Tag: Molecular Biology

Cheap energy for the tumor cellCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA It has been known for decades that cancer cells have an ...

Duplicate or mirror?

Laser light determines chirality of molecules "In pharmaceutics, being able to transition a molecule from one chirality to the other ...

Coveted award underscores the importance of protein folding for cellular heath

Award ceremony for the 2019 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize in the Paulskirche, Frankfurt FRANKFURT am MAIN. Franz-Ulrich Hartl ...

Dorothee Dormann receives award for research on causes of neurodegenerative diseases

The 2019 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers FRANKFURT am MAIN. Dr. Dorothee Dormann from the Biomedical ...

Speed limit on DNA-making sets pace for life’s first steps

Credit: Images courtesy Stanislav Y. Shvartsman Fruit flies make for stingy mothers, imparting only a portion of the genetic building ...

Antibody-drug conjugate shows efficacy against cell surface protein in neuroblastoma

CHOP researchers: This first-in-class immunotherapeutic approach could spawn new treatment options for neuroblastoma and other high-mortality childhood cancersCredit: Children's Hospital ...

Therapy could improve and prolong sight in those suffering vision loss

Damping noise in hyperactive eye cells allows details to emerge Millions of Americans are progressively losing their sight as cells ...

Columbia Team develops treatments for depression

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of resistance to antidepressants Major depressive disorder is a debilitating illness that affects more than 350 ...

Determining what binds to mucus

The human body is full of mucus. This viscous goo isn't just a nuisance that gets coughed up or sneezed ...

Hematopoietic stem cells: Making blood thicker than water

Researchers at Osaka University reveal how a regulatory molecule ensures an appropriate supply of blood cells while avoiding the excessive ...

OU neuroscientists find brain pathway supporting an intersection of taste and pain

Credit: University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma neuroscientists have found a pathway in the brain where taste and pain intersect ...

LifeTime is delighted to receive EU funding

LifeTime is one of the six winners of an EU-wide competition in which ambitious and forward-looking research projects are selected ...

International congress of Myology 2019

At Bordeaux (France) from March 25 to 28, 2019 During the 3 days of plenary sessions and thematic symposia of ...

Renowned UMass Amherst researchers honored by Institute of Food Technologists

Credit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Professor David Julian McClements and Professor Hang Xiao, both among the most ...

Novel potent antimicrobial from thermophilic bacterium

Credit: Oscar Kuipers / University of Groningen University of Groningen microbiologists and their colleagues from Lithuania have discovered a new ...

New contributor to age-related hearing loss identified

Research sheds light on a vital, but largely unknown, part of the inner earCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Researchers ...

For infection-fighting cells, a guideline for expanding the troops

Researchers at Princeton look into the mathematical relationship that describes how T cells expand in response to infection T cells ...

Integral Molecular’s MAbs against CB1 to treat NASH enter new development phase following $1.4 million award

CB1 MAbs enter new development phaseCredit: Integral Molecular Integral Molecular, the industry leader in antibody discovery against multipass membrane proteins, ...

Mystery solved — biologists in Dresden explain the genetic origins of the saffron crocus

Medicinal plant, bed of the gods, spice and source of conflict -- the luxurious saffron is shrouded in mythCredit: TUD/Sarah ...

Unveiling the role of selenocysteine, the mysterious 21st amino acid