Molecular

Rotaxane mimics ribosome to spin out peptides

Rotaxane mimics ribosome to spin out peptides

10 January 2013 Laura Howes   The field of molecular machines has taken a new bio-inspired turn to assemble another molecule, in this case linking up individual amino acids into a peptide. While this molecular peptide synthesiser isn’t going to rival a ribosome for speed any time soon, it does suggest a way to make multicomponent [...]

Astonishing Molecular Machines

Astonishing Molecular Machines

Drew Berry – Astonishing Molecular Machines

Discovery could fix RNA defects

Discovery could fix RNA defects

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MONDAY, 20 AUGUST 2012 Scientists have cracked a molecular code that may open the way to destroying or correcting defective gene products, such as those that cause genetic disorders in humans. The code determines the recognition of RNA molecules by a superfamily of RNA-binding proteins called pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins. When [...]

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