Only recently has the ribosome—one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms—been recognized as an active ...

Just as cities must carefully manage the flow of cars in and out of downtown, cells regulate the movement of molecules into ...

The research field of "cellular IRESes" lay dormant for decades, as there was no uniform standard of reliable methods for the ...

In zebrafish, these two ribosome types are expressed from different genomic loci and also differ in their ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequence. To characterize this dual ribosome system further, we examined ...

Texas A&M University researchers work with experts from EMBL Imaging Centre to uncover how molecules navigate the nuclear ...

State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China ...

It is not just a woman’s problem; treating male partners of women with bacterial vaginosis resulted in significantly lower recurrence rates than treating women only.

The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the theoretical single organism from which all life on Earth descends, is now ...

Hospital sink drains are a hidden reservoir of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, highlighting the urgent need for stricter ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

Patients with Crohn’s disease and spondyloarthritis have a unique composition of enteric bacteria that may differentiate them ...