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EMBL researchers reveal new structural insights into minor spliceosome function
In human cells, only a small proportion of the information written in genes is used to produce proteins. How does the cell select this information? A large molecular machine called the spliceosome ...
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Bacterial ‘cables’ form a living gel in mucus
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Microwaving your coffee changes it, and other lessons learned (while sipping espresso) in MIT’s coffee class
This February marks the second year of the MIT class “Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup.” ...
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Microscopic Life Is Abundant Miles Below The Surface And The Microbes That Are Responsible Have Persisted For A 100 Million Years
If you go outside and start digging, you will quickly find that the world under the surface is filled with life. Worms, grubs ...
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Megakaryocytes assemble a three-dimensional cage of extracellular matrix that controls their maturation and anchoring to the vascular niche
Megakaryocytes form a three-dimensional (3D) cage composed of laminin and collagen IV connected to the basement membrane surrounding them. This microarchitecture stabilizes megakaryocytes within their ...
Soft tissue of a plesiosaur reveals it had scales similar to those of sea turtles
A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...