News tagged with biochemical activity
New resource opens the door for enzyme research
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute has launched the Enzyme Portal, a freely available resource for people who are interested in the biology of enzymes and proteins ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Astronomy without a telescope -- why carbon?
Last week's AWAT Why Water? took the approach of acknowledging that while numerous solvents are available to support alien biochemistries, water is very likely to be the most common biological solvent out the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Researchers find candidates for new HIV drugs
While studying an HIV protein that plays an essential role in AIDS progression, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered compounds that show promise as novel treatments for the disease.
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Nanomedicine: Quantum dots appear safe in pioneering study on primates
A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 20, 2012 |
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New screening technique yields elusive compounds to block immune-regulating enzyme
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found the first chemical compounds that act to block an enzyme that has been linked to inflammatory conditions such as asthma and arthritis, as well as some ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Molecule necessary for DNA repairs also halts them
(Phys.org) -- Repairing DNA breaks can save a cell’s life—but shutting off the repair machinery can be just as critical. How cells accomplish this feat was unknown. However, new research by Johns Hopkins scientists, ...
May 07, 2012 |
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Stanford professors propose 'lecture-less' medical school classes
Dramatic changes are needed in medical student education, including a substantial reduction in the number of traditional lectures, according to a perspective piece to be published May 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine by two ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 03, 2012 |
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Jarid2 may break the Polycomb silence
Historically, fly and human Polycomb proteins were considered textbook exemplars of transcriptional repressors, or proteins that silence the process by which DNA gives rise to new proteins. Now, work by a ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Control of gene expression: Histone occupancy in your genome
When stretched out, the genome of a single human cell can reach six feet. To package it all into a tiny nucleus, the DNA strand is tightly wrapped around a core of histone proteins in repeating units—each ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Inspired by insects: For treatment of vocal fold disorders, researchers look to insect protein
A one-inch long grasshopper can leap a distance of about 20 inches. Cicadas can produce sound at about the same frequency as radio waves. Fleas measuring only millimeters can jump an astonishing 100 times ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Lactating tsetse flies models for lactating mammals?
An unprecedented study of intra-uterine lactation in the tsetse fly, published 18 April 2012 in Biology of Reproduction's Papers-in-Press, reveals that an enzyme found in the fly's milk functions similarly in ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Scientists find how plants grow to escape shade
Mild mannered though they seem, plants are extremely competitive, especially when it comes to getting their fair share of sunlight. Whether a forest or a farm, where plants grow a battle wages for the sun's ...
Apr 15, 2012 |
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Exciting new field of bioorthogonal chemistry owes a debt to curiosity-driven research from previous eras
“Bioorthogonal chemistry is literally chemistry for life,” said Carolyn Bertozzi, an internationally acclaimed leader and founder of this emerging and highly promising field of science that could ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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