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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

New computational tool simulates evolution

The building blocks of life-saving therapeutics could be developed in days instead of years thanks to new software that simulates evolution.

25 Feb 2022

Scientists elucidate mechanism that causes treatment resistance in aggressive pancreatic cancer

Drug resistance is a major obstacle in the treatment of cancers. In an aggressive type of pancreatic cancer, for instance, drug resistance is associated with the suppression of programmed cell death, which results in the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers gain better understanding of the fast signaling dynamics in stem cells

Divide, differentiate or die? Making decisions at the right time and place is what defines a cell's behavior and is particularly critical for stem cells of an developing organisms.

From The Max Planck Institute 25 Feb 2022

MIT chemists develop a new way to synthesize potential antibiotic

Chemists at MIT have developed a novel way to synthesize himastatin, a natural compound that has shown potential as an antibiotic.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers analyze how RNA molecules control the repair of damaged DNA in cancer cells

A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute demonstrates how some RNA molecules regulate the repair of damaged DNA in cancer cells.

25 Feb 2022

A cryptic molecule can awaken killer viruses from their slumber

Some gut bacteria have a spooky superpower: they can reanimate dormant viruses lurking within other microbes.

24 Feb 2022

New study uncovers potential driver of Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease may be driven in part by cell stress-related biochemical events that disrupt a key cellular cleanup system, leading to the spread of harmful protein aggregates in the brain, according to a new study from scientists at Scripps Research.

24 Feb 2022

Scientists study the distant connection between Archaea and Bacteria

Researchers have discovered more evidence to support the idea that the two primary domains of life, Archaea and Bacteria, are detached by a long phylogenetic tree branch.

24 Feb 2022

Experts explore how DNA packaging affects gene regulation

Russian researchers have elucidated the mechanisms involved in the activation of genes in drosophila fly sex cells.

24 Feb 2022

Scientists develop a new approach to study Sars-CoV-2

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaborators at the Max Planck Bristol Center for Minimal Biology at the University of Bristol have developed a new approach to study Sars-CoV-2.

From The Max Planck Institute 23 Feb 2022

TGen collaborates with Deepcell to employ AI for analyzing single cell morphology

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, is partnering with a Silicon Valley firm to become one of the first research institutes in the world to employ a new Artificial Intelligence-powered imaging and sorting technology to classify and isolate individual diseased cells.

23 Feb 2022

Novel platform opens new opportunities in synthetic biology

Using synthetic biology, researchers can include new functions to cells, like the ability to generate new materials or identify and answer in certain ways to diseases.

22 Feb 2022

Scientists observe first high-resolution 3D image of muscle protein nebulin

Skeletal and heart muscle owe their function as stable biological machines to the outstanding accuracy with which their sarcomeres are assembled.

22 Feb 2022

Researchers identify protein switch that regulates enzymes in pathogens

Proteins are the “workhorses” of all living cells and are the chemical foundation of life.

22 Feb 2022

Study develops AI-based method to help analyze protein complexes

A new technique for analyzing proteins has been developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Hamburg.

21 Feb 2022

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

A protein that plays an important biological role in the malaria-causing parasite has been discovered by an international research team.

18 Feb 2022

Study reveals how a fly’s brain contributes to sensing the cold and limiting reproduction

Scientists have uncovered a set of neurons in fruit flies that shut down in cold temperatures and slow reproduction, a system conserved in many insects, including mosquitoes, which could provide a target for pest control.

18 Feb 2022

Experts trigger apoptosis in leukemia cells by disrupting their energy maintenance mechanism

A group of researchers from UNIGE in Switzerland and Inserm in France has discovered a previously unknown process that could lead to the creation of novel medicines.

18 Feb 2022

Discovery of chiral evasion could lead to more resilient inhibitors, better drug designs

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat regular staph infections.

18 Feb 2022

New study deepens the understanding of microbial sulfur metabolism

The metabolism of sulfur compounds is among the most important microbial processes sustaining life in many anoxic environments where oxygen is not present.

18 Feb 2022

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New computational tool simulates evolution

Scientists elucidate mechanism that causes treatment resistance in aggressive pancreatic cancer

Researchers gain better understanding of the fast signaling dynamics in stem cells

MIT chemists develop a new way to synthesize potential antibiotic

Researchers analyze how RNA molecules control the repair of damaged DNA in cancer cells

A cryptic molecule can awaken killer viruses from their slumber

New study uncovers potential driver of Parkinson’s disease

Scientists study the distant connection between Archaea and Bacteria

Experts explore how DNA packaging affects gene regulation

Scientists develop a new approach to study Sars-CoV-2

TGen collaborates with Deepcell to employ AI for analyzing single cell morphology

Novel platform opens new opportunities in synthetic biology

Scientists observe first high-resolution 3D image of muscle protein nebulin

Researchers identify protein switch that regulates enzymes in pathogens

Study develops AI-based method to help analyze protein complexes

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

Study reveals how a fly’s brain contributes to sensing the cold and limiting reproduction

Experts trigger apoptosis in leukemia cells by disrupting their energy maintenance mechanism

Discovery of chiral evasion could lead to more resilient inhibitors, better drug designs

New study deepens the understanding of microbial sulfur metabolism

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