This valuable study reports the first characterization of the CG14545 gene in Drosophila melanogaster, which the authors name "Sakura." Acting during germline stem cell fate and differentiation, ...

A recent study has decoded the complete genome of Forsythia suspensa, a plant renowned for its medicinal value and decorative appeal. The research delivers a flawless, gap-free genome assembly, ...

Enzyme: This game-changing protein might be the key to understanding how our cells divide and why cancer happens. Here's what ...

The T2T genome assembly of Forsythia suspensa spans 688.79 Mb and includes over 33,900 protein-coding genes. One of the study ...

These CENP-A proteins ensure that divided genetic information is kept intact during mitosis.

Centromeres coordinate the precise ... of PLK-1 in this reaction (including work by the same team on one of the proteins that PLK-1 is phosphorylating), but scientists did not understand the ...

The cloning of green fluorescent protein (GFP), engineering of chimeric fusion proteins, and advances in fluorescence imaging methods have made it possible for researchers to follow the dynamics ...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...

When this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry went to three scientists for their work in protein structure prediction and design, the decision was indicative of a zeitgeist in biotech. “[ ...

If you’re trying to add more protein to your diet—whether to help your muscles recover after a workout or simply to stop your stomach from growling hours before lunch—there’s no shortage ...

Meat, fish, seafood, dairy, eggs, tofu, nuts, seeds, legumes, beans, lentils: these foods are usually considered key protein sources, but other foods can contribute ...