Females have twice as many copies of some genes as males do – and exactly how different species manage this imbalance has puzzled scientists for decades.
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The chemical reaction that forms essential biomolecules like proteins and DNA normally doesn’t occur in the presence of water. Microdroplets provide a unique environment that make it possible.
Gene therapies and vaccines are often injected into muscle cells that are inefficient at producing desired proteins. Making them work more like liver cells could lead to better treatment outcomes.
By exploiting the way yeast cells mate, researchers have figured out a quicker, easier way to identify on- and off-target drug interactions.
Scientists and engineers have looked to nature for their inspiration for centuries. The field of biomimetics uses ideas from nature to solve complex human challenges. Synthetic biology, a more recent concept…
People have used bodybuilding to improve their physical performance for at least 1,500 years. The first recorded example was the sixth-century wrestler, Milo of Croton, in southern Italy. Milo reportedly…
Animals have evolved to occupy almost all corners of the Earth. To survive, no matter the weather outside, they all need temperature-sensitive bodily reactions to work. This is easy for warm-blooded animals…
A protein in the brain which is indirectly responsible for causing Alzheimer’s disease could also lead to a cure for the…
Transcription factor II B (TFIIB) is a protein that binds to DNA to initiate the production of new proteins. When DNA damage…
Scientists have made a major step toward synthesizing collagen, which could help researchers decipher the protein’s role…
Cytokeratin 6A, once thought to be just one of the structural proteins in cells lining the cornea, may actually play a role…
A new computer modeling technique allows scientists to predict the structure of the peptoid (artificial protein) they are…
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