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Life’s Building Blocks
Focusing on the molecules and cells that make up living things
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Life’s Building Blocks
Sep 7, 2022
DIP-ping into lipid metabolism
The enzyme DIP2, which is conserved across animals and fungi, controls…
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Mar 19, 2021
Could tRNA hold the secrets to the origins of life?
Early forms of tRNA suggest that the ability to…
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Apr 29, 2020
Over half a million enzymes share the same minimal core
The origins and evolution of…
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Apr 20, 2020
Evolution finds a way around DNA replication problems
Yeast study reveals new insights into how cells…
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Apr 12, 2020
All the colors of the wing
Butterflies can evolve new colors by changing the thickness of light…
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Oct 25, 2019
Turning random sequences into new genes
A study of a very recently evolved gene expressed in female…
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Aug 23, 2019
Putting down roots
A protein called Ezh2 plays a key role in controlling how the roots of mouse molar…
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Aug 3, 2019
Exploring one gene’s role in controlling blood sugar
An ancient gene that helped hunter-gatherers…
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Jun 27, 2019
Optimizing export tariffs
Animal cells export molecules from their nuclei using a more efficient…
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Jul 31, 2018
The weakest link
Dominant-drug targeting is a new strategy that helps to control the emergence of…
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