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Life’s Building Blocks
Focusing on the molecules and cells that make up living things
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Mar 11, 2022
Counting mitochondria
A new tool that can easily measure mitochondrial DNA levels in the blood helps…
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Sep 5, 2020
Dissecting a giant
A new cryo-EM study reveals the detailed structure of RNF213, a giant protein…
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Jun 1, 2020
How NEMO controls bone erosion
One crucial site in a protein called NEMO controls the breakdown of…
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Nov 19, 2019
Rotate to activate
Three-dimensional structures reveal how a drug changes an enzyme’s shape to alter…
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Sep 23, 2019
Exploiting a snowball effect to treat HIV-1
A closer look at a new class of compounds that clump HIV-1…
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May 21, 2019
Chlamydia under siege
When the immune system tries to starve them of essential nutrients,
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Apr 26, 2019
Risky ribosome assembly
How actively a cell is growing may affect how sensitive it is to problems in…
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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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Apr 24, 2018
Self preservation
Immune cells can reduce the amount of a molecule that allows them to recognize the…
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Jul 19, 2017
Instructing the salivary glands
Nerves help the salivary glands to form in mouse embryos.
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