April’s SLAS Technology is now available
Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - Just released is the April edition of SLAS Technology featuring cover article, ...
Tag: Biochemistry
Even bacteria need their space: Squished cells may shut down photosynthesis
Credit: Kristin A. Moore and Jeffrey C. Cameron Introverts take heart: When cells, like some people, get too squished, they ...
Coronavirus SARS-CoV2: BESSY II data accelerate drug development
At the Berlin X-ray source BESSY II, researchers have decoded the protein responsible for the replication of the corona virus. ...
Removing belly fat before it sticks to you
University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat busting proteins in the laboratoryCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Triglycerides, those fats that seem ...
Coronavirus testing kits to be developed using SFU-invented RNA imaging technology
Credit: Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University researchers will use their pioneering imaging technology--called Mango, for its bright colour-- to ...
Graphene underpins a new platform to selectively ID deadly strains of bacteria
Prototype developed by Boston College-led team demonstrates the first selective, electrical detection of two pathogenic bacterial speciesCredit: Kenneth Burch, Boston ...
Stanford scientists program cells to carry out gene-guided construction projects
Researchers have developed a method to genetically reprogram cells to build artificial structuresCredit: Image credit: Ella Maru Studio and Yoon ...
New contrast agent for early diagnosis of brain metastases
Credit: Barth van Rossum, FMP A group of researchers led by Leif Schroeder from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) ...
Trauma relapse in a novel context may be preventable
Discovery of a brain region linked to fear renewal may hold promise for developing PTSD treatment strategiesCredit: @ Korea Brain ...
Open sesame: Micro RNAs regulate plant pores
Environmental changes trigger tiny RNA segments to modify plant pores involved in photosynthesis.Credit: DGIST Environmental cues prompt small RNA segments ...
Radiation drugs with longer shelf life brings hope for cancer patients globally
Cost effective radiation technique targetedCredit: Image: IMCRC People with hard-to-reach cancers in the kidney, gut and prostate will have improved ...
New technique ‘prints’ cells to create diverse biological environments
Researchers harness photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly construct arrays of cells and proteins that mimic living conditionsCredit: (UC Berkeley ...
Sugar brings a lot of carbon dioxide into the deeper sea
Laminarin plays central role in marine carbon cycle; in the sunlit surface layer of the ocean, photosynthetic microalgae convert much ...
Compartments without borders
New method to create 'membraneless compartments' lends insight into cellular processesCredit: Keating Lab, Penn State A new laboratory method allows ...
New understanding of immune modulator interleukin-2 guides drug discovery
A new study shows how IL-2's flexible structure governs its effects on the immune system, providing crucial information for harnessing ...
Passport tagging for express cargo transportation in cells
Improving the secretion of biopharmaceutical glycoproteins using a molecular passport tag that is recognized by the cargo receptorCredit: © Koichi ...
Blocking sugar structures on viruses and tumor cells
Artificial sugar-binding protein may inhibit cell growthCredit: TUM-Chair of Biological Chemistry The laboratory directed by Arne Skerra, Professor of Biological ...
Scientists have discovered the origins of the building blocks of life
Rutgers researchers retraced the evolution of enzymes over billions of yearsCredit: Vikas Nanda/Rutgers University Rutgers researchers have discovered the origins ...
Scientists can now edit multiple genome fragments at a time
CHyMErA: a new tool for simultaneous editing of multple genes and genomic fragmentsCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, National Human Genome ...
Biophysicists blend incompatible components in one nanofiber
Credit: Elizaveta Pavlova et al./RSC Advances Russian researchers from the Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, the Moscow Institute ...
