Researchers at University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Bridge Institute at the University of Southern California report the first crystal structure of the cellular ...
Biochemistry
Jan 22, 2015
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Using tiny gold nanorods, researchers at Swinburne University of Technology have demonstrated a potential breakthrough in cancer therapy.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 18, 2014
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Researchers from FOM institute AMOLF have discovered what determines the accuracy with which cells can measure chemical concentrations. They described the results of their research in two publications: on 24 November online ...
Biochemistry
Dec 16, 2014
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Malaria parasites invade human red blood cells, they then disrupt them and infect others. Researchers at the University of Basel and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute have now developed so-called nanomimics of ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 9, 2014
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It arises from what scientists previously described as "junk DNA" or "the dark matter of the genome," but this gene is definitely not junk.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2014
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Adherent cells, the kind that form the architecture of all multi-cellular organisms, are mechanically engineered with precise forces that allow them to move around and stick to things. Proteins called integrin receptors act ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 24, 2014
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Researchers have discovered that some common messenger molecules in human cells double as hormones when bound to a protein that interacts with DNA. The finding could bring to light a class of previously unknown hormones and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 7, 2014
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of cell surface receptors in our cells, involved in signal transmission across the cell membrane. One of the biggest questions is how a signal recognized at the extracellular ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 9, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with members from several facilities in California and from one in Australia has found evidence that an unfolded-protein-response can both activate and degrade the death receptor 5 protein ...
(Phys.org) —The actual flavor of a food is experienced through our sense of smell rather than with our tongue. However, of the large number of volatile compounds in foods, only about 230 are involved in the scent, as reported ...
Materials Science
Jun 25, 2014
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