Christine Dunham is a leading expert on the ribosome—an elaborate macro-molecular machine that operates like a factory within a cell to manufacture proteins. "The ribosome is really the most ...

The mechanism of action of mRNA vaccines goes far beyond harnessing host cellular machinery to produce antigenic proteins to spur immunity, write Nicolas Hulscher, M.P.H., Peter A. McCullough, M.D., M ...

Scientists have identified a critical breakdown in the cellular machinery that produces proteins in aging brains.

A recent study by Fred Hutch biochemist Christopher Lapointe, PhD, and his colleagues, uses innovative lab techniques to ...

Ribosomes are the components of cells that read RNA and build proteins. Without the ribosome, the chemistry of life would still be catalyzed by raw RNA. And yet the origin of the ribosome remains a ...

A pink ribosome surrounds part of a red-and-yellow helix-shaped strand of messenger RNA while a yellow protein branch extends from the ribosome. A graphic representation of a ribosome (pink) ...

Slower ribosomes stall during translation and collide with faster ones, triggering selective degradation of their small subunits. This “ribosome competition” mechanism ensures that only efficient ...

Google is rolling out a major upgrade to Translate, using its Gemini AI models to deliver more natural text translations, real-time speech translation through headphones, and expanded ...

Background: Cardiac arrest (CA) affects over 600,000 Americans every year and remains a leading cause of death in the United States. After CA, myocardial dysfunction is a common occurrence leading to ...

Vaccinations have revolutionized healthcare, but designing them remains complex, requiring time and creativity, especially for vaccines against viruses, which are difficult to study. “Each virus ...

Ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) pathways protect cells from toxicity caused by incomplete protein products resulting from translation of damaged or problematic mRNAs. Extensive work in yeast ...