A short cut to billion dollar drugs
(Phys.org)—Scientists have found a highly efficient method of making hormone-based drugs which could generate billions of sales for the pharmaceutical industry.
Sep 20, 2012
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First 3-D model of protein linked to human birth defects, cancer development
(Phys.org)—The first detailed and complete picture of a protein complex that is tied to human birth defects as well as the progression of many forms of cancer has been obtained by an international team ...
Sep 17, 2012
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Inspired by genetics, chemistry finally takes hold of its own code
Nature proves every day that it is both complex and efficient. Organic chemists are envious of it; their conventional tools confine them to simpler achievements. Thanks to the work of professor Stefan Matile's team from the ...
Aug 19, 2012
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New laser can point the way to new energy harvesting
New ultrafast laser equipment, capable of generating intense pulses of light as short as a few femtoseconds from the UV to the Infra Red, will help scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) measure how energy is transferred ...
Feb 28, 2012
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Researchers create new synthetic compound with HIV-fighting promise
Using chemical compounds found in a Japanese plant as a lead and the clever application of ultraviolet light, a Scripps Research Institute team has created a unique library of dozens of synthetic compounds to test for biomedical ...
Jan 18, 2011
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Cells use water in nano-rotors to power energy conversion
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have provided the first atomic-level glimpse of the proton-driven motor from a major group of ATP synthases, ...
Aug 03, 2010
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Lessening the Penalty for Creating Block Copolymer Nanostructures
How do you make a material that has the elasticity of a rubber band and the thermal insulation of a Styrofoam cup? Connect two distinct polymer chains - poly(isoprene) and poly(styrene) - end to end like a ...
Jul 19, 2010
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Supramolecular architecture explains the incredible strength of fibrin blood clots
A new study unlocks the previously unknown structural features that underlie the incredible elastic resilience of fibrin, the main protein in blood clots. The research, published by Cell Press in Biophysical Journal on May ...
May 18, 2010
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Scientists gain new understanding of disease-causing bacteria
A team of scientists from The Forsyth Institute, the University of Connecticut Health Center, the CDC and the Wadsworth Center, have used state-of-the-art technology to elucidate the molecular architecture of Treponema pallidum, ...
Nov 30, 2009
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Roadrunner supercomputer simulates nanoscale material failure
Very tiny wires, called nanowires, made from such metals as silver and gold, may play a crucial role as electrical or mechanical switches in the development of future-generation ultrasmall nanodevices.
Oct 29, 2009
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Silence of the genes
The molecular architecture of a protein complex that helps determine the fate of human cells has been imaged for the first time by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National ...
Oct 13, 2009
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Structure of protective protein in the eye lens revealed
The human eye lens consists of a highly concentrated mix of several proteins. Protective proteins prevent these proteins from aggregating and clumping. If this protective function fails, the lens blurs and ...
Jul 31, 2009
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