Tag: Molecular Biology

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have shed fresh light on the mechanism used by certain types of bacteria to ...

How aerobic exercise and resistance training preserves muscle mass in obese older adults

As obesity increases in aging Western populations, frailty--which is exacerbated by obesity--is becoming a greater health concern and a major ...

Super-resolution microscopy illuminates associations between chromosomes

Credit: Gerton Lab KANSAS CITY, MO - Thanks to super-resolution microscopy, scientists have now been able to unambiguously identify physical ...

Superbug virulence regulatory mechanism revealed: Pave ways for developing new antibiotics

Credit: City University of Hong Kong As antibiotic resistance is growing and posing a threat on public health, developing new ...

It’s not an antibody, it’s a frankenbody: A new tool for live-cell imaging

Antibody-based probe works in living systems and targets the classic HA tagCredit: Ning Zhao/Colorado State University Antibodies are the biomolecules ...

Gut microbes protect against flu virus infection in mice

Credit: Bradley and Finsterbusch et al./Cell Reports Commensal gut microbes stimulate antiviral signals in non-immune lung cells to protect against ...

Proteins trapped in glass could yield new medicinal advances

Credit: Small: Volume 15, Issue 24, Atom Probe Tomography for 3D Structural and Chemical Analysis of Individual Proteins Gustav Sundell, ...

Novel computer model supports cancer therapy

Researchers from the Life Sciences Research Unit (LSRU) of the University of Luxembourg have developed a computer model that simulates ...

Bench to beside study of a targetable enzyme controlling aggressive prostate cancer

PHILADELPHIA -- Prostate cancer represents a major health challenge and there is currently no effective treatment once it has advanced ...

FEFU scientists teamed up with colleagues to develop ointment for skin cancer prevention

Ointments will help patients to get free of some aesthetic defects that inevitably follow the surgeryCredit: FEFU press office Scientists ...

BioImage Archive — A new hub for biological images

EMBL-EBI announces the launch of the BioImage Archive, a large-scale, centralized data resource to host reference imaging dataCredit: EMBL-EBI EMBL's ...

Using a common anticonvulsant to counteract inflammation

Breakthrough and unique research helps scientists reposition papaverine as a novel drug to treat inflammation that is implicated in sepsis ...

Human Frontier Science Program awards Michael Hall the 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award

HFSP Nakasone Award The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) has announced that its 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award will be awarded ...

Airless worms: A new hope against drug-resistant parasites

By targeting an unusual offshoot of worm metabolism, researchers seek to fight a major global health problemCredit: WikiMedia Commons Over ...

Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells

UC Riverside research on mouse neural stem cells has implications for nicotine useCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...

Scissors get stuck — another way bacteria use CRISPR/Cas9

Cas9 represses gene activity, important for virulence In biotech these days, CRISPR/Cas9 is a hot topic, because of its utility ...

Researchers clock DNA’s recovery time after chemotherapy

In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix ...

Protein clumps in ALS neurons provide potential target for new therapies

Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological condition that affects motor neurons -- the ...

Three-dimensional model illuminates key aspects of early development

Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University From a biological standpoint, the earliest stages ...

Mutation discovery leads to precise treatment for child with severe lymphatic disorder