Tag: Biochemistry

Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, US Dept. of Energy Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron scattering ...

Common FDA-approved drug may effectively neutralize virus that causes COVID-19

Heparin could be used as a decoy to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cellsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- ...

Biomedical instrument based on microvesicles

A paper saw light in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University Researchers have proved that a microvesicle-based instrument can be effective ...

New study shows how plants regulate their growth-inhibiting hormones to survive

Dimerization of OsGA2ox and OsDAO enhances its enzymatic activity. In a world with a consistently growing population and a climate ...

Genetic editing milestone in mouse model of Rett Syndrome

Editing technique repairs mutant MeCP2 RNA and restores MeCP2 protein functionCredit: Rett Syndrome Research Trust A genomic error that causes ...

How much fluorine is too much fluorine?

Credit: James Hanly For most of us, our closest encounter with the element fluorine is likely to be our toothpaste ...

Dancing chemicals: Innovative catalytic reaction for low-cost synthesis of aromatic esters

July 14, 2020

Scientists discover a novel "ester dance reaction" that can pave the way for various developments in organic chemistryCredit: Junichiro Yamaguchi ...

Scientists found a way to identify diseases by blood serum

July 14, 2020

Researchers developed a new dynamic light scattering method to determine the sizes of circulating immune complexes in blood serumCredit: Peter ...

Green is more than skin-deep for hundreds of frog species

Biochemical workaround makes pigment that tunes light to the exact shade of a green leafCredit: Santiago R. Ron DURHAM, N.C. ...

UMass Amherst team makes artificial energy source for muscle

Synthesizing an alternative fuel for muscle could lead to medical advancesCredit: UMass Amherst/Debold lab AMHERST, Mass. - A chemist and ...

Uncovering the architecture of natural photosynthetic machinery

Credit: Zhao, L., Huokko, T., Wilson, S. et al. Biological membranes play important roles in shaping the cell, sensing the ...

The colorful history of plastids

Credit: S Sibbald and J Archibald A billion years ago, a single-celled eukaryote engulfed a cyanobacterium--an organism capable of converting ...

Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Credit: Manuel Saldivia and Andrés Sánchez Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the ...

New bioink for cell bioprinting in 3D

Dynamic peptide-folding mediated biofunctionalization and modulation of hydrogels for 4D bioprintingCredit: Magnus Johansson A research group led by Daniel Aili, ...

Electron cryo-microscopy: Using inexpensive technology to produce high-resolution images

Credit: Panagiotis Kastritis Biochemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have used a standard electron cryo-microscope to achieve surprisingly good ...

UQ researchers solve a 50-year-old enzyme mystery

July 10, 2020

Credit: The University of Queensland Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unravelling of a 50-year-old mystery ...

Salmonella biofilm protein causes autoimmune responses — Possible link with Alzheimer’s

Credit: Debra Marshall/VIDO-InterVac Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...

Dissecting fruit flies’ varying responses to life-extension diet

Study may help explain how genes and other factors influence an individual's response to restricting caloriesCredit: Alice C. Gray Changes ...

Scientists from Russia and Germany to develop new biotechnology using algae

Project to create a resource and CO2-neutral energy closed-loop technology from microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana and duckweed Lemna minor.Credit: Peter the ...

OPTN-ATG9 interaction accelerates autophagic degradation of ubiquitin-labeled mitochondria