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Ankita Arora

Articles by Ankita Arora

Journal News
New snapshots of RNA travels
June 21, 2023
Researchers have found that a special dye makes it easier to see what’s happening with the molecule on both lipoproteins and macrophages.

Interview
What about all these other students?
April 12, 2023
Carlota Ocampo, an expert on trauma, talks about how to reduce systemic inequities in higher ed.

Annual Meeting
A family history of Alzheimer’s sparks interest in basic research
March 15, 2023
JBC Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Award winner Jenna Lentini will share her findings on an enzyme that modifies mitochondrial tRNA, at Discover BMB.

In Memoriam
In memoriam: Albert E. Dahlberg
Nov. 14, 2022
A professor of medical science at Brown University and a member of the ASBMB for more than 35 years, he studied the catalytic role of ribosomal RNA in protein synthesis.

Climate Change
‘A probiotic for the environment’?
Oct. 20, 2022
A family of large extracellular elements found in pond muck seems to belong to methane-oxidizing archaea – and researchers are investigating whether they might help the microbes neutralize the greenhouse gas more efficiently.

Research Spotlight
Understanding protein dynamics to design better drugs
Sept. 21, 2022
C. Denise Okafor is an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State and recipient of an NSF CAREER award.

Feature
‘Filling the void of the virosphere’
July 31, 2022
Discovery of thousands of oceanic RNA virus species yields new insights into their roles in nature, including carbon capture.

BMB in Africa
A science journey from beer to TB
July 26, 2022
ASBMB member Colin Kenyon researches drug target identification, enzyme reaction mechanisms and rational drug design for tuberculosis at Stellenbosch University.

Journal News
From the journals: MCP
April 22, 2022
Uncovering a rare disease’s brain proteome. Standardizing immunopeptidome data sets. Analyzing Matrigel for organoids. Read about recent papers on these topics.

News
Researchers find a cell surface decorated with sugar-coated RNAs
Aug. 1, 2021
Finding not just glycoproteins and glycolipids but also glycoRNA means “now there are three hands, and we don’t know what that third hand is doing.”

Art
Eternal memories and an overdue tribute — storing digital data in DNA
April 21, 2021
Researchers crowdsourced 10,000 images, stored them on synthetic DNA and then used them to create a portrait of Rosalind Franklin, an often overlooked star of DNA discovery.

News
Scientists unmask a virus that mimicked human RNA and hit on a potential vaccine
April 18, 2021
Human metapneumovirus is a molecular mimic, sneaking past immune systems to cause cold symptoms

Health Observance
Progeria: From the unknown to the first FDA-approved treatment
Feb. 25, 2021
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare, fatal genetic disease that causes premature aging.