News tagged with classical enzymes

DNA biosynthesis discovery could lead to better antibiotics

Combating several human pathogens, including some biological warfare agents, may one day become a bit easier thanks to research reported by a University of Iowa chemist and his colleagues in the April 16 issue ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Scientists develop ultra-sensitive test that detects diseases in their earliest stages

Scientists have developed an ultra-sensitive test that should enable them to detect signs of a disease in its earliest stages, in research published today in the journal Nature Materials.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Friendly Fungi: Elucidating the fungal biosynthesis of stipitatic acid

(Phys.org) -- In a tale worthy of Sherlock Holmes, scientists in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol, UK have solved a biochemical mystery that had previously proven elusive for 70 years: ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

Precise molecular surgery in the plant genome

Crop plants have always been adapted to the needs of man by breeding for them to carry more fruit, survive droughts, or resist pests. Green biotechnology now adds new tools to the classical breeding methods ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Water, water everywhere – but is it essential to life?

Proteins are large organic molecules that are vital to every living thing, allowing us to convert food into energy, supply oxygen to our blood and muscles, and drive our immune systems. Since proteins evolved in a water-rich ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Quantum biology and Ockham's razor

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper just published in Nature Chemistry, a team of University of Bristol scientists explores whether new models or concepts are needed to tackle one of the 'grand challenges' of che ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Genetic information migrates from plant to plant

Plant scientists were confounded by the fact that the DNA extracted from the plants’ green chloroplasts sometimes showed the greatest similarities when related species grew in the same area. They tried ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mast from classic racing yacht holds one of the keys to sustainable biofuels

(PhysOrg.com) -- The mast from a classic racing yacht and samples from a Forestry Commission breeding trial have played a key role in the search for sustainable biofuels.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Combating mood disorders: New approach simplifies the search for more specific drugs

Many psychiatric conditions are caused by aberrant metabolism of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Researchers in the Department of Pharmacy at LMU have now developed a new screening method, which will facilitate the search ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Breaking down cellulose without blasting lignin

Feared by realtors and homeowners alike, dry rot due to the fungus Serpula lacrymans causes millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and buildings around the world. This brown rot fungus' capacity to bre ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify genes involved in embryonic heart development

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified networks of genes that play an important role in embryonic-heart development, advancing knowledge of how healthy hearts develop—and offering clues about how to combat ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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