Tag: Molecular Biology

Credit: MBI Berlin Pairs of negatively charged phosphate groups and positive magnesium ions represent a key structural feature of DNA ...

Basel researchers identify drug against the formation of metastasis

Credit: © M Oeggerli / Micronaut 2018, supported by Pathology-, C-CINA / Biozentrum-, and I Krol, and N Aceto, Faculty ...

How drugs can minimize the side effects of chemotherapy

Researchers at the University of Zurich have determined the three-dimensional structure of the receptor that causes nausea and vomiting as ...

Reading the signs: Semaphorin linked to lung cancer treatment resistance

Researchers at Osaka University have identified a protein that is involved in treatment resistance in lung cancer cells carrying a ...

UCLA study overturns dogma of cancer metabolism theory

Tumors not as addicted to glucose as previously thoughtCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Communications Scientists at the Eli ...

Scientists hit on the protein and lipid composition of the Siberian mammoth bone

Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Scientists from Skoltech and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) studied the protein and lipid ...

Integral Molecular awarded NIH grant to discover neuroimmune drug targets in Alzheimer's

SBIR for target discoveryCredit: Integral Molecular, Inc. PHILADELPHIA--Integral Molecular, the industry leader in membrane protein technologies, was awarded a Small ...

Stem cell study offers clues for optimizing bone marrow transplants and more

Credit: Figure by Jiya Eerdeng/Rong Lu Lab/USC Stem Cell Bone marrow transplants, which involve transplanting healthy blood stem cells, offer ...

Potato pathogens meet their match through $8 million multistate research initiative

Exploring best practices for strong, disease-resistant potato cropsCredit: Colorado State University For several years, Colorado State University agricultural researchers have ...

Mosquito-specific protein may lead to safer insecticides

A protein required for development of mosquito eggs may provide a mosquito-selective target for insecticide development, according to a new ...

Researchers uncover new mechanism of gene regulation involved in tumor progression

Ready, set, go for crossing the barrier for transcription!Credit: CRG, Iris Joval Genes contain all the information needed for the ...

Scientists provide new insight on how gene expression is controlled

New research on transcriptional pausing, which helps control gene expression in cells, will aid our understanding of the enzyme RNA ...

Flies release neuronal brakes to fly longer

A team led by Prof. Gaiti Hasan of NCBS, and her collaborators describe how groups of different neurons connect up ...

Essential nutrient may help fight Alzheimer's across generations