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How a propolis compound with health benefits interacts with cell membranes: Study reveals nymphaeol A in action
A new study by Professor José Villalaín, Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miguel Hernández University of ...
Add a twist to π-molecules: A new design strategy for organic semiconductor materials
A research team has synthesized three-dimensionally shaped molecules containing an internal twist and shown that they possess ...
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DeepMind’s new AlphaGenome AI tackles the ‘dark matter’ in our DNA
An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Google DeepMind in London could help scientists to make sense of this ...
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What can tiny molecules in ants and naked mole-rats tell us about societal roles?
In eusocial superorganisms like leafcutter ant colonies, labor is divvied up according to body shape and size, but University ...
This Overlooked Type of Cell Could Hold Clues to How Cancer Spreads
Cells once thought passive are now seen as sculptors. Their choreography may explain how tissues form and fail. A new study ...
DNA Flip Switches Found To “Supercharge” Evolution
Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how biodiversity arises. Scientists have discovered that segments of “flipped” DNA help ...
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Deletion of DnaK's Lid Strengthens Binding to the Nucleotide Exchange Factor, GrpE: A Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis | Biochemistry - ACS Publications
The possibility that deletion of DnaK's lid creates a more symmetrically shaped molecule, with enhanced affinity to GrpE, is also discussed. Our results reveal a complex set of molecular interactions ...