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Protein Synthesis Enzymes Have Evolved Additional Jobs
Amber Dance | Jun 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, which help translate the genetic code into protein, also function in angiogenesis, fat metabolism, and more.
Ribozymes: Hearkening Back to an RNA World
Jeffrey Perkel | Sep 15, 2002 | 9 min read
Illustration: Ned Shaw LIKE MOLECULAR TOY-MAKERS, ribozyme researchers create tools with evolutionary, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications. Nearly 20 years ago, Tom Cech and Sidney Altman discovered that some naturally occurring RNAs could perform enzymatic reactions, earning these researchers the 1989 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Scientists have now identified several examples of RNA enzymes, or ribozymes. Most make or break the phosphodiester bonds in nucleic acid backbones, but some
Top 10 Innovations 2021
2021 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
The COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. Biomedical innovation has rallied to address that pressing concern while continuing to tackle broader research challenges.
Inner Sanctum
Jeanne Mcadara | May 28, 2000 | 9 min read
Reagents for Nuclear Hormone Receptor Research Courtesy of Karo Bio ABEffect of an agonist (red spheres) or agonist/antagonist (green spheres) on the C terminal helix of the ligand binding domain of the estrogen receptor The survival of a living system depends on its ability to communicate with and respond to its surroundings. Even the simplest unicellular organism has surface molecules for assessing the external environment. Evolution of complex life forms required intricate methods for respo
What Sensory Receptors Do Outside of Sense Organs
Sandeep Ravindran | Sep 1, 2016 | 10+ min read
Odor, taste, and light receptors are present in many different parts of the body, and they have surprisingly diverse functions.
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The Scientist Staff | Aug 7, 1988 | 8 min read
The Scientist has asked a group of experts to periodically comment upon recent articles that they have found noteworthy. Their selections, presented here in every issue, we neither endorsements of content nor the result of systematic searching. Rather, they are personal choices of articles they believe the scientific community as a whole may also find interesting. Reprints of any articles cited here may be ordered through The Genuine Article 3501 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104, or by telep
Blotting Technology's Permanence Is Assured As Its Applications In The Laboratory Flourish
Holly Ahern | Nov 27, 1994 | 10 min read
Advanced Biotechnologies Inc. Columbia, MD Advanced Genetic Technologies Corp San Diego, CA Ahlstrom Filtration Inc. Mount Holly Springs, PA American Bioanalytical Inc. Natick, MA Boehringer Mannheim Corp. Indianapolis, IN P.J. Cobert Associates St. Louis, MO Crescent Chemical Inc. Hauppauge, NY DuPont NEN Boston, MA Fluka Chemical Corp. Ronkonkoma, NY Gallard-Schlesinger Industries Inc. Carle Place, NY Hoefer Scientific
Blotting Technology's Permanence Is Assured As Its Applications In The Laboratory Flourish
Holly Ahern | Nov 27, 1994 | 10 min read
Advanced Biotechnologies Inc. Columbia, MD Advanced Genetic Technologies Corp San Diego, CA Ahlstrom Filtration Inc. Mount Holly Springs, PA American Bioanalytical Inc. Natick, MA Boehringer Mannheim Corp. Indianapolis, IN P.J. Cobert Associates St. Louis, MO Crescent Chemical Inc. Hauppauge, NY DuPont NEN Boston, MA Fluka Chemical Corp. Ronkonkoma, NY Gallard-Schlesinger Industries Inc. Carle Place, NY Hoefer Scientific
Genetic Parasites and a Whole Lot More
Barry Palevitz | Oct 15, 2000 | 10+ min read
Photo: Ori Fragman, Hebrew University Hordeum spontaneum, the plant studied for BARE-1 retroelements. With genome sequences arriving almost as regularly as the morning paper, the public's attention is focused on genes--new genes to protect crops against pests; rogue genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics; faulty genes that, if fixed, could cure diseases such as muscular dystrophy. What many people don't realize is that genes account for only part of an organism's DNA, and in many c
Epigenetics: Genome, Meet Your Environment
Leslie Pray | Jul 4, 2004 | 10+ min read
©Mehau Kulyk/Photo Researchers, IncToward the end of World War II, a German-imposed food embargo in western Holland – a densely populated area already suffering from scarce food supplies, ruined agricultural lands, and the onset of an unusually harsh winter – led to the death by starvation of some 30,000 people. Detailed birth records collected during that so-called Dutch Hunger Winter have provided scientists with useful data for analyzing the long-term health effects of prenat

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