E. coli shows the way to discover cell-made protein carcinogens
When searching for carcinogens, people look at the environment. External factors such as tobacco smoke and sunlight can damage DNA, triggering mutations that can cause
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E. Coli
What matters the most to cells
“If you asked a group of scientists which is more important for a cell, maintaining the integrity of its DNA containing all of the organism’s
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‘Superbugs’ might have found their match: Bacteriophages can combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Envision the following possible future clinical scenario: a patient in a hospital develops an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that is untreatable or only treatable with the
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“Freeze-frame” synthetic proteins capture DNA events leading to cancer
Cancer scientists have focused on identifying signature genetic changes present in cancerous cells and understanding how these changes lead to cancer. Although this approach has
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