News tagged with egg proteins

Researchers apply computing power to crack egg shell problem

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield have applied computing power to crack a problem in egg shell formation. The work may also give a partial answer to ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Egg-irony: High cholesterol food may reduce blood pressure

Researchers in Canada are reporting evidence that eggs — often frowned upon for their high cholesterol content — may reduce another heart disease risk factor — high blood pressure.

Chemistry / Other

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Do steaks make you big?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adjusting the intake of high protein foods like meat, eggs and milk products could determine whether you become a rugby player or marathon runner and may help you lose weight, according to ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New research shows high-quality protein in eggs contributes to power, strength and energy

A research review published recently in Nutrition Today affirms that the high-quality protein in eggs makes a valuable contribution to muscle strength, provides a source of sustained energy and promotes satiety. High-quality protei ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Making blood-sucking deadly for mosquitoes

Inhibiting a molecular process cells use to direct proteins to their proper destinations causes more than 90 percent of affected mosquitoes to die within 48 hours of blood feeding, a UA team of biochemists ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Robot with frog egg smell sensor (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Tokyo have invented a novel means of improving a robot's sense of smell, by using inexpensive olfactory sensors containing frog eggs.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Scientists discover how flu damages lung tissue

A protein in influenza virus that helps it multiply also damages lung epithelial cells, causing fluid buildup in the lungs, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Southern Research ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ovastacin cuts off sperm binding

A study in The Journal of Cell Biology describes how a secreted enzyme helps egg cells avoid being fertilized by more than one sperm.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0