News tagged with protein mixtures

Plasma treatment zaps viruses before they can attack cells

Researchers test a pre-emptive anti-viral treatment on a common virus known to cause respiratory infections.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Powerhouses in the cell dismantled

All of life is founded on the interactions of millions of proteins. These are the building blocks for cells and form the molecular mechanisms of life. The problem is that proteins are extremely difficult to study, particularly ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Wireless 'tooth tattoo' detects harmful bacteria

Using silk strands pulled from cocoons and gold wires thinner than a spider's web, researchers at Princeton University have created a removable tattoo that adheres to dental enamel and could eventually monitor ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop ultra-sensitive test that detects diseases in their earliest stages

Scientists have developed an ultra-sensitive test that should enable them to detect signs of a disease in its earliest stages, in research published today in the journal Nature Materials.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

NREL catalyst brings drop-in fuels closer

We live in a petroleum-based society, and the oil we use comes from plants that were buried eons ago and changed under pressure and high temperatures. As countries across the globe face dwindling oil supplies ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering

A possible new feline disease identified by veterinarians in Scotland leaves cats walking like robots. Meanwhile thousands of years and miles apart, new research sheds light on cats bred to become mummies in Egyptian antiquity. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nano-sized 'factories' churn out proteins

Drugs made of protein have shown promise in treating cancer, but they are difficult to deliver because the body usually breaks down proteins before they reach their destination.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research finds bright future for alternative energy with greener solar cells

(Phys.org) -- Even alternative energy technologies can sometimes be a little greener, according to a Kansas State University graduate student's research.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Egg Cetera #4: Mayonnaise and the making of masterpieces

In the fourth report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, conservator Spike Bucklow describes how far the simple egg has extended the richness and splendor of paintings.

Biology / Other

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New method of bacterial cell engineering can produce better, cheaper drug therapies

(PhysOrg.com) -- Escherichia coli – a bacteria considered the food safety bane of restaurateurs, grocers and consumers – is a friend. Cornell University biomolecular engineers have learned to use ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Studying slimy substances for a cleaner environment

Extracellular polymeric substances, or EPS, are the slimy material that bacteria excrete and surround themselves with as they form biofilms. EPS are mostly water (up to 95%), but the remaining ingredients ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists develop novel technique to map protein interactions leading to better understanding of disease mechanisms

Scientists have developed a powerful new technique, named BioID, to screen for both interacting and neighboring proteins in their native cellular environment. Elucidating protein interactions is key to better understanding ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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