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Entries from November 25th, 2009

Cells Use Methionine As Bodyguard

November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

A new study has looked farther into the “random”, “incorrect”, “regulated error” of cells using different amino acids to protect certain proteins. At first, the placement of these amino acids was thought to random errors. It turns out, though, that cells are protecting their proteins with the methionine. The study conducted found that up to [...]

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