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SNIPE defense lets bacteria destroy phage DNA at the cell membrane

A single protein bolted to the inner membrane of a bacterial cell can shred a virus’s DNA before that genetic material ever reaches the interior. That is the central finding behind SNIPE, a newly ...
Frontiers

From Guardian to Culprit: The Functional Dichotomy of p53 in Tumor Suppression and Oncogenesis

(TP53), widely known as the “guardian of the genome,” is one of the most frequently altered genes in human cancer. While its canonical tumor-suppressive ...
EurekAlert!

Team simulates a living cell that grows and divides

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell — from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division — scientists have opened a new frontier of ...
Nanowerk

First computer simulation that captures every molecule in a living cell through its full life cycle (w/video)

(Nanowerk News) By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell — from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division — scientists have opened a new frontier of ...
Times Higher Education

MSCA PhD Candidate of Cell-cycle regulation of DNA repair

Marie Curie-funded PhD programme starting in September 2026, offering an exciting opportunity for PhD candidate to contribute to collaborative project goals. If you are interested in cell cycle ...
GEN

Simulating Life: 4D Whole-Cell Model of a Minimal Bacterium

A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules (pink), and sugar transporters (brown). Right half adds the membrane ...
BioWorld

BMAL1 blockade exerts antitumoral effect in TNBC

BMAL1 expression is tied to important cellular processes, including cell proliferation, migration, cell cycle and DNA damage repairing. There is increasing evidence that it regulates the expression of ...