Tag: Cell Biology

August 11, 2020

New research into malaria suggests targeting enzymes from the human host, rather than from the pathogen itself, could offer effective ...

NSF renews Rice biological physics center

$12.9 million in funding backs Center for Theoretical Biological Physics researchCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 10, 2020) - ...

New USask-led research reveals previously hidden features of plant genomes

Credit: David Stobbe SASKATOON - An international team led by the Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC) at the ...

Engineers enlist fungi to advance against disease

Federal grant helps Rice's Gao lab find gene-editing strategies to counter drug resistanceCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 10, ...

Imaging method highlights new role for cellular “skeleton” protein

Molecules of actin help control the division of mitochondria, with implications for diseaseCredit: Salk Institute/Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center LA JOLLA--(August ...

The CNIO pave the way for a future gene therapy to reverse pulmonary fibrosis associated with ageing

Credit: CNIO Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially lethal disease for which there is currently no cure and that is ...

Nanocatalysts that remotely control chemical reactions inside living cells

Credit: In su Lee (POSTECH) The enzymes responsible for catalytic reactions in our body's biological reactions are difficult to use ...

New treatment targets found for blinding retinal disease

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University When the eye isn't getting enough oxygen in the face of common conditions ...

Scientists introduce FlowRACS for high-throughput discovery of enzymes

Credit: WANG Xixian Enzymes are molecules that catalyze metabolisms. Discovery and mining of enzymes, such as those producing oils or ...

Newly discovered mutation could point to heart disease therapeutic target

Research points to potential to reduce triglyceride levels without the risk of unpleasant and serious side effects in the intestines ...

NSD2 enzyme appears to prevent cellular senescence

Toward an era where aging can be controlledCredit: Professor Mitsuyoshi Nakao Researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan have used comprehensive ...

New reporter mouse strain offers powerful genetic tool to identify P2X2-expressing cells

University of South Florida researchers will manipulate the P2X2-cre system to better understand sensory nerve function and drive targeted treatmentsCredit: ...

Adding another dimension to a cell culture model for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Success in promoting plant growth for biodiesel

High-speed motor protein developed by gene fusion promotes growth and seed yield of Camelina sativaCredit: Motoki Tominaga In JST Strategic ...

Marshall University researcher to study renal failure-associated cardiomyopathy

Credit: Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Komal Sodhi, M.D., an associate professor of surgery and biomedical sciences at the Marshall ...

Scientists discover new concept of bacterial gene regulation

Research team of the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" at the University Jena identifies new regulatory sRNA moleculesCredit: ...

Grow faster, die sooner

How growth rates influence the fitness of bacteriaCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Bacteria are survival artists: When they get nutrition, ...

Metallic blue fruits use fat to produce color and signal a treat for birds

Credit: Rox Middleton Researchers have found that a common plant owes the dazzling blue colour of its fruit to fat ...

NTU develops peptide that makes drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again

Peptide also kills multidrug-resistant bacteria on its ownCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed ...

Sanford Burnham Prebys awarded $4.5 million NIH grant for mental illness therapeutics