Published since 1929, this @cdnsciencepub journal reports general biochemistry, incl. experimental research into cellular and molecular biology.

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Looking for the right home for your research? BCB publishes high-quality work in biochemistry and covers experimental research in eukaryotes. Explore the scope and see if it’s the right fit for your next manuscript. Publish with us ▶️ ow.ly/f1Lg50VXR74
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One #protein, many names 🧬 #OLA1 is universally conserved across all domains of #life, but its function has remained surprisingly elusive 🧫 This review unifies decades of #research and proposes a role in #ribosome-dependent #translation ow.ly/uyaF50Z5O07
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How should #academia adapt to #AI tools like #ChatGPT and DALL·E? 🤖📚 New editorial explores how LLMs are reshaping #writing, #coding, idea generation—and the ethical boundaries that must guide their use ow.ly/wcvp50Z6oRv
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S-palmitoylation = reversible “#lipid switch” that controls #protein activity 🧬 🧫 This study improves detection of S-acylated proteins in Dictyostelium discoideum and identifies several key targets including adhesion and #stress-response #proteins 🔬 ow.ly/JC3650Z5NZ9
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#Science is getting more #complex—and no single #lab can keep up alone 🔬 This editorial explores how centralized core facilities may become essential “#research engines” for the next era of #discovery 🧬🏗️ ow.ly/8IPp50Z5NW9
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Got a great story in #Biochemistry or Cell #Biology? 🧪 Don’t let it sit in your lab notebook, send it out into the world 🌍 🧬 Submit your work to Biochemistry and Cell Biology and share it with a global audience of researchers 🔬 ow.ly/1Xf550Z6ngw
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Same #enhancer, different #names = confusion in the field 🧬 New paper introduces a standardized enhancer nomenclature for #SOX2 to improve clarity and #reproducibility in gene regulation research 🔬 ow.ly/Xj8h50Z5NSt
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A #paradox in #cancer #biology: 🧫 ERα is present in #ovarian and #uterine cancers—but anti-#estrogen therapies don’t always work? 🔬 This review explores why the #molecular context matters and how this shapes cancer treatment 🩺 ow.ly/z57H50Z5NPQ
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How do #cells “remember” who they are after division? 🧫 🧬 New research explores #mitotic bookmarking, a mechanism that preserves #gene expression programs through mitosis, helping maintain cell identity and function! ow.ly/naNu50Z5NLO
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#AI is now part of #academic life—but are we using it #responsibly? 🧬 AI can boost writing and #coding, but also raises questions about accuracy, originality, and #scientific integrity 💻 How can we harness AI without compromising #research standards ow.ly/NZg950YRxxK
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#Histone extraction: widely used, often unnecessarily #complex 🧬 A new straightforward HCl-based #protocol that avoids the complications of common sulfuric #acid methods while yielding high-quality histones for downstream #proteomics and #electrophoresis ow.ly/Hb4U50YRxsU
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#Inflammation doesn’t just damage #bone—it blocks #regeneration 🦴 Research show miR-20b-5p is reduced under inflammatory #stress in BMSCs, and restoring it relieves ER stressm restores osteogenic differentiation—suggesting a new lever for bone #repair ow.ly/T5w850YRxpo
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Fast, #accurate, and lightweight #COVID-19 detection from chest X-rays—without heavy #DeepLearning models 🫁 ChestCovidNet, an 11-layer #network that generalizes across datasets and achieves 98.12% accuracy for multi-class #lung #disease classification ow.ly/o0G950YRxnA
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🧬 Can we detect rare #pollinators using just #DNA left on #flowers? A new study explores environmental DNA (eDNA) as a noninvasive tool for surveying #bumble #bees 🐝 #Pollinators #Conservation #Ecology ow.ly/t2rq50YRxls
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How do #cells flip #lipids across #membranes with a single #protein? 🧫 Mapping a flippase family revealed conserved lipid pathways, a lipid/cholesterol-interacting aromatic cluster, and a #disease-linked hotspot that may hint at a new transport #mechanism ow.ly/CR1o50YRxn7
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🧪💊 New #study reports synthesis of novel 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one #derivatives and evaluates their #anticancer potential across cell and in vivo models 🧫 Promising selective activity with minimal genotoxicity #CancerResearch #MedicinalChemistry ow.ly/VJ6750YRxj0
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🧬 Research in esophageal #cancer suggests TRAF7 may act as a tumor suppressor: 📉 is reduced in cancer cells 🛑 slows cell growth & migration ⚰️ promotes cancer #cell death Mechanism? Tags SOX12 for #degradation, shutting down a tumor-promoting signal ow.ly/IkqR50YHJCI
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🌿 Compound from #goji berries may help protect #nerve cells from X-ray damage In rat studies, it: 🧬 boosts cellular cleanup (autophagy) 🛡️ reduces oxidative stress 📈 improves neuron survival 👉 A potential radioprotective effect via enhanced cell repair ow.ly/XQUn50YHJBP
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