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The music of proteins made audible
Many features of proteins are analogous to music. Mapping these features together creates new musical compositions that help researchers learn about proteins.
How to choose a booster shot
Evidence and expert opinion helped this writer decide which COVID-19 vaccine dose to get next
A very delicate balance
Could blocking lysosomal gatekeeper PIKfyve slow neurodegeneration?
Society news briefs: November 2021
Find out everything that’s been going on lately at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
From the journals: JLR
How psoriasis changes skin lipids. It doesn’t take guts to secrete PCSK9. Anchoring NOD2 on the plasma membrane. Read about papers on these topics recently published in the Journal of Lipid Research.
The curious case of the shrinking genome
Scientists are exploring why some creatures throw away bits of their DNA during development
How a tiny pet store fish became the center of neuroscience research
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A hormone’s guide to healthy living
A new study identifies a modified version of adipokine as a possible therapeutic intervention for Type 2 diabetes.
New tools to study protein–protein interactions in zebra fish
In this technique, an enzyme is fused to a protein of interest and exogenously introduced into cells.
From the journals: JBC
A transient receptor potential channel distinguishes “hot” from “pot.” Higher liver glycogen storage turbocharges mice. Blocking steroid hormone synthesis blocks cancer.
Targeting cardiolipin modification in a genetic disorder
Focusing on this phospholipid in both cellular models and a clinical trial has shown promise in improving the molecular and clinical effects of TAFAZZIN deficiency.
Listening and learning at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Exhibit and audio tour highlights native plans used by Indigenous peoples.
Chloroplasts do the darndest things
These small green organelles and their relatives are involved in a broad range of other tasks, from manufacturing nutrients and signaling stress to fostering plant immunity.
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