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Researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have now observed the complete atomic structure of an enzyme called manganese superoxide dismutaseMnSOD, including its proton arrangements, with neutron scattering.

Nagoya University scientists in Japan have demonstrated how DNA-like molecules could have come together as a precursor to the origins of life.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a breath test that measures how well patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation. Researchers also used the test to assess the severity of the disease in people and help determine if they would benefit from surgical or experimental genomic therapies that target the liver.

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have taken a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19 with a deep dive into one protein’s interactions with SARS-CoV-2 genetic material.

A team has developed a new RNA-sequencing method, called "Panoramic RNA Display by Overcoming RNA Modification Aborted Sequencing," or PANDORA-seq, that can help discover numerous modified small RNAs that were previously undetectable.

A new automated process prints a peptide-based hydrogel scaffold containing uniformly distributed cells. The scaffolds hold their shapes well and successfully facilitate cell growth that lasts for weeks.

Scientists have discovered nine potential new COVID-19 treatments, including three that are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating other diseases.

A new study investigates the association between the environment in which men live, their reproductive health and testicular cancer risk. The researchers looked at the effects of geographical location on polluting chemicals found in dog testes, some of which are known to affect reproductive health.

Scientists have shed light on the functions of mysterious structures in cells called "nuclear speckles", showing that they can work in partnership with a key protein to enhance the activities of specific sets of genes.

In a new study published in Cell Research, researchers at Nanjing University report that a new developments in synthetic biology could allow a type of gene therapy to acheive major therapeutic advances.