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Artificial reddener: New synthetic route for EPO and other glycoprotein analogues

(PhysOrg.com) -- Erythropoetin, abbreviated EPO, has gained a scandalous reputation as a doping agent for racing cyclists. The name is derived from the ancient Greek erythros "red" and poiein “to make”, a fitting designation ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Sweet success in hunt for honey's healing factor

Comvita, the New Zealand-based global exporter of natural health and beauty products, and collaborators have identified key compounds in honey that stimulate the immune system, paving the way for a range of new wound-healing ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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

Two-step technique makes graphene suitable for organic chemistry

The future brightened for organic chemistry when researchers at Rice University found a highly controllable way to attach organic molecules to pristine graphene, making the miracle material suitable for a ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

First observation of metamorphosis of an enzyme that catalyzes two chemical reactions

Professor Takayoshi Wakagi and Associate Professor Shinya Fushinobu of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo and colleagues were the first to clarify how an enzyme ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A sweet defense against lethal bacteria

(PhysOrg.com) -- There is now a promising vaccine candidate for combating the pathogen which causes one of the most common and dangerous hospital infections. An international team of scientists from the Max ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The gene-environment enigma

Personalized medicine centers on being able to predict the risk of disease or response to a drug based on a person's genetic makeup. But a study by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Invisibility cloak needed for cooperation? Unusual lipopolysaccharide enables symbiosis between bacterium, fungus

(PhysOrg.com) -- We and all other organisms must constantly grapple with bacteria. Whether for a necessary symbiosis or an infection, carbohydrate structures on cell surfaces play an important role in the ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exploring the role of gut bacteria in digestion

They congregate in the environments that suit them best; some prefer the dry, desert-like conditions of our forearms while others thrive in the Amazon-style humidity of our feet.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New steps toward a universal flu vaccine

Researchers at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine have developed a novel influenza vaccine that could represent the next step towards a universal influenza vaccine eliminating the need for seasonal immunizations. They report their ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plain to See: New contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging of tumors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is primarily a medical imaging technique that is used to visualize different soft tissues within the body. In the field of cancer therapy, a contrast agent is often used to ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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