Did early life need long, complex molecules to make cell-like compartments?
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Membraneless compartments made from short polymers
Altered 'coat' disguises fatal brain virus from neutralizing antibodies
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brain close up

A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to a new study.

Malaria parasites hide out in humans when it’s not mosquito season
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A female Anopheles mosquito feeding on a human host and engorged with blood. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Song Tan selected as Holder of the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Molecular Biology
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Song Tan
Evolution of the Y chromosome in great apes deciphered
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Tree showing great ape Y chromosome evolution
Cellular Signposts
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Squire Booker with lab equipment

Penn State biochemist Squire Booker maps the trail of important cellular reactions

Improving RNA structure prediction by semi-empirical motif constraining

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Improving RNA structure prediction by semi-empirical motif constraining
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Exposomics Methodologies for Identification and Correlation of the Role of Environmental Contaminants in Smallmouth Bass Disease

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Exposomics Methodologies for Identification and Correlation of the Role of Environmental Contaminants in Smallmouth Bass Disease
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Studying RNA folding and function in protocells

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Studying RNA folding and function in protocells
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Perturbations in Purine Metabolism Result in Altered Learning Behavior in C. elegans

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Perturbations in Purine Metabolism Result in Altered Learning Behavior in C. elegans
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