Tag: Biochemistry

Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - Alexey Moskalev, Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory of Geroprotective and Radioprotective technologies, ...

Scientists decipher 3D structure of a promising molecular target for cancer treatment

Columbia University discovery could be a major step in developing therapies for cancer, controlling cholesterolCredit: Nimbus Therapeutics; Liang Tong, Columbia ...

UCI scientists are first to observe, image all-important molecular vibrations

Using light focused to size of an atom, they push resolution of microscopy to new levelCredit: Steve Zylius / UCI ...

First clinical trial of reformulated epileptic drug to treat medically refractory epilepsy

AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University ...

Otherworldly mirror pools and mesmerizing landscapes discovered on ocean floor

Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO - While exploring hydrothermal vent and cold seep environments, Dr. Mandy Joye ...

Creating blood vessels on demand

Credit: Photo: AG Shastri When organs or tissues are damaged, new blood vessels must form as they play a vital ...

Tipping the scales

Labeling proteins with ubiquitin paves new road to cell regulation researchCredit: K. Lang / TUM Human cells have a sophisticated ...

Lithuanian researchers created special food for elderly patients

Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) developed innovative micronutrient rich food product for ...

Elucidation of functional mechanism of ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin, at molecular level

Credit: Kanazawa University Oxytocin*1) is a cyclic peptide consisting of 9 amino acid residues. Oxytocin is primarily produced by the ...

Bryce Seifert, Ph.D., earns 2019 Richard King Award for best publication by a trainee

Bryce Seifert, Ph.D., Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellow at Duke University School of Medicine is the recipient of the 2019 ...

A new art and science collaboration at CRG in Barcelona: Genome-inspired fashion design

The designer Carolin Vogler and scientists at the Centre for Genomic Regulation have been awarded one of the STARTS Residencies, ...

Doing more with less in the study of plant chemical defense

A high-throughput method to quantify plant biochemical responses with small tissue samples Plants can't run away to avoid being eaten, ...

Programmable ‘Legos’ of DNA and protein building blocks create novel 3D cages

Credit: Nicholas Stephanopoulos The central goal of nanotechnology is the manipulation of materials on an atomic or molecular scale, especially ...

Bentham book series indexed in Scopus

Scopus has recently included the following eBooks for coverage in its database. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database ...

Liver, colon cancer cells thwarted by compounds derived from hops

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS - The plant that adds flavor, color and bitterness to beer also produces a primary ...

Parasitology: Exotic signaling mechanism in pathogens

The unicellular parasite that causes sleeping sickness differs from other eukaryotes in the mode of regulation of an essential cellular ...

Prebiotic chemistry: Stable majorities

How could prebiotic information-bearing DNA sequences survive in the face of competition from a vast excess of shorter molecules with ...

Researchers developing early detection, home monitoring tests for lupus nephritis

Transformative research empowering patients to monitor themselvesCredit: University of Houston With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of ...

Insects in freezing regions have a protein that acts like antifreeze

Special protein changes the structure of water and overpowers ice crystals, and could be used in applications like de-icing airplanes, ...

Fast-changing genetics key to hospital superbug survival