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Daily HeadlinesJuly 29, 2020

Illustration of RNA polymerase II in action in yeast. RNA (ribonucleic acid) polymerase II (orange) functions in the nucleus in the process of transcription. It unwinds the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) double helix (violet), and uses its nucleotide sequence as a template to produce a strand of complementary messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA, red). RNA polymerase II recognises a start sign on the DNA strand and then moves along the strand building the mRNA until it reaches a termination signal. This single-stranded mRNA will subsequently be translated in the cytoplasm to produce a particular protein.

Massive Project to Understand Our Genes Reveals Secrets of RNA

A UConn Health lab spent five years studying human proteins as part of a massive, ongoing collaboration to identify what, exactly, every single bit of DNA and RNA in the human genome does. Read more.

Woman in flip flops standing on a stone in a koi pond at Tirta Gangga, Bali, Indonesia.

“Koi People,” Quantitative Analysis, and Quarantine

A summer project gave UConn students an opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship, innovation - and carp. Read more.

‘Longshot Lenny’ Finds Hope at UConn Health: ‘I Didn’t Want to Die’

He was told he had less than six months to live, and he should get his affairs in order. But Lenny Lewis wasn’t ready to give up, and neither was his team of UConn Health providers. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CLAS CLAS Undergraduates Learn to Do Research From Home

MED Dr. Mae Jemison to Receive the 2020 Cato T. Laurencin M.D., Ph.D. Lifetime Research Achievement Award

UConn in the News

The Hartford Courant

Lamont Urges Mask-Wearing Among Young People, as Research Suggests Important Benefits in Fighting Spread of COVID-19

Woman's World

Six Natural Bloating Remedies That Work Fast

The CT Mirror

A Quarter of Students Went MIA When COVID Closed Schools. Could Holding Live, Online Classes Lure Them Back?

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