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Sugarcoating fruit fly development

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.

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Scientists discover that sugar tags on nuclear proteins have an important developmental function
Proteins are the executive agents that carry out all processes in a cell. Their activity is controlled and modified with the help of small chemical tags that can be dynamically added to and removed from the protein. 25 years after its first discovery, [...]

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Random picks better than complicated process in gene identification

Posted on 08. May, 2009 by admin.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers at Purdue University have found a way to save time, money and a little frustration in searches for specific genes that shed light on the biological processes associated with all forms of life.
Andrew DeWoody, a professor of genetics, and postdoctoral associate Matthew C. Hale have provided evidence that a step [...]

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