Paul Houle15h ago

🪩 Q&A: How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-qa-viruses-symmetrical-shells.html

#virus #dna #rna #protein #biology #molbio

Q&A: How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells (capsids) around their genomes, a process that—while messy and complex—consistently results in highly symmetrical icosahedral structures.

Phys.org
Kamu İş İlanları, Haberler18h ago

What is DNA and How Does a Gene Mutation Occur? https://theblogofscience.com/what-is-dna-and-how-does-a-gene-mutation-occur/

#DNA #Genetics #Biology #Science #RNA #Protein #Mutation #Evolution #Cell #MedicalScience

What is DNA and How Does a Gene Mutation Occur? - The Blog of Science

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA.

The Blog of Science
Kuuke's Sterrenbeelden1d ago
Bakkersgist zou kunnen overleven op Mars
Het onderzoeken van de mogelijkheden van het voortbestaan van leven onder buitenaardse omstandigheden is ene belangrijk doel van de astrobiologie.
#bakkersgist #gist #mars #perchloraat #planeet #rna #saccharomyces #schokgolf #temperatuur #UV #zonnestelsel
https://www.kuuke.nl/bakkersgist-zou-kunnen-overleven-op-mars/
Nithin C4d ago
Does molecular dynamics improve RNA models? This short video presents key findings from our latest paper. We asked when and why molecular dynamics helps (or fails to help) refine RNA structures. In this work, we share practical guidelines on how to use MD as a diagnostic tool, not a universal fixer.
Full paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.10.003
#RNA #ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #RNAstructure #MolecularDynamics #CASP
LaborjournalOct 8

Unser Heft 10/2025 ist raus!

Titelthema: Letzte Folge des Wissenschaftsnarren

Außerdem:
- Großes Special #Hirnforschung
- #Homöpathie;
- Pflanzenabwehr;
- #Pille für den Mann;
- #RNA-Welt;
- Live-Cell-#Imaging;
- #Phagen-Therapie;
- …

Das ganze Heft online: https://www.laborjournal.de/rubric/aktuell/index.php

CSBJOct 8

🧬 When does molecular dynamics improve RNA models? Insights from CASP15 and practical guidelines. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.10.003

📚 CSBJ: https://www.csbj.org/

#RNA #StructuralBiology #CASP15 #ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #MolecularSimulation #MolecularDynamics #Biophysics #MolecularModeling

Paul HouleSep 30

🧟 How quickly mRNA degrades is linked to autoimmune disease risk

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-quickly-mrna-degrades-linked-autoimmune.html

#mrna #molbio #rna #autoimmune #disease #health #biology #medicine

How quickly mRNA degrades is linked to autoimmune disease risk

A pizza shop with 30 delivery people ought to be able to deliver a lot of pizzas—if their cars don't break down on the way. Likewise, genes that produce a lot of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules can build a lot of proteins—if these molecules don't fall apart before the job gets done.

Medical Xpress
Virtual ChemBioTalksSep 30
We continue the 5th Virtual #ChemBioTalks with an exciting talk by Chengqi Yi, who talked about targeting and manipulating mutated #RNA to treat human diseases. Interesting insights into site-specific RNA modification. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-023-01531-y
#ChemBio #Chemistry #DrugDiscovery
N-gated Hacker NewsSep 26
🚀🎩 Welcome to the #pretentious #musings of a self-proclaimed non-expert, regurgitating #RNA #predictions as if it were rocket science. 🤯😴 Spoiler: It's 4.8k words of #mental #gymnastics that boils down to "I don't know, but here's a novel-length #think #piece anyway." 🧐📜
https://www.owlposting.com/p/rna-structure-prediction-is-hard #nonexpert #writing #HackerNews #ngated
RNA structure prediction is hard. How much does that matter?

4.8k words, 22 minute reading time

Owl Posting
Scientific FrontlineSep 26
#Cancer cells are relentless in their quest to grow and divide, often rewiring their metabolism and modifying #RNA to stay one step ahead. Now, researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a single protein, IGF2BP3, that links these two processes together in #leukemia cells.
#Biomedical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/09/bmed09262502.html
Study reveals how a single protein rewires leukemia cells to fuel their growth

UCLA researchers discover a hidden link between cancer metabolism and RNA regulation, offering potential new targets for therapy