Chromosome & Longevity science | Exploring how biology and AI can help humanity live better, longer lives | Building at the frontier of human potential
For decades, biology textbooks have enshrined a simple rule: DNA is made by copying a template. After one enzyme unzips a DNA double helix into separate strands, another called a polymerase builds a complementary sequence, base by base, for each strand. Presto: two copies of the original DNA.
But new research into how bacteria defend themselves from viruses now shows this synthesis rule isn’t absolute.
Now, a team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template, using its own structure as a guide.
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What are the functional roles of 3D genome organization? Our paper in @Nature led by @_prashantbhat demonstrates how dynamic 3D genome organization around nuclear speckles plays a crucial role in regulating mRNA splicing efficiency. https://t.co/8KwfJHQWTt
High-res In-situ Structures of Mammalian Respiratory Supercomplexes in Reaction within Native Mitochondria https://t.co/YZZ2njfWd4
Check out my lab's first work on membrane proteins!
Yes, we knew nothing about detergent😜, so we directly imaged proteins within native membrane!
Congrats to @ehtelescope for creating the first-ever picture of Sgr A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way! The team included Caltech's @klbouman, who co-led one of the EHT teams (the imaging team) with colleagues from @MITHaystack & @IAA_CSIC. https://t.co/dH2hHJX6bu
Suddenly, a wild ribosome appears! This is my weekend project adding AR support to our custom renderer. There is much more still to do. What should I do with it? #ScreenshotSunday#gamedev#scicomm