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The i-motif in DNA

Cytosine rich DNA sequences can fold into a structure called an i-motif. These structures typically appear in non-coding or promoter regions on DNA.

21 Jun 2018

What is Proteostasis?

Proteostasis is a complex pathway that functions to maintain all of the proteins within and around a cell.

21 Jun 2018

The IDO Pathway

The enzyme Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) is part of a metabolic pathway involved in inflammation.

21 Jun 2018

In-Cell NMR

In-cell NMR is used to study the structure of molecules and metabolites inside a cell at an atomic resolution.

20 Jun 2018

Nanobody Development

Nanobodies are therapeutic proteins derived from the heavy chain domains of IgG of camelids. They can be used for oral immunotherapy, dentistry and sepsis.

20 Jun 2018

Anti-Counterfeiting Technology for Medical Devices

The WHO estimates that 8 percent of medical devices are counterfeit. There are, however, measures that can be taken to protect real devices and detect fakes.

20 Jun 2018

CRISPR-Cpf1

In 2015, scientists at MIT and Harvard identified a novel gene editing system called CRISPR-Cpf1, which was simpler and smaller in size than CRISPR-Cas9.

20 Jun 2018

Mechanism of ATPase

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a key molecule which upon hydrolysis provides energy to facilitate a variety of cellular processes that are essential for life.

19 Jun 2018

Hematopoiesis is the process by which blood cells are created. The monophyletic theory on hematopoiesis, which is widely accepted, suggests that all of the hematopoietic cells are generated on the basis of pluripotent stem cells, which become unipotential ones and differentiate into precursor cells before going on to form mature blood cells.

19 Jun 2018

What are Cyclin-Dependent Kinases?

Cyclin-dependent kinases are a type of serine/threonine kinase which are activated by cyclins to drive the progress of the cell cycle.

18 Jun 2018

Differentiating Between Microbial Species

Differentiating bacterial strains within a single sample can be a daunting challenge. Microscopic studies of the sample can be used for simple identification and differentiation tasks.

18 Jun 2018

Beta Peptide Foldamers

Foldamers have specific properties that make them superior to conventional peptides. Foldamers are self-organizing and can form higher order structures.

18 Jun 2018

What is Kinesin?

Kinesins are biological motor proteins that are ATP-dependent and function to assist cells with the transport of molecules along microtubules. Simply put, these proteins, function as highways within cells as they allow for the transport of all sorts of cellular cargo.

18 Jun 2018