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Scientists one step closer to unraveling mystery of how intrinsically disordered proteins work

Determining how proteins function on a molecular level is crucial to understanding the underlying basis for disease. Now scientists at the University of Notre Dame are one step closer to unraveling the mystery of how intrinsically disordered proteins work, according to new research published in Science

13 Oct 2017

TSRI scientists demonstrate repurposing of DNA to create new substances

DNA evolved to store genetic information, but in principle this special, chain-like molecule can also be adapted to make new materials. Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute have now published an important demonstration of this repurposing of DNA to create new substances with possible medical applications.

12 Oct 2017

Research reveals novel mechanism of ribosome dimerization using cryo-electron microscopy

Antibiotics are the most common medication used to treat microbial infections. Many antibiotics target intracellular bacterial ribosomes - cellular factories that synthesize proteins - which are essential for bacterial survival and proliferation.

28 Sep 2017

IMB researchers unveil mystery of aging process

Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Mainz have made a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the aging process. They have identified that genes belonging to a process called autophagy, which is one of the cells most critical survival processes, promote health and fitness in young worms but drive the process of aging later in life.

27 Sep 2017

Sophisticated 'social control' system allows embryos to protect purity of pluripotent cell population

A sophisticated system of 'social control' operating between neighboring cells allows embryos to protect the purity of their pluripotent cell population, which is able to generate all body tissues.

27 Sep 2017

Researchers prove close cooperation between nervous system and the body’s bacterial population

A central aspect of life sciences is to explore the symbiotic cohabitation of animals, plants and humans with their specific bacterial communities. Scientists refer to the full set of microorganisms living on and inside a host organism as the microbiome.

26 Sep 2017

Breakthrough research allows scientists to program cells like computers for battling against diseases

Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions - thanks to a breakthrough in synthetic biology by the University of Warwick.

18 Sep 2017

Research reveals sugary secrets of protein important for development and cancer progression

The proteins in human cells are extensively decorated with different types of sugars, a phenomenon called glycosylation. These modifications greatly increase the diversity of protein structure and function, affecting how proteins fold, how they behave, and where they go in cells.

15 Sep 2017

‘Nanokicking’ technology allows scientists to grow 3D mineralized bone tissue

Researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, the West of Scotland and Galway have grown three-dimensional samples of mineralized bone from human mesenchymal stem cells for the first time without typical osteoinductive media.

15 Sep 2017

DNA robot sorts molecules without external input

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed an autonomous molecular machine comprising a single strand of DNA that can move around, collect specific molecules and sort them into predefined locations. Furthermore, this nanobot has been designed in such a way that requires no external source of energy or instruction.

15 Sep 2017

Scientists use novel microscopy to illuminate chromosomal 'dark matter'

Using a microscope invented at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), a collaborative team of biologists, instrument developers, and computational scientists has for the first time measured the density of a relatively inscrutable, highly condensed form of chromosomal material that appears in the cells of human beings and other eukaryotes.

13 Sep 2017

Researchers uncover new structural information on laminin-integrin interaction

While you are what you eat, cells are what they touch. The cells with which it interacts will determine a cell's function, shape, and in some cases even identity.

11 Sep 2017

Molecular life scientists to gather in Jerusalem for 2017 FEBS Congress

Over 1,600 molecular life scientists from over 34 countries, will gather in Jerusalem from September 10-14 for the 2017 Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress.

11 Sep 2017

Scientists develop new method to reconstruct biological processes using image data

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a new method for reconstructing continuous biological processes, such as disease progression, using image data. The study was published in ‘Nature Communications’.

11 Sep 2017

Study provides first structural glimpse of circadian clock's molecular machinery

Scientists have long known that circadian clocks- biochemical oscillators that control physiology, metabolism and behavior on a roughly 24-hour cycle- are present in all forms of life, including animals, plants, fungi and some types of bacteria. However, the molecular mechanisms that "run" these systems remain largely unknown.

7 Sep 2017

Molecular & Structural Biology

Scientists one step closer to unraveling mystery of how intrinsically disordered proteins work

TSRI scientists demonstrate repurposing of DNA to create new substances

Research reveals novel mechanism of ribosome dimerization using cryo-electron microscopy

IMB researchers unveil mystery of aging process

Sophisticated 'social control' system allows embryos to protect purity of pluripotent cell population

Researchers prove close cooperation between nervous system and the body’s bacterial population

Breakthrough research allows scientists to program cells like computers for battling against diseases

Research reveals sugary secrets of protein important for development and cancer progression

‘Nanokicking’ technology allows scientists to grow 3D mineralized bone tissue

DNA robot sorts molecules without external input

Scientists use novel microscopy to illuminate chromosomal 'dark matter'

Researchers uncover new structural information on laminin-integrin interaction

Molecular life scientists to gather in Jerusalem for 2017 FEBS Congress

Scientists develop new method to reconstruct biological processes using image data

Study provides first structural glimpse of circadian clock's molecular machinery

Four year $1.4 million Air Force grant supports WVU biologists to explore moths’ olfactory systems

Natural compound produced by honeybees could become basis for new antibiotics

Researchers harness lipid nanodiscs to produce hydrogen fuel

Study reveals etosis phenomenon in human blood monocytes

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding the powerhouse of human cells

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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