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12/04/22
Act of sabotage determines mammalian embryonic development
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Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from a limited number of genes. For many animals, including humans, it...
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11/01/22
Researchers reveal how skin cells form a first line of defence against cancer
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A study published today in Cell Reports reveals important insights into the molecular mechanisms that underpin the body’s natural defences against the development of skin cancer. The findings offer...
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05/02/20
The most comprehensive map of cancer genomes to date reveals mutations decades before a tumour appears
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An international team of scientists had today published 23 studies in the Nature journals, describing the most comprehensive map of cancer genomes from 38 types of tumours to date. The results are...
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20/09/19
Researchers perform thousands of mutations to understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Researchers from CRG and IBEC in Barcelona use a technique called high-throughput mutagenesis to study Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), with unexpected results. Results showed that aggregation of...
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06/03/19
Unveiling the role of selenocysteine, the mysterious 21st amino acid
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Selenocysteine is an essential amino acid for certain species, such as humans and the other vertebrates, although it has disappeared from others, such as insects CRG researchers have discovered that it...
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07/02/19
RNAs play key role in protein aggregation and in neurodegenerative disease, according to new research
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New research reveals RNAs, which are crucial for cells to produce proteins, are also involved in protein aggregation, where proteins do not fold properly and ‘clump’ together into aggregates. If...