News tagged with liquid protein

Physicists report nanotechnology feat with proteins

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA physicists have made nanomechanical measurements of unprecedented resolution on protein molecules.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 17, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

LCD projector used to control brain, muscles of tiny organisms such as worms (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are using inexpensive components from ordinary liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors to control the brain and muscles of tiny organisms, including freely moving worms. Red, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 16, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The future of drug development

John Engen, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology at the Northeastern University, is at the forefront of research that will advance drug discovery and development by making it easier to analyze ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Why fish don't freeze in the Arctic Ocean

German researchers have discovered how natural antifreeze works to protect fish in the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean from freezing to death. They were able to observe that an antifreeze protein in the fish's ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Scientists make water-free liquid from blood protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to make a highly concentrated water-free liquid of a key blood protein, myoglobin, opening up the possibility of new types of ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

What makes stem cells tick?

Investigators at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) and The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made the first comparative, large-scale phosphoproteomic analysis of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chemists make liquid protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first known example of a liquid protein has been made by chemists at the University of Bristol opening up the possibility of a number of medical and industrial applications including high-potency ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New theory on why male, female lemurs same size

When it comes to investigating mysteries, Sherlock Holmes has nothing on Rice University biologist Amy Dunham. In a newly published paper, Dunham offers a new theory for one of primatology's long-standing ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0