Tag: Molecular Biology

Toxic protein inhibits cell wall synthesis in rival bacteria. Discovery helps explain how pathogens cause imbalances in established microbial communities ...

Biologists create new genetic systems to neutralize gene drives

Two active genetics strategies help address concerns about gene-drive releases into the wildCredit: Ana Silva In the past decade, researchers ...

Increasing the effectiveness of cancer treatments: Anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy

Credit: Department of Molecular Genetics,TMDU An international research team of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and Harvard Medical School ...

Predicting the future of liver-safe drugs

Credit: Institute of Research,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in collaboration with Takeda-CiRA program and other international ...

Scientists to explore new frontiers in Parkinson’s disease research with $7.2M grant

Aligning science across Parkinson's initiative supports international project aiming to unravel the biology of a gene linked to Parkinson's diseaseCredit: ...

MDI Biological Laboratory receives grant to study tendon regeneration

Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., will study tendon regeneration after injury in salamandersCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Modern medicine ...

Kang finds keys to control the ‘driver of cancer’s aggressiveness’

By isolating the enzymes responsible for recycling a dangerous protein, Princeton's Yibin Kang has identified a promising new target for ...

First look at how hallucinogens bind structurally to serotonin receptors

Credit: Kim et al./Cell Although hallucinogenic drugs have been studied for decades, little is known about the underlying mechanisms in ...

Princeton researchers discover how worms pass down knowledge through the generations

Coleen Murphy found the key to multi-generational pathogen avoidance: a small RNA called P11Credit: Illustration by Rachel Kaletsky, Rebecca Moore ...

Discovery of microbes with mixed membranes sheds new light on early evolution of life

Credit: Marianne Baas Changing skins Cells are surrounded by a layer of membrane lipids that protect them from changes in ...

Better communication helps translate molecular tools

Princeton scientists explaining how diverse species coexist in microbial communities

How is gut species diversity affected when vital nutrients are only seasonally available?Credit: Amir Erez, Jaime G. Lopez, Benjamin Weiner, ...

New gene implicated in neuron diseases

A defective protein quality control system leads to motor neuron death, as seen in disorders such as ALSCredit: Courtesy Scripps ...

Liquid water at 170 degrees Celsius

X-ray laser reveals anomalous dynamics at ultra-fast heatingCredit: DESY, Britta Liebaug Using the X-ray laser European XFEL, a research team ...

Scientists studied color change from green to red in the fluorescent protein

Credit: Dmitry A. Gorbachev et al/Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Scientists from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), the ...

COVID-19 virus uses heparan sulfate to get inside cells

Discovery opens new possibilities for treating COVID-19 by disrupting virus' ability to bind the carbohydrate, potentially by using a repurposed ...

The Wnt pathway gets even more complicated

Credit: ©Batista Rocha/IMBA The Wnt signalling pathway has been studied for decades, still it holds surprises in store. Bon-Kyoung Koo, ...

The Josep Carreras Institute identifies a marker of poor evolution in Hodgkin’s lymphoma

The marker that allows predicting which patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma will present an aggressive clinical course, and will therefore be ...

Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO2 fixing enzyme Rubisco

Credit: Credit: Modified Fig. 1A of Matsumura et al. Molecular Plant (2020). A research group consisting of Associate Professor FUKAYAMA ...

Princeton lab discovers small “Cain-and-Abel” molecule