Crick and Imperial researchers have found that a key antibiotic widely used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis does not work as expected—a finding which could be used to develop new drugs. The study was part-funded by ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Bristol are pioneering the use of virtual reality (VR) as a tool to design the next generation of drug treatments.
Biotechnology
Mar 11, 2020
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Enzymes are nature's powerhouses. Found in the cells of all animals, plants, and every other living organism, they accelerate the chemical reactions that trigger thousands of biological functions—from forming neurons to ...
Biochemistry
Mar 10, 2020
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Researchers in the US have developed a new multi-organ-on-a-chip to test how new drugs affect the human body's vital organs.
Biotechnology
Mar 2, 2020
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Life is tough if you're a beetle.
Ecology
Feb 28, 2020
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Using ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new drugs against sleeping sickness: The scientists have decoded the detailed spatial structure of a vital enzyme of the pathogen, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 30, 2020
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New antiviral materials made from sugar have been developed to destroy viruses on contact and may help in the fight against viral outbreaks.
Biochemistry
Jan 29, 2020
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Human cells have a defense mechanism that protects them from microbial attacks, a Canadian-led team of international researchers has discovered.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 28, 2020
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Developing new medicines and understanding how they target specific organs often gives a crucial advantage in the fight against human diseases. An international team led by researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory ...
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2020
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Proteins that contain metal, known as metalloproteins, play important roles in biology, regulating various pathways in the body, which often become targets for lifesaving drugs. While the amount of metal in such proteins ...
Biochemistry
Jan 22, 2020
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