The human ribosome (a biological machine for producing proteins) comprises the various ribosomal proteins and ribosomal RNAs (ribonucleic acids). This graphic shown through a magnifying watch dial ...

HHMI scientists and their colleagues discover a new mechanism of protein synthesis. Ribosomes are the cell’s molecular machines, responsible for translating genetic information in messenger RNA into ...

This came as a complete surprise, says Barna: Everyone had expected the cause to be a mutation in a gene that orchestrated development, not one involved in ribosome structure. Ribosomes ...

Differences in the ribosomal densities of the two daughters produced by a mother Escherichia coli could explain the asymmetry of aging and growth rate in previously reported such daughter pairs.

More information: Alexander Kögel et al, Structural basis of mRNA decay by the human exosome–ribosome supercomplex, Nature ...

November 11, 2024) There are processes in the human body that can suppress the growth and proliferation of cancer cells.