News tagged with signal recognition particle
Researchers Find Shared Motif in Membrane Transport Proteins Found in Plants, Bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas researchers have characterized a membrane receptor protein and its binding mechanism from chloroplasts in plants and determined that it shares a commonly shaped binding ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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O, Pioneers! (part 2): The derelicts of space
Before the Pioneer 11 spacecraft could venture beyond our solar system, it had to pass through the rings of Saturn. At the time, the rings were not well characterized and some thought the spacecraft could ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Study applies new tools to view dynamic action of immune system molecule
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like a blood-borne army, immunoglobulin G belongs to a class of antibodies that binds to viruses, fungi, bacteria and other foreign particles to initiate their destruction. It does this by attaching to unique ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Norbert Wiener's earlier work may prove more important
Norbert Wiener, the mathematician and former child prodigy who won the National Medal of Science in 1963, figures prominently in MIT lore. After entering Tufts University at 11 and getting his PhD from Harvard ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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How cells export and embed proteins in the membrane
Like an overprotective parent on the first day of school, a targeting factor sometimes needs a little push to let go of its cargo. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble, ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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A new read on DNA sequencing
A new technique for reading the DNA code relies on a fundamental property of matter known as quantum tunneling, which operates at the subatomic scale. The current paper shows that single bases inside a DNA ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 14, 2010 |
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nanoLAMPS created for use as molecular probes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rohit Bhargava of the University of Illinois has come up with an intriguing new class of molecular probes for biomedical research called nanoLAMPs. Unlike most probes used in biomedicine or other types of ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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With Magnetic Nanoparticles, Scientists Remotely Control Neurons and Animal Behavior (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Clusters of heated, magnetic nanoparticles targeted to cell membranes can remotely control ion channels, neurons and even animal behavior, according to a paper published by University at Buffalo ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 06, 2010 |
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New technique can sense movement of single molecules over hours
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists can detect the movements of single molecules by using fluorescent tags or by pulling them in delicate force measurements, but only for a few minutes. A new technique by Rice University ...
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Early warning system would predict space storms on Mars
Space weather storms will make living on Mars challenging. The first group of colonists won't need umbrellas; they will need safe houses with 30-foot thick walls made of Martian clay that can withstand radiation ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Panasonic announces LUMIX G10 digital interchangeable lens camera
Panasonic introduced an addition to its Panasonic LUMIX G Series, the LUMIX DMC-G10, the world's lightest digital interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder, which packs a host of advanced digital camera ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 12, 2010 |
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