New insights into the developmental trajectory of social behaviors in fragile X syndrome
In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Hirosaki ...
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Biodegradable diagnostic tests offer sustainable solution to plastic pollution
The global plastic pollution crisis and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic – where billions of single-use diagnostic tests were discarded – ...
New study reveals how RNA polymerase opens the transcription bubble in real time
Every living cell transcribes DNA into RNA. This process begins when an enzyme called RNA polymerase (RNAP) clamps onto DNA. ...
RAD51 protein identified as a key player in preventing DNA re-replication
Every time a cell divides, its DNA is duplicated so that the two daughter cells have the same genetic material ...
RecA protein skips "unwinding" step in DNA repair
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have been studying DNA repair by homologous recombination, where the RecA protein repairs breaks in ...
Catenane magic: Boosting protein stability and resilience with interlocking rings
This study is led by Prof. Wen-Bin Zhang (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University & Beijing Academy of ...
Do edible gastropod land snails contain toxic mineral elements?
In a recent study published in the Toxics journal, researchers explored the presence of toxic and possibly toxic minerals in ...
Study uncovers a novel fold within the SARS-CoV-2 replication co-factor non-structural protein 9
In a recent study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers present the crystal structure of an anti-non-structural protein 9 (nsp) ...
Engineering epitope scaffolds of conserved regions of SARS-CoV-2 spike
*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide ...
Novel prefusion S antigen designed by the mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein’s trimeric structure
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers mutated the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike ...
