Therapeutic designer peptide to combat acute heart muscle weakness
Researchers from Heidelberg University, Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) and Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical ...
The minor spliceosome: Researchers reveal new structural insights into an essential RNA-protein complex
In human cells, only a small proportion of the information written in genes is used to produce proteins. How does the cell ...
How SARS-CoV-2 evolved through the pandemic
A new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved from initially ...
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Splicing twins: unravelling the secrets of the minor spliceosome complex
Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...
Sorghum's resistance to Striga: Two key genes fight against crop parasites
Chinese scientists have identified two key genes responsible for sorghum's resistance to Striga, a parasitic plant that ...