Biological Sciences
Chromatin states can influence transcription directly by altering the packaging of DNA to allow or prevent access to DNA-binding proteins, or they can modify the nucleosome surface to enhance or impede recruitment of effector protein complexes.
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Scientists have identified how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of insulin.
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LANL recently completed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Biomagnetics to commercially develop device.
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A strain of genetically enhanced bacteria created recently may mean new drugs and new ways of manufacturing medicines.
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A new method has been created to sequence and analyze the genomes of thousands of bacteria species previously out of reach.
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Scientists have discovered how an enzyme “knows” where to insert a double bond when desaturating plant fatty acids.
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A study examining the effects of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) on living cells has uncovered worrisome results of exposure.
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Monica Borucki, a Lawrence Livermore National Lab scientist, has won a 1-year contract to study how to better determine a virus' origin.
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An ORNL invention able to quickly predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins could have huge implications for drug discovery.
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The "synthetic" chromosome permits rapid, on-demand "evolution" of yeast and is helping researchers better understand genomes.
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The images were gathered using a powerful imaging technique in combination with a new method for slicing cell samples.
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Microvolume assessment of bacterial culture growth was found to facilitate measurement of undiluted cultures. Comparison between microvolume and cuvette-based data requires the use of a conversion factor, which can be simply determined.
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