Not exact matches
The speedup that Pande envisions would allow computers to simulate many proteins at once, or much more rapidly study the
effects of different chemicals or
mutations on proteins, says
biological physicist José Onuchic
of the University
of California, San Diego, who was not involved in the project.
In order to better understand
biological functions
of ADAR in vivo, the laboratory has analyzed the
effects of ADAR1 gene
mutations in mouse models.
Their research has also helped explain key
biological processes, such as recombination, de novo
mutations, and parent -
of - origin
effects.
«We've found something in about a quarter
of pet Labradors that fits with a hardwired
biological reason for the food - obsessed behavior reported by owners... There are plenty
of food - motivated dogs in the cohort who don't have the
mutation, but there's still quite a striking
effect,» Raffan says
of the study's findings.