By sequencing genes from over a quarter of a million cells across six mammalian species, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger
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New human cell structure discovered
A new structure in human cells has been discovered by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in collaboration with colleagues
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How proteins meet on the cell membrane
Scripps Research scientists have uncovered the workings of a critical process in cell survival. Their study, published recently in the
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How Natural Killer cells regulate protective HIV antibodies: The finding advances efforts to develop a vaccine that elicits protective HIV antibodies
In the quest to develop a vaccine that triggers the immune system to prevent HIV infection, researchers have focused on
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Mathematics meets biology to uncover unexpected biorhythms
A novel mathematical approach has uncovered that some animal cells have robust 12-hour cycles of genetic activity, in addition to
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Study of one million people leads to world’s biggest advance in blood pressure genetics
Over 500 new gene regions that influence people’s blood pressure have been discovered in the largest global genetic study of
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Fluorescence-activating beta-barrel protein made from scratch for first time: Advance makes possible creation of new beta-barrel proteins to precisely target small molecules
For the first time, scientists have created, entirely from scratch, a protein capable of binding to a small target molecule.
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Prenatal exposure to cannabis impacts sociability of male offspring only
Taking cannabinoids during pregnancy can cause behavioural and neuronal deficits in adult male offspring, while females remain unaffected, says new
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Measuring the tension of a cell with a molecule
The volume of cells can vary dramatically. Similarly to an inflating balloon, the volume increase of growing cells pushes on
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The influence of genetics on nutritional requirements
Approximately 0.1%: that is the average genetic difference between two individuals. This small percentage is responsible for the variations of
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