Unraveling the secrets of telomerase, an enzyme linked to aging and cancer

A central question in molecular biology is how cells protect their chromosomes from damage during repeated cell division. At the heart of this protective process is an enzyme called telomerase. Now an international research team has mapped the three-dimensional structure of telomerase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a widely used model organism in genetics. Source:…

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Belgian Court Rejects Netflix Local Production Obligations Appeal

Belgian Court Rejects Netflix Local Production Obligations Appeal

Belgium’s Constitutional Court has rejected a Netflix appeal opposing local production investment obligations in the country’s French-Speaking Wallonia-Brussels region. Netflix filed the appeal last summer in response to a 2024 decision by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB) to oblige streamers operating in the region to invest up to 9.5% of their turnover in the territory in…

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Handful Of Senators Ram Through DHS Funding Bill So They Can Take 2 Week Vacation

Handful Of Senators Ram Through DHS Funding Bill So They Can Take 2 Week Vacation

Five Senators passed a funding bill at 2:18 a.m. Friday morning that would end a partial government shutdown before the body went into its two-week Easter recess. Senate Democrats filibustered the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, demanding new restrictions on United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good…

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