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2021.05.03
α1β2γ2 GABAA receptors mediate most inhibitory synaptic transmission in the brain, and are the target of widely used therapeutic drugs such as benzodiazepines...
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2021.05.03
Gene structure, including the transcript leader, is very diverse in fungi. New sequencing data analysis from the RNA Biology of Fungal Pathogens unit revealed...
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2021.04.30
Cells in vivo organize into 3D structures that underlie the shape and mechanics of tissues, as well as their biological function. Researchers mapped how...
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2021.04.30
Replicative DNA polymerases have evolved the ability to copy the genome with high processivity and fidelity. In Eukarya and Archaea, their processivity is...
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2021.04.30
Aptamers can be thought of as analogs of antibodies entirely composed of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA). They can be used in a wide range of applications but they...
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2021.03.29
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is capable of infecting some species, while others are naturally resistant to it. This determines the "host...
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2021.03.22
The human body is made up of tens of thousands of billions of cells, all originating from the division of one parent cell into two daughter cells. Scientists...
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2021.02.15
Bordetella pertussis is the agent responsible for whooping cough, a disease that is currently on the rise. In particular, the bacterium produces the CyaA toxin...
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2021.02.15
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, words that just a year ago would have been the preserve of scientists have entered everyday language. One example...
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2021.01.26
Candida albicans is a yeast that naturally resides in the human intestinal tract, but which can prove to be a formidable pathogen in the event of a drop in the...