How a single protein rewires leukemia cells to fuel their growth

Cancer cells are relentless in their quest to grow and divide, often rewiring their metabolism and modifying RNA to stay one ...

Mapping 'dark' regions of the genome illuminates how cells respond to their environment

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the "dark ...
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Nucleic acids and proteins

These chains come in a wide range of lengths. In humans a typical protein is about 400 amino acids long; some are a lot longer. Molecules of RNA, one of the two nucleic acids, can reach up to 100,000 ...

New protein interaction map sheds light on how brain cell communication breaks down in Alzheimer's disease

A new study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers one of the most comprehensive views yet of how brain ...

Better together: Researchers discover how cells keep groups of proteins in check

The amount of any given protein in a cell has to be controlled to keep its levels within a range required for healthy ...