15 – 21 February 2016
Hunting drugs made easy by using DNA tags
Trillion of DNA molecules are placed in a test tube to identify candidate drugs that can latch onto the proteins involved in disease. Find source
Gut microbes help to cope with malnutrition in children
Certain microbes have been identified as playing role of the microbiota as a therapeutic intervention for malnutrition. Find source
Mitochondrial DNA is too important to encode inside the nucleus
Energy power house of ourselves have genes are too imperative to be encoded inside of the nucleus. Find source
Geneses of “cannibalism” uncovered in plants
Researchers have surveyed immune genes across flowering plants to uncover the molecular 'traps' that plants use to detect pathogens. Find source
Breakthrough! A potential way of stopping human and agricultural viruses discovered
Scientists have found a way to not only track viral hijackers, but also potentially stop them from replicating. Find source
