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Gene-Reading Enzyme Catapulted by Scrunch Power Two teams of researchers have solved a conundrum that has baffled molecular biologists for 20 years -- how the enzyme responsible for `reading' genes can release itself from the portion of DNA to which it initially binds extremely tightly. |
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November 12, 2009
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New drug design looks top Notch against cancer A new type of drug that can block the switching on of certain genes in cancer cells has shown promise in mice. |
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Molecular machinery behind circadian clock's ticking revealed Scientists may have found the key mechanisms that govern the cyanobacterial circadian clock, whose astonishing slowness has baffled investigators for decades. |
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Call That Chemistry? This year's Nobel prize in chemistry was a tour de force for crystallography, underscoring the vital role chemistry plays across the sciences. |
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Pulling our strings There is much more to DNA than that elegant double helix. The author explores the twists and tangles of chromatin. |
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Synthetic Biology's Hunt for the Genetic Transistor How genetic circuits will unlock the true potential of bioengineering |
HHMI Bulletin
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HHMI Bulletin
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The O'Shea Way Erin O'Shea does not waste time. She finished a Ph.D. in two and a half years, rose from novice to world champion dog trainer in under three, and, at age 47, is moving into an executive leadership role at HHMI. |
Scientific American
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RNA to the Rescue The spectacular discovery that a species of plant can summon up genes its parents have lost highlights biologists' increasing recognition of RNA as a more versatile and important molecule in its own right. |
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DNA Nanoparticles Detect Gene Expression US scientists have made nanoparticles from DNA that they say could be used to identify the genes being expressed in a single cell. |
HHMI Bulletin
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A Structural Toolbox Natalie Strynadka wants to design a better antibiotic. Her strategy: learn about the molecules bacteria use to invade cells. Her tool: structural biology. |
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RNA world hypothesis strengthened by iron The RNA world hypothesis has gained another boost after research shows that RNA is more catalytically active under conditions similar to those on Earth billions of years ago. |
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Assays and Knowledgebases for Genomic Analysis An important aspect of any genomic analysis -- whether expression profiling or analysis of DNA-binding elements as above -- is the integration of the data with existing knowledge. |
