News tagged with tertiary structure

Disordered proteins sensitive to environment, sequence changes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published by a team of Indiana University bioinformaticists has shown quantitatively the influence of small sequence changes and environmental conditions on the disordered regions ...

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Scientists study hands of fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur

(PhysOrg.com) -- 66 million years ago, the fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur Majungasaurus crenatissimus prowled the semi-arid lowlands of Madagascar. Its powerful jaws bristled with bladelike teeth, and its st ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Simpler times: Did an earlier genetic molecule predate DNA and RNA?

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the chemistry of the living world, a pair of nucleic acids—DNA and RNA—reign supreme. As carrier molecules of the genetic code, they provide all organisms with a mechanism for ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (28) | comments 117 | with audio podcast

James Webb Space Telescope: A year of achievement and success

The James Webb Space Telescope marked a year of significant progress in 2011 as it continues to come together as NASA's next generation space telescope. The year brought forth a pathfinder backplane to support ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Seeking a pot of geological gold

Researchers are moving a step closer to solving one of the greatest murder mysteries of all time. It happened roughly 200 million years ago, marking the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Newspapers lose their balance on climate coverage

The first of a two-part analysis of Australian press coverage of climate change, A Sceptical Climate, is based on a comprehensive review of 3971 media articles published in ten Australian newspapers on the topic of climate ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3D analysis of immunosuppressing protein secreted by potato late blight pathogen reveals its disease mechanism

Phytophthora is Latin for "plant destroyer," and Phytophthora infestans is the pathogen that causes potato late blight. This pathogen is responsible for widespread devastation of potato crops, and is especially ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being 'secondary' is important for a Webb Telescope mirror

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Secondary" may not sound as important as "primary" but when it comes to the next-generation James Webb Space Telescope a secondary mirror plays a critical role in ensuring the telescope gathers ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 10

Subaru 8-meter telescope damaged by leaking coolant

A "serious hardware incident" has shut down the Subaru Telescope indefinitely. A leak allowed orange-colored coolant to spill over the primary mirror and into the main camera, as well as into other instruments ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Space telescope's beryllium mirrors

There are heavy metal videos, and now there's a "Not so heavy metal video." This one isn't about music however, it's about beryllium, the primary ingredient in making state-of-the-art mirrors for the next ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Ammonites' last meal: New light on past marine food chains

Scientists have discovered direct evidence of the diet of one of the most important group of ammonites, distant relatives of squids, octopuses and cuttlefishes. The discovery may bring a new insight on why ...

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