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The role of RNA in disease mechanisms

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Rerouting Translation - Disrupting Oncogenic Translation in Childhood Neuroblastoma

How does metabolism intersect with fundamental principles in translation regulation? And how does introducing a…
 

An ETH spin-off aims to bring gene scissors to the clinic

ETH News Article / ArtikelThanks to CRISPR/Cas technology, researchers can precisely edit genetic material to treat…
 

Mitochondrial Protein Import in Trypanosomes Under Special Conditions

Unlike other organisms, trypanosomes have only one translocases of the inner membrane (TIM) complex to import proteins…
 

Shuttling of NMD Key Factor Investigated

Up-frameshift 1 (UPF1) is an essential protein and key to Nonsense Mediated Decay (NMD). UPF1 is an ATP-dependent RNA…
 

Protein condensates determine a cell’s fate

ETH News Article / ArtikelDo cells contain a mechanism that decides on their fates? Researchers at ETH Zurich have…
 

Program NCCR RNA & Disease Seminar Series Autumn Semester 2025/2026

Please find below the seminars for the Autumn Semester 2025/2026 of the NCCR RNA & Disease Seminar Series: Olivia…
 
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