Minimizing post-harvest food losses
Research team from Graz, Austria, develops biological methods to improve the shelf life of fruit and vegetablesCredit: Lunghammer - TU ...
Tag: Biochemistry
CO biosynthesis required for the assembly of the active site in NiFe-hydrogenase
Credit: NINS/IMS The research group including researchers of Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), Institute for Molecular ...
Sugar-coating proteins can help understand brain disease
A University of Dundee discovery has the potential to help scientists better understand neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson'sCredit: ...
Structural and biochemical studies clarify the methylation mechanism of anticodon in tRNA
Transfer RNA recognition mechanism of eukaryotic tRNA methyltransferase Trm7-Trm734 complex and functions of its subunitsCredit: Ehime University Genetic information on ...
The genetic imprint of Palaeolithic has been detected in North African populations
They have identified a small genetic imprint of the inhabitants of the region in Palaeolithic times, thus ruling out the ...
Membrane intercalation enhances photodynamic bacteria inactivation
Credit: Tian Ye Bacterial infections pose a threat to human health. Now, with increasing antibiotic resistance, such infections may again ...
A solution to a hairy problem in forensic science
Making hair proteomics a practical method for forensic investigationCredit: N. Hanacek/NIST In an effort to make hair comparison a more ...
Dr. Yamamoto receives the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award and Lectureship
Dr. Fumiichiro Yamamoto receives the prestigious Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award and Lectureship for his work on blood group genesCredit: Dr. ...
Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer
UC Riverside-led study could lead to the development of drugs that target liver and other cancersCredit: Song lab, UC Riverside ...
Talk to the hand
MU researchers find human brain can rewire itself after a traumatic bodily injuryCredit: University of Missouri Fans of the blockbuster ...
Cell signalling breakthrough opens up new avenues for research
Credit: Claire E. Eyers, University of Liverpool; Jeroen Claus, Phospho Biomedical Animation Researchers at the University of Liverpool have made ...
Atomic-level analysis of bone aims to predict and lessen fractures in diabetics
Research will look at the mechanics behind why diabetics face increased risk of fractureCredit: Rensselaer TROY, N.Y. -- People with ...
New approach uses light to stabilize proteins for study
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Researchers report they have developed a new technique that uses light ...
From cone snail venom to pain relief
How conotoxins can be used in pain therapyCredit: © Markus Muttenthaler Conotoxins are bioactive peptides found in the venom that ...
Eelgrass acid and resveratrol produced by cell factories for the first time
Scientists are now able to produce a wide range of sulfated aromatic compounds such as antifouling eelgrass acid, resveratrol and ...
Dynamics of silk proteins are key to outstanding stability of spider silk as biomaterial
Interdisciplinary study clarifies role of protein dynamics mediated by the amino acid methionineCredit: Ill./©: Benedikt Goretzki, Ute Hellmich Spider silk ...
Protein Data Bank at Rutgers Awarded $34.5 million grant
Data bank makes more than 150,000 3D biomolecular structures freely available to the publicCredit: David S. Goodsell The RCSB Protein ...
Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab
Gamers designing proteins, raw food changing the gut, and a toxin-absorbing MOFCredit: (Credit: Gemma Smith/Manchester University) The unique ways in ...
Malaria parasite lives on the edge
Risky strategy prepares the parasite for the unexpected but could be exploited to fight the deadly diseaseCredit: Penn State The ...
Mutated form of DNA repair protein may shed light on its role in preventing cancer
Credit: Clemson College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Two trillion times each day, the cells in a typical human ...
