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Computational prediction of lncRNA-mRNA interactionsby integrating tissue specificity in human transcriptome

Junichi Iwakiri, Goro Terai and Michiaki Hamada

Published on: 8 June 2017
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Rotational restriction of nascent peptides as an essential element of co-translational protein folding: possible molecular players and structural consequences

Irina Sorokina and Arcady Mushegian

Published on: 31 May 2017
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The complex domain architecture of SAMD9 family proteins, predicted STAND-like NTPases, suggests new links to inflammation and apoptosis

Sergei L. Mekhedov, Kira S. Makarova and Eugene V. Koonin

Published on: 25 May 2017
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Recognition of a structural domain (RWDBD) in Gcn1 proteins that interacts with the RWD domain containing proteins

Ramachandran Rakesh, Rangachari Krishnan, Evelyn Sattlegger and Narayanaswamy Srinivasan

Published on: 19 May 2017
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Demystification of animal symmetry: symmetry is a response to mechanical forces

Gábor Holló

Published on: 17 May 2017

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Midichlorians - the biomeme hypothesis: is there a microbial component to religious rituals?

Alexander Y Panchin, Alexander I Tuzhikov and Yuri V Panchin

Published on: 2 July 2014
Research

The evolution of domain-content in bacterial genomes

Nacho Molina and Erik van Nimwegen

Published on: 11 December 2008
Hypothesis

On the origin of life in the Zinc world: 1. Photosynthesizing, porous edifices built of hydrothermally precipitated zinc sulfide as cradles of life on Earth

Armen Y Mulkidjanian

Published on: 24 August 2009
Hypothesis

The ancient Virus World and evolution of cells

Eugene V Koonin, Tatiana G Senkevich and Valerian V Dolja

Published on: 19 September 2006
Review

Bioinformatics clouds for big data manipulation

Lin Dai, Xin Gao, Yan Guo, Jingfa Xiao and Zhang Zhang

Published on: 28 November 2012

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Fungal Genetics Conference Q&A – transcriptome analysis of fungal β-lactam producers

Published on: 23 June 2017
Fungal Genetics Conference Q&A – identifying new L maculans effectors, a fungal pathogen of oilseed rape

Published on: 23 June 2017
Ancient water bottle use and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure among California Indians

Published on: 23 June 2017

Editors-in-Chief

Eugene Koonin, NCBI, NLM, NIH, USA
David Lipman, NCBI, NLM, NIH, USA

Proceedings of the CAMDA Satellite Meeting to ISMB 2015

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Evolution and cancer: A mathematical approach II

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New section: Cell biology

Biology Direct is now welcoming submissions to our new cell biology section.

Edited by Luca Pellegrini