Engineering DNA to mimic biological catch bonds with 'fish-hook' system
In a first-of-its-kind breakthrough, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers has developed an artificial adhesion system that ...
Nature5 年
DNA Is a Structure That Encodes Biological Information
DNA is found in nearly all living cells ... bases within another polynucleotide by way of special chemical bonds called hydrogen bonds. This base-to-base bonding is not random; rather, each ...
ExtremeTech on MSN24 天
What Does DNA Stand For, and How Does It Work?
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...
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UBCO Engineers DNA With Biological Catch Bonds
Dr. Isaac Li, along with students David Bakker and Micah Yang, prepare an experiment as they work to understand ...
Nature1 个月
On the wagon—DNA polymerase joins "H-bonds anonymous"
The new pairs may also be used in a SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment)-based method to expand the chemical characteristics of DNA to generate new protein-binding ...