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Biomolecular Chemistry Lab
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The lab explores the mechanisms of life through the functions and evolution of RNA.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering how life works through RNA
The lab studies functional small RNAs, such as tRNA, and their genes.
Focusing on the functions and evolution of RNA molecules, the lab aims to clarify the mechanisms by which life, a precise molecular system, is built.
Its specialty is molecular biology using microorganisms. Using Bacillus subtilis, a soil bacterium, as its material, the lab also develops new techniques for recombining genes.
Key terms
- tRNA
- A small RNA that carries amino acids, the building blocks, when proteins are made
- Bacillus subtilis
- A bacterium that lives in soil. Along with Escherichia coli, it is widely used in basic and applied research as a model microorganism
- Cloning
- Taking out a piece of DNA and placing it in a "container" so that it is easier to handle. It is essential for research that studies genes
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The lab focuses on the functions and evolution of RNA molecules to study the molecular mechanisms of life. Using microorganisms, especially Bacillus subtilis, it also develops new techniques for handling genes.
*Illustrative imageFunctional RNAs and their genes
The lab studies functional small RNAs, such as tRNA, and their genes. Through the functions and evolution of RNA molecules, it seeks to understand how the molecular system of life is built.
*Illustrative imageCloning using the Bacillus subtilis genome
Genes from animals and plants can be difficult to clone. The lab uses the Bacillus subtilis genome as a "container" to develop a more efficient and simpler cloning technique.
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- Associate ProfessorAkiko Soma
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Molecule display ( )” allispossible.org.uk / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Functional RNAs and their genes: “Laboratory of Molecular Biology” Jynto (talk) / Public domain (cropped)
- Cloning using the Bacillus subtilis genome: “Bacillus subtilis swarm” Adrian Daerr / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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