Flipons help Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Fold into Cellular Machines

Different DNA Structures Nucleate the Folding of Proteins to form specific complexes that modulate the readout of ...

Studies show 11 genetic variants affect gut microbiome

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do ...
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Neddylation modification stabilizes LC3B by antagonizing its ubiquitin-mediated degradation and promoting autophagy in skin

Edited by Ana Maria Cuervo, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; received June 7, 2024; accepted February 26, 2025 ...

Bringing the “functionally extinct” American chestnut back from the dead

But thanks in part to trees planted in areas where the two fungi don’t grow well, the American chestnut isn’t extinct. And efforts to revive it in its native range have continued, despite the long ...

Their Mutated Genes Were Supposed to Be Harmless

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...
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Genetic variants in 11 regions of human genome influence the gut microbiome

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do ...

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Researchers are embarking on the RNA equivalent of the Human Genome Project, including sequencing all the chemical modifications that make cells unique.