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Molecular biology

Biochemistry

Cellular stress enzyme might play key role in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS

Published March 15, 2021

MARK2 enzyme controls cellular protein synthesis in response to types of stress or damage seen in neurodegenerative disorders, scientists target enzyme for new lines of research

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Andrew Holland receives President's Frontier Award

Published Feb 15, 2021

The $250,000 Johns Hopkins award recognizes scholars who are on the cusp of becoming leaders in their fields

Genetics

CRISPR-Cas9 'scissor' tool may be a genetic 'dimmer switch' as well

Published Jan 29, 2021

Molecular biologists and geneticists from Johns Hopkins identify the role of specialized RNA in repressing gene activity

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COVID-19

Researchers retrace COVID-19's introduction, impact in D.C. region

Published Aug 18, 2020

Study suggests multiple entries of the virus into the region but similar clinical presentation, an indication that there are not multiple strains of the virus causing disease of varying severity

In memoriam

Biochemistry expert P.C. Huang dies at 89

Published Aug 11, 2020

He spent 55 years on the faculty at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, co-edited the field-defining book 'Genetic Issues in Public Health and Medicine'

Biochemistry

Scientists discover fundamental mechanism for RNA regulation

Published Feb 4, 2020

The process removes tangled strands of RNA from cells, a discovery that could help researchers understand how certain degenerative and communicable diseases develop

Idea

Tiny disease trackers could allow doctors to diagnose and treat diseases more effectively

Published Winter 2019

Extracellular vesicles, clumps of cellular material that break away from cells, contain valuable biological information that could help researchers diagnose disease and target treatments / Johns Hopkins Magazine