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Dna structure
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is made up of two strands winding around each other to generate a "double helix". The backbone of each individual strand consists of sugar and phosphate groups. Each sugar is attached to a base: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or thymine (T).
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JAN 26, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists create nanoprecipitated microbubbles: an injectable resuscitative fluid
Written By:
JAN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a path toward virus-like, nanoscale devices that may be able to deliver drugs to cells by ch
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that as complex as biological structures are, they can be recreated using only simple instructions, reports new
...
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Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2018
Cancer
Researchers from HHMI identify signals displayed by cancer cells that were recognized by the immune system.
Written By:
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Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
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...
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Carmen Leitch
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Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 10, 2017
Cancer
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...
OCT 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
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OCT 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
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SEP 16, 2017
Cancer
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...
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Infographics
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...
SEP 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
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AUG 23, 2017
Microbiology
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AUG 14, 2017
Videos
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...
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Videos
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...
AUG 02, 2017
Microbiology
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...
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
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