(Phys.org) —Herceptin and camptothecin are both powerful anticancer agents with key characteristics that limit their effectiveness in treating cancer. Patients treated with Herceptin, a monoclonal antibody that targets ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 15, 2013
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a powerful new technique for finding antibodies that have a desired biological effect. Antibodies, which can bind to billions of distinct targets, are already ...
Biochemistry
May 23, 2013
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A Wayne State University researcher has successfully tested a technique that can lead to more effective use of nanoparticles as a drug delivery system.
Bio & Medicine
May 7, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Scientists have found a highly efficient method of making hormone-based drugs which could generate billions of sales for the pharmaceutical industry.
Biochemistry
Sep 20, 2012
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Food science researchers from the University of NSW have developed a promising method to make spray dried beta carotene (β-carotene) microcapsules more stable, as reported in a paper published in Food Chemistry.
Biochemistry
Jul 20, 2023
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Research in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications has investigated the chemistry and behavior of a useful natural product made by the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus Bunge). The ...
Biochemistry
Sep 14, 2022
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In a research first, molecular biologists at RIKEN have directly visualized the motion of a critical motor protein at the single molecular level. This achievement could aid in the hunt for new ways to treat diseases associated ...
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2020
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A more efficient DNA technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer has been developed by researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR.The researchers improved on existing ...
Biochemistry
Feb 2, 2016
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In a study to better understand the role of the body's "housekeeping" genes, scientists in the Departments of Chemistry and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University scoured every existing database of ...
Biotechnology
May 18, 2015
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By drawing together expertise from across a range of fields, the Eindhoven University of Technology's Institute for Complex Molecular Systems is on the verge of a breakthrough that could have significant implications for ...
Materials Science
Jul 14, 2014
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