Tag: Biochemistry

Researchers find that substances synthesized from plant species endemic to the biodiversity hotspot can kill the parasites that cause these ...

Algae as a resource: Chemical tricks from the sea

Algae could become an important resource in the future, if you understand the chemistry behind it. With the participation of ...

UTSA chemist becomes a Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, July 15, 2019) -- Banglin Chen, the Dean's Distinguished Professor ...

DNA replication machinery captured at atom-level detail

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA ...

Study gives insight into sun-induced DNA damage and cell repair

July 14, 2019

Breakthrough study fills a 'missing gap,' Baylor University researcher saysCredit: Robert Rogers/Baylor University A team led by a Baylor University ...

Marathon-running molecule could speed up the race for new neurological treatments

July 12, 2019

Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered a new process that sets the fastest molecular motor on its marathon-like ...

Clemson researchers tie metabolic enzyme to obesity and fatty liver disease

The study was published in the Journal of Nutritional BiochemistryCredit: Pete Martin / College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - ...

Elicio Therapeutics’ Darrell Irvine co-authors research published in Science

Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Raising eyebrows on neuroinflammation: Study finds novel role for ‘skin plumping’ molecule

Neuroscientists identify surprising brain action of cartilage component hyaluronic acidCredit: Florida Atlantic University This clear, gooey substance, which is naturally ...

MMV Project of the Year award for Dundee researchers

'Project of the Year 2018' for discovery work on potential new drugs for malariaCredit: University of Dundee Researchers from the ...

Scientists opening the door to a new era of medicinal chemistry

A new molecular descriptor estimates molecular complexity and defines the evolution of small molecules in medicinal chemistry July 11, 2019 ...

Designed for space travel, new device can collect, analyze liquid as it passes by planets

Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington A chemist at The University of Texas at Arlington has engineered a device ...

Molecular ‘clutch’ puts infection-fighting cells into gear

Two proteins that act as a 'clutch' in cells to put them in gear and drive our immune response have ...

NTU Singapore scientists develop probes to detect acute kidney failure early

Probes track changes in biological processes at molecular levelCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have ...

Understanding how the mTOR complex comes together

Learning more about a specific protein complex and how it works is a stepping stone for others who might look ...

Origin of life insight: peptides can form without amino acids

Peptides, one of the fundamental building blocks of life, can be formed from the primitive precursors of amino acids under ...

Designer proteins form wires and lattices on mineral surface

Findings lay foundation for engineered nano-scale circuits, sensors and filtersCredit: PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. July 11, 2019 - The goal of ...

Mussels are inspiring new technology that could help purify water and clean up oil spills

Mussels are notorious maritime stowaways known for damaging the hulls of boats, but these same adhesive properties have widespread engineering ...

UTSA professor designs protein blockers to fight obesity and heart disease

Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, July 10, 2019) -- Almost four in 10 adult Americans are obese, according ...

Nitrogen from biosolids can help urban soils and plant growth