Biochemistry Professor Jennifer Doudna (UC Berkeley, USA) met with PhD-students and postdocs at SciLifeLab prior to speaking at the annual lecture in Structural Biology. Doudna’s lab is mostly known for their work on CRISPR–Cas9.
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Bacterial ribosomes bind to mRNA on a specific binding site called ribosomal binding site (RBS). This process requires single stranded RNA since the structure of stable RNA blocks initiation. So how come stable mRNA is still translated in bacteria?
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Sten Linnarsson, researcher at SciLifeLab and professor of molecular systems biology at KI, is awarded this year’s Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorial Chair in Medicine for his work on establishing a detailed map of the human brain.
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SciLifeLab researchers have identified 141 genes associated with an increased risk of developing asthma, hay fever and eczema. 41 of the identified genes have not previously been linked to either of the diseases.
» Read moreSciLifeLab has been created by the coordinated effort of four universities in Stockholm and Uppsala: Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Uppsala University.
