biochemistry

Tale of two snails reveals secrets about biochemistry of evolution

harminka — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:26:30 -0600

Researchers in Spain are reporting deep new insights into how evolution changes the biochemistry of living things, helping them to adapt to new environments.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008 Shared By 3 Scientists

admin_huliq — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:10:36 -0500

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2008 jointly to Osamu Shimomura, Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, and Boston University Medical School, Martin Chalfie, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP".

Controlling embryonic fate by association

harminka — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:48:43 -0500

Association determines fate in embryonic stem cells, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology.

Pathway plants use to fight back against pathogens

harminka — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:17:04 -0500

Plants are not only smart, but they also wage a good fight, according to a University of Missouri biochemist. Previous studies have shown that plants can sense attacks by pathogens and activate their defenses.

Biochemists reveal details of mysterious bacterial microcompartments

harminka — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:53:23 -0600

UCLA biochemists and colleagues have answered an important question about the structure of microcompartments — the mysterious molecular machines that seem to be present in a wide variety of pathogens and other bacteria.

Winning smiles from sixth-form biologists at Oxfordshire schools

seher — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:35:15 -0600

Twenty-six winners from schools throughout Oxfordshire received prizes at the Sixth Form Biologist of 2007-08 ceremony held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on 7 February.

Researchers watch antibiotics, bacteria meet at atomic level

harminka — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:34:24 -0500

A new understanding of an enzyme important for the transfer of genetic information in bacteria may help scientists improve current antibiotics and also create antibiotics that are less vulnerable to resistance.

How the Biotech Revolution Is Changing the Way We Fight Disease

Lpasquale — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:34:27 -0500

From heart disease to AIDS and cancer, Biochemist Frank H. Stephenson helps you understand how the tools of biotechnology are being used to combat our most common afflictions. This book is an approachable look at how the human genome project will eventually benefit humanity in ways we haven't yet contemplated.

BCM, Rice make major advance in structural biology

harminka — Tue, 01 May 2007 08:47:42 -0500

Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Rice University have discovered a new way to analyze the moving parts of large proteins - a breakthrough that will make it easier for structural biologists to classify and scrutinize the active sites of proteins implicated in cancer and other diseases.

Unusual protein helps a cell bypass damage

harminka — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:53:21 -0500

Scientists have discovered how an unusual protein helps a cell bypass damage when making new DNA, thereby averting the cell's self-destruction.

Microfluidic chip helps solve cellular mating puzzle

harminka — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:36:42 -0600

Cancer cells more likely to genetically mutate

harminka — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:47:41 -0600