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RNA holds the reins in bacteria: U-M researchers observe RNA controlling protein synthesis
ANN ARBOR—To better understand how RNA in bacteria gives rise to protein—and along the way, target these processes in the design of new antibiotics—researchers are turning their attention to the unique way this process happens in bacteria. In eukaryotic cells, transcription (the process by which information in a DNA strand is copied into messenger RNA)…
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Stephen Parker co-lead author of new paper linking gene network and pancreatic beta cell defects to type 2 diabetes
Center for RNA Biomedicine Faculty and Executive Committee Member Stephen C.J. Parker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Human Genetics, and Biostatistics, just released new findings from a recent study on type 2 diabetes regulatory networks co-led by teams from the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University. Type 2 diabetes results from a dysfunction of…
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For the Walter Lab, the proof is in the fluorescent pudding
How do you prove, in a laboratory setting studying objects in size just one-thousandth of the diameter of a hair, that something is doing what it is designed to do? The Walter Lab at the University of Michigan is doing just that, through single-molecule fluorescence imaging and tracking, and recently for a tiny nano engine…
RNA Faculty Spotlight – Carlos Andres Aguilar, Biomedical Engineering
Carlos Andres Aguilar, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering The long-term goal of the NOBEL (nano-omic-bio-engineering-laboratory) is to make breakthroughs in medicine and biology that instill hope and inspire others. To accomplish this feat, we develop, optimize and apply innovative technologies such as integrative genomic assays and high-throughput sequencing, micro/nanofabricated devices, genome…
RNA Translated 2020, “The Year of the RNA Virus”
Our inaugural issue of RNA Translated, the Center for RNA Biomedicine’s annual magazine and report, was published while COVID-19 pandemic was raging. 10 U-M scientists explained their research on viruses and how their findings could apply to treat or prevent COVID-19. The magazine also highlights two core facilities of the center, the Bru-seq Lab and…
CRISPR in the Nobel spotlight – UM researchers aim to improve CRISPR and use it to target cancer
Once again, the Nobel Prize recognizes the most revolutionary and innovative scientific discoveries that have the highest potential to transform humankind. Drs. Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, both biochemists, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 “for the development of a method for genome editing,” known as CRISPR. This RNA-guided tool allows to change…