Researchers synthesize recombinant proteins in cell-free extracts to verify the identity of cloned genes, to study protein-protein, protein-nucleic acid, and protein-drug interactions, and to carry ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

What is it that makes a good story, one that catches your attention and refuses to let go? Does it include a peculiar mystery? A well-motivated conflict which craves resolution? A catchy hook? A ...

SHORTROOT (SHR) is essential for stem cell maintenance and radial patterning in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) roots, but how its expression is regulated is unknown. Here, we report that the ...

But by 1996, researchers had figured out a way to view individual DNA loci in live cells. They engineered the cells’ genomes to contain tandem repeats of a specific nucleotide sequence, introduced ...

Cell coding company bit.bio announces an expansion to its product portfolio to accelerate research into neurodegenerative diseases. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ...

Programmed cell death in plants occurs both during stress responses and as an integral part of regular plant development. Despite the undisputed importance of developmentally controlled cell death ...