PLOS: DNA Science

AUGUST 22, 2024

Not Just a Volcanic Eruption – Sinister Science, Too Spoiler alert! My knowledge of the field is only what I learned in high school earth science and watching Heather barf on the volcano, but I assume his comments are accurate. TMV is a common pathogen used in early molecular biology research. BUT WAIT!!!

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Codon

JUNE 13, 2024

billion bases of DNA which, if unfurled, would extend for more than 100 meters—taller than the Statue of Liberty. billion bases of DNA, the human genome measures just 2 meters in length when stretched end-to-end. Credit: Oriane Hidalgo Per the book Cell Biology by the Numbers , each base pair of DNA occupies 1 nm 3 of space.

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Codon

JUNE 25, 2024

However, they plod along as they clone plasmids—the loops of DNA that biologists use to manipulate and study organisms—because propagating them relies, in part, on the pace at which cells grow and divide. Due to the nearly ubiquitous use of cloning in life science research, this lost time adds up. However, E.

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LifeSciVC

JULY 1, 2024

One thread that has run throughout it has been my passion for science as a lens for looking at the world. In particular, I love connecting science to daily life. Pfizer’s recent campaign around “ Science Will Win ” similarly appealed to the ethos of the power of science to help humanity. Remember life’s Central Dogma.

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DrugBank

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

1 Present address: Functional Genomics and Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Summary: This paper discusses the use of a data science approach to synthesize current knowledge on the pharmacological implications of epigenetic regulation of gene expression.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 11, 2024

When choosing my bachelor’s degree, the choice was between pursuing a career in biology or in computer science. Biology won that battle, and I pursued a bachelor’s and master’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. In math and life and physical sciences, women now make up nearly half of the workforce.

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Codon

JULY 11, 2023

But “progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order,” said Nobel Laureate, Sydney Brenner. That’s because proteins are made, in the laboratory, using synthetic DNA and cells; and DNA is expensive. It is the untouchable foundation of molecular biology.

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Elrig

APRIL 29, 2024

Rising from Research Scientist to Senior Scientist, I supported early-stage DD efforts within their Protein Science group, based in Cambridge, UK. My role involved generating and characterizing complex proteins critical for biological assay development, hit discovery, and structural biology.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 19, 2024

The other powerful benefit is that our cell lines can become any of the cell types of the human body – these cells have within their DNA the capability to become any of the more than 200 human cell types which you might want to manufacture. This provides some regulatory advantages, and of course, significant cost advantages.

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Alta Sciences

MARCH 1, 2024

PJ: At Altasciences, we have a range of leading-edge platforms that include ligand binding assays (LBA), NAb, TAb, flow cytometry, and ELISpot, as well as on-site molecular biology instrumentation such as Bio-Rad’s ddPCR system, the NanoDropTM One spectrophotometer, and dedicated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chambers.

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Alta Sciences

AUGUST 21, 2024

I have also learned a lot about the nuances of micropipettes that I would have never learned at school.” — Sheridan Moore , Research Associate Intern, Laboratory Sciences “My favorite part about interning at Altasciences is the potential for creating a long, meaningful career that I would be passionate about.

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Codon

JULY 11, 2023

But “progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order,” said Nobel Laureate, Sydney Brenner. That’s because proteins are made, in the laboratory, using synthetic DNA and cells; and DNA is expensive. It is the untouchable foundation of molecular biology.

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Codon

MARCH 12, 2023

Notes on Progress is a monthly roundup of papers and ideas about biology and the future. “The recombinant DNA breakthrough has provided us with a new and powerful approach to the questions that have intrigued and plagued man for centuries. Biology is a Burrito. A new base editor to edit mitochondrial DNA.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

State-of-the-art R&D facility designed to foster collaboration across world-class science ecosystem Sustainable environmental engineering aligned to Company’s zero carbon future. Important discoveries have included Francis Crick and James Watson’s DNA advance in 1953, and Professor Sir John Gurdon’s work on stem cells in 2012.

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Codon

JULY 27, 2023

From an article in Science : “After 6 months, the most promising varieties had their lignin content reduced by 49.1% in Science. They’ve just finished sequencing the patient’s genome, but they don’t have “DNA sorting” software. of which had reduced lignin levels and extra cellulose.

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Codon

JULY 27, 2023

From an article in Science : “After 6 months, the most promising varieties had their lignin content reduced by 49.1% in Science. They’ve just finished sequencing the patient’s genome, but they don’t have “DNA sorting” software. of which had reduced lignin levels and extra cellulose.

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Codon

JUNE 26, 2023

DNA sequences are designed on a computer, and it takes a dozen or more clicks to change a single nucleotide. DNA sequences are also checked by hand, so it’s easy to make a mistake. The tool outputs a DNA sequence that encodes all the required enzymes. Anyone who has tried to engineer a cell knows how tedious it can be.

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Codon

JUNE 26, 2023

DNA sequences are designed on a computer, and it takes a dozen or more clicks to change a single nucleotide. DNA sequences are also checked by hand, so it’s easy to make a mistake. The tool outputs a DNA sequence that encodes all the required enzymes. Anyone who has tried to engineer a cell knows how tedious it can be.

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The Open Targets Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

However, there are notable parallels both in the way the science was conducted and, at least for the genome project in the UK, the particular physical settings and sensibilities. Now I don’t want to claim too much. The background and impetus of the two projects were clearly very different. Left: Bletchley Park, photo by Einar H.

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Dark Matter Blog

JULY 16, 2021

The only subject in school that held my interest was biology. As soon as I learned about DNA and RNA, I wanted to be a molecular biologist. I wanted to use molecular biology to create drugs. Last stops at RNA My last roles in biotech were where my original passion began: DNA and RNA.

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Codon

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Molecular biology, as the field came to be called 3 , pushed biology from an object of study, driven forward by gentleman scientists and precocious country clergymen, into a tool with which to solve urgent problems. Recombinant DNA technologies were invented in the 1970s.

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BMG Labtech

MARCH 8, 2023

DNA, proteins, polysaccharides, etc.). They are strongly oxidizing and, at high concentrations, are deleterious to cells damaging DNA, proteins and lipids, and eventually leading to cell death. Alberts B, How Cells Obtain Energy from Food, Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.). nucleotides, monosaccharides, etc.),

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Codon

JUNE 18, 2024

Jensen, reported a much more detailed analysis of gas vesicles in the journal Science. Even after a half-century of molecular biology research, scientists didn’t know until recently how gas vesicles physically trap gas while occluding water. By combining DNA from multiple organisms and inserting it into E.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 18, 2020

NASDAQ:CDXC) today highlighted a new study published in The European Molecular Biology Organization Journal looking at the effect of nicotinamide riboside (NR) on maintaining telomeres, the protective regions at the end of DNA strands. is a science-based integrated nutraceutical company devoted to improving the way people age.

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Codon

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

I’ve chosen these two because I think they are the linchpin by which we’ll be able to build broadly useful AI models for cell and molecular biology. Synthesizing a single human protein-coding gene costs several hundred dollars and even a simple PCR machine (used for amplifying DNA) costs between $1,500 and $50,000.

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Codon

JULY 10, 2024

But in the 1950s, at the dawn of molecular biology, scientists gained a new appreciation for it after searching for organisms that were easy to work with and quick to grow. In 1952, when the famous Hershey-Chase experiment indicated that DNA—and not protein—was the source of genetic material, just 285 papers mentioned E.

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Codon

AUGUST 10, 2023

Journal of Molecular Biology (1961). Technologies DNA Sequencing →DNA sequencing at 40: past, present and future , by Shendure J. Link DNA Cost and Productivity Data, aka "Carlson Curves" , by Carlson R. Link Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Methods , by Mardis E.R. . & Xie X.S. Nature (2011).

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Codon

AUGUST 10, 2023

Journal of Molecular Biology (1961). Technologies DNA Sequencing →DNA sequencing at 40: past, present and future , by Shendure J. Link DNA Cost and Productivity Data, aka "Carlson Curves" , by Carlson R. Link Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Methods , by Mardis E.R. . & Xie X.S. Nature (2011).

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Enter epigenetics Broadly speaking, epigenetics refers to the system of proteins and marks that sits atop our genome a system that modifies gene expression, guides cell differentiation, and functionally organises our DNA. Progress in molecular biology and translational science [Internet].

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Codon

DECEMBER 1, 2024

By Matthew Cobb The Central Dogma is a linchpin for understanding how cells work, and yet it is one of the most widely misunderstood concepts in molecular biology. Many students are taught that the Central Dogma is simply “DNA → RNA → protein.”

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