4 days ago · Hijacking the Command Center of the Cell: Nuclear Parasites in Deep-Sea Mussels; Crystallized Alternative DNA Structure Sheds Light on Insulin and Diabetes; Thursday, September 5, 2024
Structural insights into the diversity and DNA cleavage ... - Cell Press
WEB6 days ago · Highlights. •. Cryo-EM structures of Fanzor from three organisms in different conformational states. •. Structures reveal common features and structural diversity of Fanzor. •. Local conformational changes regulate …
The first gene-editing treatment: 10 Breakthrough Technologies …
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Gene editing for sickle-cell is here. This is how researchers knew what DNA to change. Many CRISPR treatments are in trials, but in 2022, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, based in Boston, was first to...
CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
WEBJun 27, 2022 · Scientists can introduce tailor-made DNA into the cell — tricking the repair machinery into using the engineered DNA as the template for stitching together the broken pieces.
Memory-making involves extensive DNA breaking - MIT News
WEBJul 14, 2021 · To provide access to genes needed for the encoding and storage of memories, brain cells snap open their DNA, breaking both strands. A new study finds this happens more extensively than previously realized and it occurs not only in neurons but other supporting cell types.
Further evidence supports controversial claim that SARS-CoV …
WEBMay 6, 2021 · In the new PNAS paper, the team provides evidence that artifacts alone can't explain the detected levels of virus-human chimeric DNA. The scientists also show that portions of LINE-1 elements flank the integrated viral genetic sequence, further supporting their hypothesis.
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