News tagged with yeast
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Insight into cells could lead to new approach to medicines
A surprising discovery about the complex make-up of our cells could lead to the development of new types of medicines, a study suggests.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Super-yeast generates ethanol from energy crops and agricultural residues
A new type of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) has been developed which can efficiently ferment pentose sugars, as found in agricultural waste and hardwoods. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journa ...
Jun 15, 2010 |
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New yeast can ferment more sugar, make more cellulosic ethan
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University scientists have improved a strain of yeast that can produce more biofuel from cellulosic plant material by fermenting all five types of the plant's sugars.
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Discovery: Yeast make plant hormone that speeds infection
In their ongoing studies of how yeast (fungi) can infect a host and cause disease, a research team at the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has made an unexpected ...
May 26, 2010 |
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New pathway to cheap insulin
More than eight million diabetics live in Germany. Diabetes is not restricted to our prosperous society and the highest growth rates often occur in countries with aspiring economies such as in Asia. Worldwide, more than 285 ...
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May 26, 2010 |
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Scientists find important new step in protein production
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Manchester have identified an extra step in protein production, a major activity of all cells, which they believe impacts particularly on how our cells respond to stresses ...
May 21, 2010 |
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Unstable chromosome regions are the origin of yeast's brewing capacity
The ability of yeast cells to convert sugar to alcohol, the key process in the production of beer and wine, can be attributed to a remarkable evolutionary process. The genes that allow yeast to digest sugars in fruits and ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Wine-making yeast shows promise for bioethanol production
Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that might be important for ethanol production from plant material, providing insights into the bioeth ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Explained: Directed evolution
In nature, evolution takes place over eons: A slow accumulation of adaptations gradually produces new traits and species. But evolution can also happen on a small and fast scale in the laboratory.
May 13, 2010 |
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How do organisms make dietary choices?
When given a choice, organisms will choose a diet that maintains a nutritional balance in tune with their needs. That choice, studied in fruit flies for the first time, is regulated by activity in a molecular pathway involved ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Fighting fungal infections with bacteria
A bacterial pathogen can communicate with yeast to block the development of drug-resistant yeast infections, say Irish scientists writing in the May issue of Microbiology. The research could be a step toward ...
May 01, 2010 |
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A different tune: Cellular IPOD plays role in prion biology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cells take advantage of a biologically ancient compartment to sequester prions, an action that can initially prevent the prions’ phenotypic expression, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. While ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Lensless imaging of whole biological cells with soft X-rays
A team of scientists working at beamline 9.0.1 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used x-ray diffraction microscopy to make images ...
Apr 27, 2010 |
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You had me at hello: Frisky yeast know who to 'shmoo' after 2 minutes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yeast cells decide whether to have sex with each other within two minutes of meeting, according to new research published today in Nature. One of the authors of the study, from Imperial Colleg ...
Apr 18, 2010 |
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Antibody selection method could mean better drugs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical engineering researchers have made antibodies that block only specific immune cells that cause inflammation, but not the ones the body normally uses to fight infections.
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Apr 15, 2010 |
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