Pathogenic bacteria bristle with surface proteins that help them to infect their host. From chemical hooks that anchor the bacteria in place to cloaking proteins that hide them from their host's immune system, each protein ...
Biochemistry
Oct 12, 2012
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For most of the 20th century, scientists were puzzled by how cells in our body are able to sense and react to external conditions.
Biochemistry
Oct 10, 2012
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(Phys.org)—How does one define the factors on the surface of human cells to which a molecule of interest binds? This question is typically hard to answer. Researchers of ETH Zurich have developed a new technology that enables ...
Biotechnology
Oct 5, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Proteins adorning the surfaces of human cells perform an array of essential functions, including cell signaling, communication and the transport of vital substances into and out of cells. They are critical targets ...
Biochemistry
Aug 28, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Experimenting with human prostate cancer cells and mice, cancer imaging experts at Johns Hopkins say they have developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy ones.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 10, 2012
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Researchers have found the subtle genetic differences that make one parasite far more virulent than its close relative.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 22, 2012
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To invade organisms such as humans, bacteria make use of a protein called flagellin, part of a tail-like appendage that helps the bacteria move about. Now, for the first time, a team led by scientists at The Scripps Research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2012
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Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 16, 2012
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A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and molecules can prove even ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 1, 2012
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While residents of the United States and much of Europe think of locust plagues as biblical references, locust swarms still have devastating effects on agriculture today, especially in developing countries in Asia and Africa.
Ecology
Jan 26, 2012
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