Honors for Wright, Chiu and Flanegan
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News and Ideas
New class of antimicrobials discovered in soil bacteria
Scientists have mined Streptomyces for antibiotics for nearly a century, but the newly identified umbrella toxin escaped notice.
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Putting ASBMB conferences on your radar! Plus: Award nominations are due Friday.
New study finds potential targets at chromosome ends for degenerative disease prevention
UC Santa Cruz inventors of nanopore sequencing hail innovative use of their revolutionary genetic-reading technique.
Retiring a research lab
Careers columnist Courtney Chandler talks to Art Spector, a former principal investigator, about making a graceful exit from the bench.
From the journals: JLR
How lipogenesis works in liver steatosis. Removing protein aggregates from stressed cells. Linking plasma lipid profiles to cardiovascular health. Read about recent papers on these topics.
Bakers and mentors help a MOSAIC scholar change her life
Joanna-Lynn Borgogna studies the vaginal microbiome, the metabolome and the development of gynecological disorders in reproductive-aged women.
Swapping stethoscope for pipette to understand diabetic retinopathy
MOSAIC scholar Emma M. Lessieur Contreras is inspired by the work of her ophthalmologist father.
Small protein plays a big role in viral battles
Nef, an HIV accessory protein, manipulates protein expression in extracellular vesicles, leading to improved understanding of HIV-1 pathogenesis.
Honors for Lemon, Silva and Brownlee
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Charles O. Rock (1949 – 2023)
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Cows offer clues to treat human infertility
Decoding the bovine reproductive cycle may help increase the success of human IVF treatments. Read More
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