How a key enzyme shapes nucleus formation in cell division

Every time a eukaryotic cell divides, it faces a monumental challenge: It must carefully duplicate and divide its genetic ...
Labroots

New Cas9 Enzymes Improve the Accuracy of CRISPR Prime Editing

The CRISPR gene editing system holds tremendous promise. It has already revolutionized biomedical research and ... | Genetics And Genomics ...
The Washington Post

China’s quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race

Researchers work in a mobile Fire-Eye laboratory in Beijing in June 2020. The labs can identify coronavirus infections, as well as decipher and analyze human DNA. (Fu ...
C&EN

New fluorescence method lights up a better glycan-cleaving enzyme

A new study led by Stephen Withers from the University of British Columbia introduces a technique for engineering much more ...
RMD Open

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased bisphenol A methylation score linked to SLE risk genes and selected clinical subphenotypes

Objectives Bisphenol A (BPA), a xenoestrogen that can alter DNA methylation status, has been implicated in the pathogenesis ...
eLife

Treacle and MDC1 coordinate rDNA break repair by homologous recombination

This manuscript reports valuable results on the role of MDC1 and Treacle in DSB repair in rDNA repeats. It has been previously established that MDC1 is replaced by Treacle as the main adaptor in the ...
Frontiers

Advances in Biotechnological Applications of Microbial Enzymes

Microbial enzymes have become indispensable tools in biotechnology due to their versatility, efficiency, and sustainability. Derived from bacteria, fungi, ...