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Interview with plant pathologist on witch-hunt of Chinese researchers at University of Michigan
Caitilyn Allen is a plant pathologist and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The WSWS recently ...
Nature10d
Cloning and mutagenesis: tinkering with the order of things
They combined recombineering with conditionally amplifiable BAC that supports two crucial features: first, gap-repair of large DNA fragments using recombineering into a single copy plasmid, and ...
Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history
A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has ...
Nature10d
Ancient DNA reveals farming led to more human diseases
Ancient DNA evidence shows that the advent of agriculture led to more infectious disease among humans, with pathogens from ...
eLife3d
SMC complex unidirectionally translocates DNA by coupling segment capture with an asymmetric kleisin path
SMC (structural maintenance of chromosomes) protein complexes are ring-shaped molecular motors essential for genome folding. Despite recent progress, the detailed molecu ...
Researchers develop molecules to detect and capture certain species of bacteria faster
The discovery of antibiotics revolutionized medicine in the 20th century, saving countless lives. However, the emergence of resistant bacteria has quickly become a new challenge. One key factor in ...