Tag: Biochemistry

March 10, 2021

Beta-cyclocitral produced by plants after herbivore attack increases defense responses while inhibiting the production of metabolites for growthCredit: Kimberly Falk, ...

Milk prebiotics are the cat’s meow, Illinois research shows

Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If you haven't been the parent or caregiver of an infant in recent ...

Princeton team discovers new organelle involved in cancer metastasis

Princeton cancer researchers discover link between liquid-liquid phase separations and cancer pathologyCredit: Image rendering by Mark Esposito and Gary Laevsky ...

Unveiling the cause of onion center rot

Credit: Alex Polidore Since 1983, the bacteria Pantoea ananatis has been known to infect several important crops including onions, rice, ...

Insilico’s Chemistry42 AI system integrated into UCB’s drug discovery programs

Insilico Medicine announces that UCB will integrate its AI-based system for de novo molecular design, Chemistry42™, into its drug discovery ...

Fruit fly research part of effort to protect human health from toxic chemicals

Clemson researchers are a part of the international PrecisionTox consortium which aims to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety ...

New study highlights first infection of human cells during spaceflight

Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Astronauts face many challenges to their health, ...

Plants as protein factories: Antioxidant boosts the yield of valuable biologics

Research team at University of Tsukuba finds spraying leaves with vitamin C prevents cell death and enhances production of high-value ...

Direct observation of coherence energy scale of Hund’s metal

Credit: POSTECH Strongly correlated systems are materials that exhibit strong interactions between electrons, a property unseen in ordinary conductors or ...

Wild relatives offer a solution to devastating chickpea disease Ascochyta blight

Credit: Lars Kamphuis A staple for many, chickpeas are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber and offer many ...

Research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteria

Credit: Shutterstock Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings offer ...

Time needed to sequence key molecules could be reduced from years to minutes

Research demonstrates potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Using a nanopore, researchers have demonstrated ...

New technique brings the study of molecular configuration into the microscopic domain

Credit: Courtesy Analytical Chemistry Researchers have developed a spectroscopic microscope to enable optical measurements of molecular conformations and orientations in ...

Oceans were stressed preceding abrupt, prehistoric global warming

Shelled organisms helped buffer ocean acidification by consuming less alkalinity from seawaterCredit: Northwestern University Microscopic fossilized shells are helping geologists ...

Nanoenzymes designed with a unique combination of structure and functions

Credit: IBB-UAB Researchers at the UAB have designed minimalist biostructures that imitate natural enzymes, capable of carrying out two differentiated ...

A biosensor for measuring extracellular hydrogen peroxide concentrations