A general chemical principle for creating closure-stabilizing integrin inhibitors
Name a biological function, and proteins called integrins are probably involved in it.
Biochemistry
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The origin of life in an RNA pocket
This story begins several billion years ago. There's only chemistry, no biology—that is, plenty of chemical compounds exist on Earth, but life hasn't yet emerged. Then, among myriads of randomly self-assembled chemical ...
Evolution
Sep 14, 2022
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Research using bacteria brings scientists a step closer to creating artificial cells with lifelike functionality
Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build advanced synthetic cells which mimic real life functionality.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2022
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Researchers unravel the crystal structure of a key enzyme of SARS-CoV-2, paving the way for new antivirals
A team of Mount Sinai researchers has produced a high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The discovery could lead to the design of critically ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 8, 2022
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New algorithm uncovers secrets of cell factories
Drug molecules and biofuels can be made to order by living cell factories, where biological enzymes do the job. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a computer model that can predict how fast ...
Biochemistry
Aug 31, 2022
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Slime is all around and inside you: New research on its origins offers insight into genetic evolution
Slime is everywhere. It shapes the consistency of your bodily fluids, from the saliva in your mouth to the goo that covers your organs. It protects you against pathogens, including coronavirus, while creating a home in your ...
Evolution
Aug 29, 2022
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In vivo drug discovery for increasing incretin-expressing cells in diabetes
A new study published in Cell Chemical Biology describes an alternative approach to treat diabetes by identifying drugs directly increasing the number of incretin-expressing cells. The work results from researchers at Karolinska ...
Biochemistry
Aug 23, 2022
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New evidence that water separates into two different liquids at low temperatures
A new kind of "phase transition" in water was first proposed 30 years ago in a study by researchers from Boston University. Because the transition has been predicted to occur at supercooled conditions, however, confirming ...
General Physics
Aug 19, 2022
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Researchers develop a nanoparticle that acts as a heater and a thermometer
Researchers at Kanazawa University report in ACS Nano the development of a nanoparticle that acts as a heater and a thermometer. Inserting the nanoparticle in living cells results in a heat spot that, by switching it on and ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 10, 2022
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Role of morphogens in tissue patterning in heart development
Morphogens are molecules that travel from cell to cell in order to pattern tissues in the embryo. These molecules are important not only for the embryo during development, but also for the adult during tissue repair. However, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 9, 2022
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