How cells export and embed proteins in the membrane

How cells export and embed proteins in the membrane

( European Molecular Biology Laboratory ) Scientists at the EMBL in Grenoble, France, were the first to determine the structure of a ribosome-protein complex involved in carrying nascent proteins out of the cell. Their work, published today in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, could increase understanding of illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and some forms of Parkinson's disease.

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IP Watch: Recent Patents Related to PCR, Nucleic Acid Amplification, and Sample Prep

Biosigma has been awarded US Patent No. 7,853,408, "Method for the design of oligonucleotides for molecular biology techniques."

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Scientist at ASCB to talk cells and novels

( American Society for Cell Biology ) Steve Caplan of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha is coming to the ASCB's 50th Annual Meeting to talk about cellular endocytic trafficking and about novel writing. Caplan has just self-published his first novel, Matter Over Mind, an extremely realistic portrait of a fictional biomedical researcher struggling with grant troubles, eccentric ...

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