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Cell cycle clock controls RNA methylation through a hidden ubiquitin code

A new Nature Chemical Biology study reveals that the ubiquitin ligase RLIM tags the m6A writer METTL14 with noncanonical ...
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Leucine protects mitochondrial proteins, doing more than build muscle

Leucine, the amino acid sold in tubs and bars for building muscle, also stands guard over the machinery inside mitochondria.
Nature

Cells, who needs them? Biochemists turn to proteins in a tube

Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and ...
Nature

Brain organoids grafted into cortex-free mice will advance human brain research

Cell-based models of the human cortex transplanted into mice produce neurons that are inaccessible in vitro, and could enable scientists to link brain injury to behaviour.
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Copper and Iron Take Separate Roads to Keep Starving Cells Alive

New research in budding yeast reveals that copper and iron both extend the survival of nutrient-starved cells but do so ...