Tag: Biochemistry

December 28, 2020

Credit: The University of Hong Kong A research team led by Dr Xiaoyu LI from the Research Division for Chemistry, ...

With COVID exacerbating superbug threat, researchers ID new weapon

Study identifies novel compound in fight against antibiotic resistanceCredit: CU Boulder As scientists around the globe wage war against a ...

Andreas Walther receives ERC Consolidator Grant for development of intelligent materials

EU funding for research into materials with both artificial and lifelike propertiesCredit: photo/©: private Artificially created smart, intelligent materials with ...

The ABCs of species evolution

A transporter protein that regulates cell membrane cholesterol likely played an important role in vertebrate evolution, according to a review ...

A scientific project studies the pollution pathways of the Mediterranean coastal lagoons

Researchers from the ICTA-UAB and the UPCT will analyze the entry routes of nutrients, trace metals and pollutants caused by ...

Molecular reporters expose the allies of the brain tumor

Credit: Gargiulo Lab, MDC Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Roughly five in every 100,000 people ...

Delicious and disease-free: scientists attempting new citrus varieties

$4.67 million helps put new fruits to the testCredit: Chandrika Ramadugu/UCR UC Riverside scientists are betting an ancient solution will ...

Promising clinical data for fenofibrate’s ability to prevent lung damage in COVID patients

Credit: Daniel Hanoch In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and the severity ...

How a large protein complex assembles in a cell

Credit: Visualization: Olga V Posukh, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Novosibirsk Cells produce a great number of different protein complexes, ...

Ancient DNA sheds light on the peopling of the Mariana Islands

Researchers find that present-day Mariana Islanders' ancestry is linked to the PhilippinesCredit: Hsiao-chun Hung To reach the Mariana Islands in ...

BioAFMviewer software for simulated atomic force microscopy of biomolecules

Credit: Kanazawa University Nowadays nanotechnology allows to observe single proteins at work. Under atomic force microscopy (AFM), e.g., their surface ...

Salk Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis receives CAREER award from NSF

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 22, 2020) Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) ...

Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures

UC Riverside study examines molecular pathways that may instigate seizures in some multiple sclerosis patientsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...

Scientists uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists describe 'molecular brakes' of the brainCredit: Virginia Tech A research team led by ...

Volcanic eruptions directly triggered ocean acidification during Early Cretaceous

First study to use stable calcium and strontium isotopes to examine oceanic anoxic eventCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Around ...

Cellular exclusion of mitochondria protects cells from damage

Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel mechanism by which cells turn over mitochondria and maintain cell healthCredit: Osaka University ...

Brain stem cells divide over months

Credit: UZH Stem cells create new nerve cells in the brain over the entire life span. One of the places ...

Corona: How the virus interacts with cells

Credit: SCIGRAPHIX / S. Westermann SARS-CoV-2 infections pose a global threat to human health and a formidable research challenge. One ...

New energy conversion layer for biosolar cells

Credit: Felipe Conzuelo A research team from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), together with colleagues from Lisbon, has produced a semi-artificial ...

Three-dimensionally reconstituted organoids that are just like human organs