The tenth SpaceX cargo resupply launch to the International Space Station, targeted for launch Feb. 18, will deliver investigations that study human health, Earth science and weather patterns. Here are some highlights of ...
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2017
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued one of the world's most intricate measurement standards: an exhaustively analyzed antibody protein that the biopharmaceutical industry will use to help ...
Biochemistry
Jul 28, 2016
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Monoclonal antibodies are an important new class of drugs to treat cancer, heart disease and a range of other conditions. However, their production in mammalian cells introduces a large number of contaminants that are difficult ...
Biotechnology
Jan 20, 2016
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Scientists looking at the antiviral mechanisms of two previously identified human monoclonal antibodies have found they potently inhibit chikungunya virus (CHIKV) at multiple stages of infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 10, 2015
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Monoclonal antibodies represent one of the most important segments of international biopharma, and how they are purified is a major factor in their success. Now, A*STAR researchers have revealed an unexpected physical structure ...
Biotechnology
Sep 25, 2015
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Monoclonal antibodies, proteins that bind to and destroy foreign invaders in our bodies, routinely are used as therapeutic agents to fight a wide range of maladies including breast cancer, leukemia, asthma, arthritis, psoriasis, ...
Biochemistry
Aug 31, 2015
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National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research have demonstrated the most precise method yet to measure the structural configuration of monoclonal antibodies ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 15, 2015
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(Phys.org) —In human and bacterial cells, glycosylation – the chemical process of attaching complex sugar molecules to proteins – is as fundamental as it gets, affecting every biological mechanism from cell signaling ...
Biochemistry
Aug 21, 2014
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Monoclonal antibodies represent the largest and fastest-growing segment of international biopharma. While these therapeutic agents are a boon for global healthcare, productivity constraints pose a serious challenge for manufacturers ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 13, 2014
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Potentially valuable drugs slowed down by sticky molecules may get another shot at success. Joint research by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Genentech, the University of Delaware and Institut Laue-Langevin ...
Biochemistry
Apr 23, 2014
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