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Newly published CU Boulder research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and functionA key takeaway from first-year biology is that mitochondria are the powerhouses of cells—it’s the thing most

CU Boulder researcher Aaron Whiteley is recognized by the American Society for Microbiology for his work exploring bacterial immune responses and how it translates to the human immune systemA ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder researcher has been

Deep inside our cells—each one complete with an identical set of genes—a molecular machine known as PRC2 plays a critical role in determining which cells become heart cells, versus brain or muscle or skin cells. When the machine is missing or broken

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder researcher Karolin Luger, a distinguished professor of biochemistry and Jennie Smoly Caruthers Endowed Chair of Biochemistry, has been awarded the 2023 World Laureates Association Prize in Life Science

How To Build A Climate-Friendly Skyscraper: Start Small. Petri-Dish Small.Prometheus Materials has a solution for replacing one of the biggest contributors of greenhouse gasses, financial backing from Microsoft and an aggressive plan to scale up

An Ancient Viral Protein May Play a Key Role in ALSResearchers find that UBQLN2 gene dysfunction causes a virus-like protein to accumulate in cells, which changes gene expression and may contribute to disease progression in amyotrophic

Using innovative fluorescent sensors and computational modeling, CU Boulder biochemistry researcher Amy Palmer tracked naturally cycling cells to better understand an essential micronutrient. Read more...

Dr. Marvin H. Caruthers of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, Boulder, has won the inaugural Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology (https://merkinprize.org/) for developing an efficient, automated technology for synthesizing DNA. The chemical

The biochemistry assistant professor is investigating how inflammatory proteins called NLRs establish the first line of defense against viral infection in bacteria and humansAaron Whiteley, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at

The awards are part of $1.88 million in 2023 biomedical research grant funding for Colorado researchers Halil Aydin is one of three ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder assistant professors who have been named 2023 Boettcher Investigators, each