80-year-old antibiotic redesigned for new medical uses
Synthetic strategy to enhance natural chemistryCredit: Image by Hiroaki Itoh, first published in Nature Communications, CC-BY. Physicians and scientists have ...
Tag: Biochemistry
Diagnosing COVID-19 in just 30 minutes
Credit: POSTECH The year 2020 can be summarized simply by one word - COVID-19 - as it was the culprit ...
Cyanobacteria as “green” catalysts in biotechnology
Cyanobacteria are environmentally friendly and readily available biocatalysts for the production of new chemicals and, thanks to researchers at TU ...
Researcher receives grant to study the structure and function of enzymes, antibiotic implication
Credit: Virginia Tech Could enzymes hold the key for the future of antibiotic development? "Theoretically, yes. But we have a ...
Research shows cell perturbation system could have medical applications
Nanofountain Probe Electroporation system may lead to quicker and more customized treatment plansCredit: Northwestern McCormick School of Engineering Cell lines ...
Forsyth researchers demonstrate how changing the stem cell response to inflammation may reverse periodontal disease
Credit: Photo by Matthew Modoono Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a serious infection that affects nearly 50 ...
Searching for the chemistry of life
Study shows possible new way to create DNA base pairsCredit: Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Tomislav Stolar In the search for the ...
Fuelling the energy revolution
A chemist at Paderborn University is researching green hydrogen for sustainable transport - dovetailing fundamental research and application technologiesCredit: Paderborn ...
Vaccine ingredients could be hiding in small molecule libraries
Scientists have found an ingredient that makes a vaccine more effective through an approach more often seen in materials science ...
Rise of the mutants: New uOttawa-led research to improve enzyme design methodologies
Credit: Rojo Rakotoharisoa A group of researchers at the University of Ottawa has been looking for ways to improve enzyme ...
Carb-eating bacteria under viral threat
Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactionsCredit: (Purdue University and Seyet LLC) Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates -- that's ...
Tumor progression depends on the tumor microenvironment
Credit: Department of Biochemistry,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and Niigata University identify a novel mechanism by ...
Ecological power storage battery made of vanillin
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Researchers at TU Graz have found a way to convert the aromatic substance vanillin ...
Zebrafish embryos help prove what happens to nanoparticles in the blood
Credit: Yuya Hayashi. Adapted from Mohammad-Beigi et al. (2020) ACS Nano. Copyright 2020 American Chemical Society A variety of nanoparticles ...
Molecules responsible for radio-resistant glioblastoma identified
Credit: Jin-Min Nam Scientists have identified key molecules that mediate radioresistance in glioblastoma multiforme; these molecules are a potential target ...
Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread
Researchers engineer RNA-targeting compounds that disable the pandemic coronavirus' replication engineCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Sept. ...
Why do structural differences in α-synuclein aggregates cause different pathologies?
Credit: TMIMS Misfolding and aggregation of normally soluble proteins are common pathological features of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ...
Breast cancer medication risk
Beta-blockers linked to lower survival in some patientsCredit: Flinders University New research led by Flinders University has found a link ...
The key to lowering CO2 emissions is made of metal
Osaka City University discovers metal ions as key component in exploring the use of CO2 as a raw material through ...
Mussels connect antibodies to treat cancer
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system ...
