Drug discovery bottleneck? Cell-free platform screens peptides faster, even in harsh conditions

Many biological functions are regulated by the switching on and off of mechanisms triggered by the matching of a keyhole ...
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Scientists obtain first direct observations of protein-synthesis mechanism

Research by UC Santa Cruz molecular biologist Harry Noller and his collaborators has led to the first direct observations of the mechanism for protein synthesis in living cells. Their new findings on ...
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Researchers identify a novel mechanism of fetal anemia linked to mitochondrial protein synthesis deficiency

A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unrecognized role of mitochondrial protein synthesis in the maintenance of intracellular iron distribution. Disruption of this process was found to ...
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Protein for strength training? Vegan diet matches meat for muscle gains

Exercise researcher Nicholas Burd says there was a long-held belief in his field that making gains in the gym required eating meat or other animal products. This wasn't a matter of bro science — the ...