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Study identifies new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, bringing long-awaited answers to families
A seminal study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators in the United Kingdom, ...
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Nobel Prize winner talks gene editing ethics, science for non-scientists
Doudna and Charpentier won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 technique, a method of ...
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Cell biologist discovers two proteins are key to proper transfer of genetic material
The biological research of UC Santa Cruz’s Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has ...
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ETH Zurich researchers identify redundancies between the genes involved in DNA repair
Researchers aThe DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of this vast store of information.t ETH Zurich have ...
How One Protein Links Parkinson’s and Melanoma – And Could Treat Both
A tiny protein at the center of Parkinson’s disease also plays a surprising role in melanoma, a dangerous skin cancer. New ...
Cell membrane biology inspires design of new saltwater filters
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and the University of Fribourg have developed polymer water ...
Discovery of rare DNA marker in plants challenges previous assumptions
Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now ...
This RNA Twist Could Rewrite What We Know About “Self” and “Nonself”
Scientists found that pseudouridine helps small RNAs pass on traits and avoid immune detection, offering clues for future RNA ...