DNA-binding C2H2 zinc finger proteins also regulate RNA processing, researchers find
Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that an important class of DNA-binding factors can also bind RNA, thereby ...
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How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth? Zinc fingerprints in meteorites offer clues
Researchers used chemical fingerprints of zinc in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest ...
Dietary zinc inhibits the transmission of antimicrobial resistance genes in laboratory tests
The genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can spread from one microbe to another via circular genetic material called plasmids, ...
How insulin, zinc and pH can block harmful protein clumps linked to type 2 diabetes
An estimated 462 million people worldwide have type 2 diabetes, a chronic disease in which the body has difficulty using ...
