To prevent this, cells have developed a sophisticated system to mark unwanted proteins for degradation with a small protein called ubiquitin. Ubiquitin chains Ubiquitin is a cellular tag that marks ...

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, ...

Ubiquitin marks proteins for degradation, whereby ubiquitin molecules can be combined in different types and numbers forming ...

Rutgers’ biophysicists, bioengineers and plant biologists capture first live images of cellulose construction leading to ...

Over time biomolecular condensates' redox activity drops and tangled aggregates linked to conditions like Alzheimer's ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...

Transgenic animals continue to play an essential role in many aspects of zebrafish research, including the development of disease models. The most widely used system for zebrafish transgenesis is the ...

Could your morning coffee give you stronger bones, thicker hair, and more radiant skin? Maybe if you mix this in.

In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns ...

As of early 2025, tuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S. This disease, often shortened to TB, causes significant lung damage and, if not treated, is almost always lethal.