This has changed dramatically over the past 5 years with the development of zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technology. A ZFN is an artificial endonuclease that consists of a designed zinc finger ...

The authors created a useful collection of Rep protein variants with changes that alter the amino acid sequence, but these did not lead to clear improvements in how the virus worked. Instead, their ...

Along with vitamin C, zinc is a nutrient that keeps your immune system functioning and your body feeling healthy. And getting enough zinc is as easy as eating the right delicious, nutritious foods.

Zinc ranks as the fourth-most widely used metal worldwide. In addition to its primary application in steel galvanization, refin­ing zinc also produces gallium and germanium—key inputs for advanced ...

TO KNOW IN MEDICINE, TRIGGER FINGER IS A TYPE OF TENDINITIS IN THE PALM THAT CAUSES A TRIGGERING OR CLICKING SENSATION THAT CAN BE VERY PAINFUL. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR CLAYTON ALEXANDER SAYS ...

Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth—a key process in the origin of life. They say ...

French police rescued the father of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur from his kidnappers Saturday night, but found he’d had one of his fingers severed – the latest in a spate of abductions tied ...

In this study, we developed a convenient histone modification detection system by combining a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET)-based ...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) may be a symptom of zinc deficiency. You should speak with a doctor if you experience symptoms of ED or think you have zinc deficiency. Erectile dysfunction (ED ...

A Japanese cosplayer shocked the internet after reportedly cutting off her boyfriend’s ring finger and keeping it in the fridge. The woman claimed she “loved him too much” and did not want ...

BFM TV reported that while the man was rescued alive, the kidnappers allegedly severed his finger. The outlet further reported that the kidnappers contacted the victim’s son, who has made ...