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Scientists Are Pretty Close to Replicating the First Thing That Ever Lived
At some point, RNA must have replicated itself before the evolutionary arrival of DNA and proteins, and now we might know how ...
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Rare ‘ambidextrous’ protein breaks rules of handedness
Most proteins are left-handed, but scientists have found an ancient molecule that works in both mirror-image forms.
UPSC Key: Concept of red teaming, Madden-Julian oscillation and Rajya Sabha elections
Why is north eastern railway connectivity project in India relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such ...
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Atomic Structure of a Short α-Helix Stabilized by a Main Chain Hydrogen-Bond Surrogate
Department of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, and Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003 Article Views are the ...
Explained: In a first, how a customised gene-editing tool was used to treat 9-month-old boy
In 2012, scientists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier replicated this mechanism found in microbes to develop a ...
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Spontaneous Reorganization of DNA-Based Polymers in Higher Ordered Structures Fueled by RNA
We demonstrate a strategy that allows for the spontaneous reconfiguration of self-assembled DNA polymers exploiting RNA as chemical fuel ... biomolecules attached on a cargo-delivery DNA structure ...