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How one RNA nucleotide switch activates fluorescent dyes

RhoBAST is a tiny RNA molecule that activates fluorescent dyes, enabling researchers to track RNA molecules in living cells with super-resolution. An international collaboration, which includes Ronald Micura and his team from the Institute of Organic Chemistry, has now shown that a small, local "nucleotide flip" within the RNA controls this fluorescence activation.

How one RNA nucleotide switch activates fluorescent dyes

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The secret to longer life may be hidden in bat DNA

Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially helping them avoid cancer and disease for decades.

  • Bats live unusually long lives for their size, sparking interest in their DNA for longevity clues.
  • Juan Manuel Vazquez collected bat tissue samples in Western U.S. to study bat genomes.

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