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What is the ACE2 receptor?
How is the ACE2 receptor connected to coronavirus, and why might it be key to treating COVID-19? Three experts explain.
Insights into why loud noise is bad for your health
Mouse studies reveal how noise exposure affects heart health and can lead to cancer-related DNA damage.
ASBMB journals will be fully open access in 2021
Read the announcement from the editors of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Lipid Research and Molecular & Cellular Proteomics and other society leaders.
A legacy of tyrosine
For Tony Hunter, the Salk Institute biochemist who discovered tyrosine phosphorylation and winner of a 2018 Tang Prize, the world outside the lab is as important as the work inside it.
National Women's Health Week
In celebration of women and the many contributions they make every day globally, let’s take some time to engage in understanding and prioritizing their health.
How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?
Biochemist Julie Pollock writes that the answer to this question also helps explain why pregnant women can get so easily winded.
Building a mouse squad against Covid-19
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A mechanism for remdesivir activity and a platform to test other antivirals
Researchers who showed that remdesivir blocks coronavirus polymerases report in JBC that a steric clash with a conserved serine mediates the effect.
Infected with the coronavirus but not showing symptoms?
Even people who eventually experience the common symptoms of COVID-19 don’t start coughing and spiking fevers the moment they’re infected.
How disease sleuths are using genomics to track the coronavirus
Rapid sequencing of viral genomes can help public health officials figure out the origins, spread and nature of quickly moving epidemics.
What does 'survival of the fittest' mean in the coronavirus pandemic? Look to the immune system
When a new infection that the world has never seen before erupts, the process of natural selection starts all over again.
Scientists use bacteria to help plants grow in salty soil
Method could be scaled up to help farmers improve crop yield in areas with increased soil salinity.
Tube worm slime displays long-lasting, self-powered glow
Marine organism’s bioluminescence could inspire new eco-friendly, long-lasting light sources.
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