Tag: Molecular Biology

April 16, 2020

Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel protein essential for the sperm-oocyte interaction and fusion of gamete membranes that is ...

Acoustic growth factor patterning

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 15, 2020--For optimally engineered tissues, it is important that biological ...

Staff at Berkeley Lab’s X-Ray facility mobilize to support COVID-19-related research

Advanced Light Source experiments focus on proteins related to virus that has infected about 2 million people worldwideCredit: Thor Swift, ...

COPD as a lung stem cell disease

Single cell cloning tells the story of abnormal cellsCredit: University of Houston Two internationally renowned stem cell experts have found ...

Crohn’s disease: Preserving inflammation-free phases

Early detection of Crohn's disease flare-ups leads to improved therapy optionsCredit: Prof. Dirk Haller / TUM Intestinal stem cell metabolism ...

Chemist developing 3D simulations of coronavirus spike proteins

Research will show how the virus binds to human cell receptors and will aid the development of vaccines and therapeuticsCredit: ...

Autism in males linked to defect in brain immune cells, microglia

Immune cell mutations lead to inadequate pruning of brain connections in young male miceCredit: Baoji Xu lab, Scripps Research, Florida ...

UMass Amherst scientists prepare sterile solution for COVID-19 tests

Critical shortage of viral transport media has hampered diagnostic testing during pandemicCredit: UMass Amherst Answering an urgent call for assistance ...

Self-isolation or keep calm and carry on — the plant cell’s dilemma

Credit: John Innes Centre Self-isolation in the face of a marauding pathogen may save lives but it comes at the ...

Tailoring treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Research led by the School of Veterinary Medicine's Rumela Chakrabarti identified a molecular pathway responsible for the disease's progression and ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, next steps, and the role of small business

Credit: NIAID-RML, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. ...

Diagnostics, meet CRISPR

New CRISPR diagnostic testCredit: Michael Kaminski, MDC The simplicity of urine sampling has been combined with the excellent sensing abilities ...

Discovered a small protein that synchronizes the circadian clocks in shoots and roots

The CSIC researcher at CRAG Paloma Mas leads a study published in Nature Plants demonstrating that the clock protein ELF4 ...

Discovery of a drug to rescue winter depression-like behavior

Celastrol treats SAD-like symptoms in medaka fishCredit: Issey Takahashi | Nagoya University ITbM A group of animal biologists and chemists ...

UofL researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer

Researchers publish theory that specific protein from adipose tissue promotes breast cancer developmentCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It ...

Computer model predicts how drugs affect heart rhythm

UC Davis researchers develop an easy pre-clinical test of cardiac safetyCredit: Copyright UC Regents UC Davis Health researchers have developed ...

Light driven proton pump in distant relative

Ion channel VRAC enhances immune response against viruses

Ion channel VRAC transports the messenger substance cGAMP from cell to cellCredit: Rosa Planells-Cases VRAC/LRRC8 chloride channels do not only ...

Technique offers path for biomanufacturing medicines during space flights

Research simulating instrument aboard international space station nurtures E. coli bacteriaCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- An instrument currently ...

Research sheds light on how silver ions kill bacteria