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Scientists discover how snails turn mucus into five different materials using calcium, collagen VI and changing protein levels

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Scientists discover how snails turn mucus into five different materials using calcium, collagen VI and changing protein levels

PC: By Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Snails may move slowly, but the mucus they produce is far more sophisticated than it looks. It has been revealed how grove snails can fine-tune this sticky substance for different purposes. Researchers identified five distinct mucus-based materials, each with its own mechanical properties and function. One helps the snails … Read more

Meet Ashka Shah, the 17-year-old New York student who studied how a cancer-driving protein enters the cell nucleus and found a way to block its harmful signalling while preserving its normal function

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Meet Ashka Shah, the 17-year-old New York student who studied how a cancer-driving protein enters the cell nucleus and found a way to block its harmful signalling while preserving its normal function

Ashka Shah (Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, NY) A 17-year-old student from New York has developed a targeted method to stop cancer cells from growing, earning national recognition for tackling one of the biggest challenges in cancer research. Ashka Shah, a senior at Jericho High School on Long Island, developed a method that blocks the … Read more

Meet Jerry Xu, the 17-year-old Massachusetts student who built an AI program that turns protein structures into strings of numbers; he won $90,000

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Meet Jerry Xu, the 17-year-old Massachusetts student who built an AI program that turns protein structures into strings of numbers; he won $90,000

Jerry Xu’s AI model is designed to compare the structures of proteins and amino acids rapidly. The structure of proteins gives important clues to how these molecules function. (Images: istock and Society for Science) Imagine, what if a protein’s complex 3-D structure could be converted into a simple string of numbers—and that string could help … Read more