Reducing the adverse impact of water loss in cells
Report: How a protein protects cells from deathCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston College of Medicine researcher has ...
Tag: Biochemistry
Researchers create artificial organelles to control cellular behavior
New form of synthetic biology for controlling cellular behavior uses intrinsically disordered proteinsCredit: Michael Dzuricky, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - ...
Light shines on chemical production method
Credit: Yujiro Hoshino, Yokohama National University A team of researchers from Japan has demonstrated a light-based reaction that yields high ...
Diverse amyloid structures and dynamics revealed by high-speed atomic force microscopy
Credit: Kanazawa University In the human body, proteins sometimes occur in fibrillar aggregates called amyloids. Although certain amyloids are known ...
Drug discovery: First rational strategy to find molecular glue degraders
Credit: © Cristina Mayor-Ruiz / CeMM Despite enormous efforts to advance traditional pharmacology approaches, more than three quarters of all ...
Novel magnetic stirrer speaks to lab equipment
Credit: Credit: WMG, University of Warwick A current problem for a wide range of chemists is when stirring a solution ...
Mathematical modeling revealed how chitinase, a molecular monorail, obeys a one-way sign
Credit: NINS/IMS Biomolecular motors in cells generate unidirectional motion, consuming chemical energy gained by, for example, hydrolysis of ATP. Elucidation ...
New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing
Cryo-EM captures CRISPR-Cas9 base editor in actionCredit: UC Berkeley image by Gavin Knott and Audrone Lapinaite Within a mere eight ...
Researchers describe structure of SARS-CoV-2 proteins suitable for design of new drugs
Credit: Petra Krafcikova / IOCB Prague COVID-19 has changed the lives of millions and even billions of people around the ...
Researchers discover a new and unique class of carbohydrate receptors
Credit: Kasper Røjkjær Andersen Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface-exposed carbohydrates that surround and protect bacteria and are involved in biofilm formation, ...
Rena Bizios to receive the BioMedSA Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience
Credit: UTSA Communications (July 30, 2020) -- BioMedSA, the non-profit corporation founded in 2005 to promote and grow San Antonio's ...
A new method is developed to extract antibiotic residue in food from animal sources
Credit: University of Córdoba Coccidiosis is a kind of intestinal illness that affects different groups of animals. It inhibits the ...
Potential preterm births in high risk women predicted to 73% accuracy, by new technique
A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months ...
Using artificial intelligence to smell the roses
UC Riverside study applies machine learning to olfaction with possible vast applications in flavors and fragrancesCredit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Phosphoprotein biomarkers to guide cancer therapy are identified
A study identifying biomarkers for certain neuroendocrine cancers demonstrates a novel approach for identifying and detecting tumor drivers, giving this ...
Human coagulation factor XIIIa expressed in pichia pastoris as fXIIIa hemostatic agent
This article by Dr. Xu et al. is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, 2020Credit: Dr. Xu et al., Bentham ...
Continuous biomarker monitoring for personalised medicine
ERC Proof of Concept Grant for development of multi-analyte test stripCredit: RUB, Kramer Similar to blood sugar, various biomarkers could ...
New affinity purification technique for therapeutic proteins
Credit: Kimoon Kim (POSTECH) Professor Kimoon Kim's research group at POSTECH has developed a highly pure and efficient technique for ...
NIST expands database that helps identify unknown compounds in milk
Credit: R. Press/NIST Got milk? Most people have seen the famous ads featuring celebrities that highlight the importance of drinking ...
Army project turns to nature for help with self-healing material
Credit: Penn State University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- An Army-funded project developed a self-healing material patterned after squid ring ...
