Overfertilizing corn undermines ethanol
Rice University scientists and their colleagues have found that when growing corn crops for ethanol, more means less.
Environment
Feb 25, 2011
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News tagged with biomolecules
Experiment reaches biology milestone with hard X-ray laser
Unraveling the molecular basis of life is an age-old quest of humanity. A breakthrough towards this goal was reported in a pair of studies published Feb. 3 in the scientific journal Nature, detailing a new method developed ...
Biochemistry
Feb 2, 2011
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Method prints nanostructures using hard, sharp 'pen' tips floating on soft polymer springs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Northwestern University researchers have developed a new technique for rapidly prototyping nanoscale devices and structures that is so inexpensive the "print head" can be thrown away when done.
Nanophysics
Jan 26, 2011
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Scientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Theoretical biologists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have used a New Mexico supercomputer to aid an international research team in untangling another mystery related to ribosomes -- those enigmatic jumbles ...
Biochemistry
Dec 2, 2010
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The water dance
Water (H2O) is a unique molecule that holds amazing properties. Scientists have a good grasp of the structure and chemistry of individual molecules of water. But understanding how large numbers of these molecules move and ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 29, 2010
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Large tree-like sugar clusters provide potential in vivo probes for cancer cells
Challenges in isolating and synthesizing protein-bound sugar molecules called N-glycans, which help stabilize insulin levels and modulate antibody-dependent immune responses among many other important processes in the body, ...
Biochemistry
Nov 26, 2010
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Clicking TC-99m SPECT probes together
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radioactively labeled compounds are important for use as imaging probes or radiotherapeutic agents. Most radioisotopes with suitable decay properties are transition metals or elements with metallic character. ...
Materials Science
Oct 11, 2010
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Chemists design 'tunable,' cloaked, toxin delivery system to kill tumors from within
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers led by University of Massachusetts Amherst chemist Vincent Rotello have demonstrated that they can deliver a dormant toxin into a specific site such as a tumor for anti-cancer therapy, then chemically ...
Biochemistry
Oct 4, 2010
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How do your crystals grow?
Because one of the main bottlenecks in determining the structure of protein molecules is producing good isolated single crystals, improved crystallization techniques would be useful in a wide range of genomics and pharmaceutical ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 14, 2010
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Platinum and light together fight cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers continue to search for cancer treatments that effectively destroy tumor cells while protecting surrounding healthy tissue and the body. One intriguing approach involves photoactivated drugs: an ...
Biochemistry
Sep 14, 2010
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