First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
Credit: Carlos Jared Caecilians are limbless amphibians that, to the untrained eye, can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians ...
Tag: Biochemistry
Getting a grasp on India’s malaria burden
A method that involves infecting liver cells with mosquito-bred parasites could improve the study of malaria in IndiaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto ...
New light-based method for faster and ‘green’ production of building blocks for medicines
"Significant breakthrough" simplifies processing of gaseous, low-weight hydrocarbons in industry.Credit: Timothy Noël, TU/e In industry, gaseous hydrocarbons, such as ethane ...
How the body fights off urinary tract infections
Credit: Gregor Weiss / ETH Zurich Anyone who has ever had cystitis knows that urinary tract infections of this kind ...
New technique in which drugs make bacteria glow could help fight antibiotic resistance
Credit: Dr Stefano Pagliara, University of Exeter New technique in which drugs make bacteria glow could help fight antibiotic resistance ...
Marine alga from the Kiel Fjord discovered as a remedy against infections and skin cancer
GEOMAR research group successfully applies bioinformatics methods and machine learning in marine drug discoveryCredit: Larissa Büdenbender Healing with the help ...
New candidate for raw material synthesis through gene transfer
"Natural gene transfer" into a multicellular cyanobacterium: Phormidium lacuna lends itself to fun-damental research and biotechnical applicationsCredit: Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe, ...
New method reveals how the Parkinson’s disease protein damages cell membranes
Credit: Fredrik Höök/Chalmers University of Technology In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the 'Parkinson's ...
Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury
Nanomaterials soak up radicals, could aid treatment of COVID-19Credit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 1, 2020) - Artificial enzymes ...
Study confirms ultra music festival likely stressful to fish
UM Rosenstiel School researchers found high cortisol levels in toadfish during music festivalCredit: Tony Winton/Key Content, LLC MIAMI--A new study ...
CityU’s CRISPR-assisted novel method detects RNA-binding proteins in living cells
Credit: Photo source: DOI number: 10.1038/s41592-020-0866-0 While scientists still don't fully understand the diverse nature of RNA molecules, it is ...
Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
Unprecedented details of enamel structure may point to new ways to prevent or halt cavitiesCredit: Karen DeRocher, Northwestern University Scientists ...
Scientists use a Teflon pipe to make a cheap, simple reactor for silica particle synthesis
Functional silica beads for biomedical imaging, drug delivery and other important applications could be made using an easy new flow ...
UTEP research reveals more about path bacterial pathogen travels to cause tuberculosis
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas ...
Novel potassium channel activator which acts as a potential anticonvulsant discovered
Credit: Paul Slesinger, PhD Bottom Line: Potassium channels play an important role in controlling the electrical activity of neurons in ...
Plant tissue engineering improves drought and salinity tolerance
University of Nevada, Reno research addressing future population growth and food shortagesCredit: Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno RENO, ...
Chanterelle mushrooms as a taste enhancer
New method for quality control of chanterelle mushroomsCredit: Leibniz-LSB@TUM Chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius) are one of the most popular mushrooms in ...
Researchers identify multiple molecules that shut down SARS-Cov-2 polymerase reaction
A library of molecules with unique structural and chemical features inhibit the novel coronavirus polymerase, a key drug target for ...
A vaccine targeting aged cells mitigates metabolic disorders in obese mice
Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel vaccine that removes senescent immune cells from the body to improve obesity-induced metabolic ...
Osmotic stress identified as stimulator of cellular waste disposal
Credit: Tania Lopez-Hernandez Cellular waste disposal, where autophagy and lysosomes interact, performs elementary functions, such as degrading damaged protein molecules, ...
