How does evolution innovate? We exist because our ancestors have had the ability to adapt successfully to changes in their environment; however, merely examining present-day organisms can limit our understanding of the actual ...

Biology - Evolution

Dec 11, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

A previously poorly investigated signalling pathway is crucial for the growth and proliferation of prostate cancer cells. An international research team discovered this when studying the enzyme "soluble adenylyl ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Feb 05, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers has used the brilliant X-rays of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory to pin down the crystalline structure of an enzyme complex that scientists had spent ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Sep 20, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

For the past several years, Min Guo, an assistant professor at The Scripps Research Institute, has focused on the intricate actions of an ancient family of catalytic enzymes that play a key role in translation, the process ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 15, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 4

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a new mode of action for enzymes immersed in cellular membranes. Their experiments suggest that instead of recognizing and clipping proteins based on sequences of ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 16, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Flowers need water and light to grow. Even children learn that plants use sunlight to gather energy from earth and water. Members of Professor Dr. Olaf Kruse's biological research team at Bielefeld University ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

An international group of scientists working at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has mapped a weak spot in the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, pinpointing a promising new target for ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Nov 29, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Calcium is so much more than the mineral that makes our bones and teeth strong: It is a ubiquitous signaling molecule that provides crucial information inside of and between cells. Calcium is used to help ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 04, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

You might think you have nothing in common with mustard except hotdogs. Yet based on research in a plant from the mustard family, Salk scientists have discovered a possible explanation for how organisms, ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Feb 05, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) —In the search for new antibiotics, researchers are taking an unusual approach: They are developing peptides, short chains of protein building blocks that effectively inhibit a key enzyme of ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Apr 09, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 2 |

Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a new type of anti-inflammatory compound that may be useful in treating a wide range of conditions, including neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases. These ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jun 21, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

Scientists are reporting development of the first practical way to make large amounts of a promising new anti-cancer substance that kills cancer cells differently than existing medicines. Their article on ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jan 16, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0

Scientists have revealed how a bacterial enzyme has evolved an energy-efficient method to move long distances along DNA. The findings, published in Science, present further insight into the coupling of chemical and mechan ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 19, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

A long-used anti-cancer drug could be a starting point to develop new treatments for the incurable nerve disease known as Lou Gehrig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), scientists are reporting. ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jun 13, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

In evaluating the bioactive compounds of Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines, University of Illinois scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation. And that ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Aug 20, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0