Posts Tagged ‘biochemistry’
Science & Technology - Mar 16, 2011 8:53 - 1 Comment
Laser untangles membrane measurements
VANDERBILT (US) — A new laser technique that can measure interactions between proteins tangled in a cell’s membrane is expected to help in the discovery of new drugs. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 14, 2011 8:46 - 0 Comments
Graphene oxide benefit is a wash out
U. WARWICK (US) — Graphene oxide—long heralded because it is easier to make in bulk quantities at a lower cost than pure graphene—appears to have a downside: it’s solubility literally comes out in the wash. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 4, 2011 10:11 - 0 Comments
Assembly error provokes fatal disease
INDIANA U. (US) — Stopping the production of a chain-like molecule the body uses to store glucose could lead to treatment for a rare but deadly disease in teenagers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 1, 2011 19:01 - 1 Comment
Another piece to Parkinson’s puzzle
IOWA STATE (US) — There’s hope that a newly discovered protein pathway could lead to a much clearer understanding of Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2011 10:19 - 0 Comments
Bacteria use pump to resist drugs
IOWA STATE (US) — Researchers have uncovered two parts of the three-part crystal structures of pumps that recognize and remove heavy metal toxins from bacteria. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2011 10:50 - 0 Comments
Small change shields anti-HIV protein
U. MINNESOTA (US) — The battle inside white blood cells of people infected with HIV may come down to a fight between two proteins. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2011 15:07 - 1 Comment
Plaque diseases pivot on peptides
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new research method has potential for use in early diagnosis and eventual treatment of plaque-related diseases, like Alzheimer’s. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2011 12:47 - 0 Comments
Heart health hinges on enzyme
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) —Chocolate may be critical to a happy Valentine’s Day, but a certain enzyme appears to be largely responsible for heart health all year round. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2011 15:45 - 2 Comments
Mechanism clarifies DNA puzzle
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have discovered the purpose of a long-known but little understood DNA element that is unique to primates, including humans and monkeys. The finding offers insight into how genes function. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2011 10:29 - 1 Comment
Protein clamps down on neuro diseases
RICE (US) — A digital signal processing technique commonly used to analyze statistical data is clarifying the roots of memory and learning, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and stroke. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 7, 2011 10:48 - 3 Comments
X-ray shows ‘thrilling’ biology in action
STANFORD (US) — The world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser is taking remarkable “snapshots” of the inner life of proteins and viruses. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 30, 2011 18:55 - 1 Comment
With a twist, DNA changes shape
U. MICHIGAN / UC IRVINE (US) — On rare occasions, DNA ditches the familiar double helix and twists into a different shape. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2011 15:06 - 1 Comment
Molecule stops brain cells from dying
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A molecule shown to be in short supply in people with Alzheimer’s disease can make brain cells resistant to programmed cell death or apoptosis, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2011 13:27 - 0 Comments
How T cells recognize the bad guys
GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — T cells are the immune system’s guard dogs, attacking pathogens while leaving the body’s own cells alone. Now researchers have mapped the process that T cells use to tell friend from foe. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2011 21:48 - 1 Comment
Atomic answer to why teeth are tough
NORTHWESTERN (US) — For the first time researchers have produced a 3-D map of the location and identity of millions of individual atoms in teeth, searching for clues to what makes them so strong. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2011 14:16 - 2 Comments
Salamander eggs turn off cancer
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Researchers have found a way to switch on tumor suppressor genes—and turn off cancer growth—using an extract from eggs of the axolotl salamander. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 10, 2011 16:51 - 0 Comments
Fake ‘cells’ pave way for synthetic blood
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Particles that mimic key properties of red blood cells open the door to creating fully synthetic blood. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 10, 2011 12:04 - 4 Comments
Microbe lives on lab-grown proteins
PRINCETON (US) — Synthetic proteins designed in the lab—using genetic sequences never before seen in nature—work much like the real thing to sustain life. (more…)
