Scientists working in developing nations who engage in capacity building find it bolsters the lives of locals and their own work.
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Scientists working in developing nations who engage in capacity building find it bolsters the lives of locals and their own work.
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
Dengue virus has sophisticated mechanisms for entering a cell, for replicating its RNA genome, and for transcribing proteins.
Snapshots from an annual meeting that celebrates the birth of a prominent biologist
Preserved remains from the Andes yield clues about infectious diseases.
From insects to mammals, the animal kingdom sometimes cures its own ills.
Check out other memorable images and videos that were submitted to this year’s Labby Multimedia Awards.
Sangamo Biosciences is putting a different spin on gene therapy. Rather than replace or supplement a mutated gene with an accurate copy, Sangamo researchers are introducing a mutant copy of the gene for the HIV co-receptor CCR5 into the T cells of HI
Telomeres are repetitive, noncoding sequences that cap the ends of linear chromosomes. They consist of hexameric nucleotide sequences (TTAGGG in humans) repeated hundreds to thousands of times. Telomeres protect the protein-coding sequences of DNA on
A transition-state mimic has the power to bind an enzyme at its tipping point as strongly as any available inhibitor and more strongly than most, preventing enzymatic activity. In order to replicate the structure of an enzyme’s transition state, whic