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Without This Enzyme, Insertions Thrive in the Yeast Genome
Without This Enzyme, Insertions Thrive in the Yeast Genome
A study underscores the importance of Dna2 in maintaining the integrity of the genetic code.
A study underscores the importance of Dna2 in maintaining the integrity of the genetic code.
literature, genetics & genomics, cell & molecular biology
Noncoding RNA Helps Cells Recover from DNA Damage
Diana Kwon | May 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Scientists discover transcripts from the same gene that can express both proteins and noncoding RNA.
Some Human Cancers Exhibit Low-grade Inflammation
Alison F. Takemura | Oct 1, 2016 | 2 min read
NSAIDs reduce this "parainflammation," hinting at how they help lower cancer risk.
Ciliates Are Genetic-Code Deviants
Karen Zusi | Sep 30, 2016 | 1 min read
Traditional stop codons have a double meaning in the protozoans' mRNA, sometimes calling for an amino acid during translation.
Scientists Catch Translation in the Act
Ruth Williams | Sep 30, 2016 | 1 min read
Newly developed techniques from four different groups rely on the same basic steps to track translation in live cells.