A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into mature mRNA. Splicing is a ...

This manuscript describes an important finding of the transcriptional control of a chimeric gene transfer agents (GTA) cluster in Bartonella by a processive anti-termination factor (BrrG). The ...

Sequins, a newly-funded start-up in the next generation sequencing (NGS) ecosystem, announced today the availability of their first commercial products – the Sequins Metagenomics Core Control and ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

How do you build a culture of innovation in your business? This article looks into practical tips for integrating innovation ...

Vitamin deficiencies, although seemingly harmless, can cause serious health complications when undetected. Among the more ...

This important study presents compelling observational data supporting a role for transcription and polysome accumulation in the separation of newly replicated bacterial chromosomes. The study is ...

Mozart’s contemporary Antonio Salieri in the movie “Amadeus,” is depicted as jealous of Mozart, so ferociously that he poisons Mozart. The climax of the movie finds Salieri full of regret, ...

Carolyn Hinsey praises the strong females on B&B, GH, DAYS, and Y&R… and gives her two cents on which ones need to smarten up.

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...