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Plants, animals share molecular growth mechanisms

...etween molecules along a pathway that leads to the creation of long protein strings, called actin filaments, that are necessary for cellular growth, said Dan Szymanski, agronomy associate professor and lead author of the study. Knowledge of the biochemical reactions involved in this process eventually may all...

Inexpensive, mass-produced genes core of synthetic biology advances at UH

...cilitate development of new medications throughthe creation of humanized yet synthetic antibodies that could beespecially useful in detection and treatment of infectious organismsthat could be used by terrorists....

Scientists document complex genomic events leading to the birth of new genes

... known to play a leading role in evolution for the creation of new genes," explained Francesca Ciccarelli, Ph.D., lead author on the study. The key to this, however, is that the duplicated copies of genes very quickly evolve functions that are significantly different than those of their progenitors. Natural ...

Potential treatments for neurofibromatosis

...te chemicals called growth factors that enable the creation of blood vessels. The IU investigators now are identifying drugs that can disrupt the function of mast cells and their proteins in ways that they believe will starve the tumors. "It's much easier to develop targets against a non-malignant cell than...

Programmable cells: Engineer turns bacteria into living computers

...bility to act on these messages," said Weiss. The creation of patterns, such as the bull's-eye effect, is a key step in one of Weiss' eventual goals, which is to have the cells secrete materials that build physical devices such as antennas or transmitters in places that are hard for humans to reach. Programm...

Camera Traps Catch Eye of the Tiger

...orest protection established by Indonesia's recent creation of the 212-square-mile Tesso Nilo National Park. ...

NASA study finds snow melt causes large ocean plant blooms

...ton blooms deplete more oxygen from the water, the creation of nitrous oxide in the Arabian Sea could exacerbate climate change, Goes said. ...

Nano-bumps could help repair clogged blood vessels

...rom attaching to the scaffolding and prompting the creation of scar tissue, which can build up inside blood vessels and interfere with blood flow. "If a stent doesn't attach firmly it can become loose, and parts of it will actually break off and go down the bloodstream," Webster said. "Essentially, what we'v...

Gladstone investigators discover how resting T cells avoid HIV infection

...ould include the early death of these cells or the creation of mutations in the chromosomes that might lead to cancer. "The possibility of exploiting the natural and potent antiviral properties of A3G to control HIV infection is very exciting," says Greene. "We have learned a great deal from our studies of h...

A New Species of Monkey is Discovered in Tanzania: The First in Africa for More Than 20 Years

...Africa as a whole. Having been so involved in the creation of the Park, and the conservation of Mt Rungwe, it has been very exciting for us to help reveal more of their secrets,?said Dr. Tim Davenport, who directs the WCS Southern Highlands Conservation Program and who led the team of Noah Mpunga, Sophy Mach...

Microscopes at microscopic size

...ed for tests. The initial research has led to the creation of a spin-out company, BioStatus Ltd, supported by a BBSRC Small Business Research Initiative grant. BioStatus has developed the research to refine the fluorescent probe technology and also to make the analysis of biological samples more sophisticate...

Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive

...pears our adhesives will have a huge impact in the creation of improved wood products that work better and are safe in the environment." The new adhesive should improve both work and living environments, and enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. companies, researchers say. They can also provide another ...

New miniaturised chip dramatically reduces time taken for DNA analysis

...n important step forward in this direction was the creation of DNA chips, in which the UAB played a leading role in Catalonia. Hundreds, or even thousands, of genetic tests can be performed simultaneously with these chips, which are now a vital part of any large-scale project, such as unlocking the genetic co...

UN: World in big ecological mess

... of new diseases, sudden changes in water quality, creation of coastal "dead zones," the collapse of fisheries and shifts in regional climate are just some of the potential consequences of humankind's degradation of the planet's ecosystems, according to a new United Nations-backed report launched today. Huma...

Team Invents Device For Weighing Individual Molecules

...ncer." The new method might ultimately permit the creation of microchips, each possessing arrays of miniature mass spectrometers, which are devices for identifying molecules based on their weight. Today, high-throughput proteomics searches are often done at facilities possessing arrays of conventional mass s...

By creating molecular bridge, scientists change function of a protein

... what they call a "simple and efficient method for creation of novel protein functions in an existing protein ...ening of an astronomical number of mutants for the creation of new protein functions. "We now provide one possible solution to a long-lasting barrier that is i...

Molecular steps involved in the creation of gene-silencing microRNAs identified

... complex, which controls the earliest steps in the creation of miRNAs in the cell nucleus. Now, in a new study published online by Nature today, the Wistar group has identified a three-protein complex that picks up the process in the cell cytoplasm and carries it through to the maturation of the finished miR...

Virginia Tech group adds tools to DNA-targeted anti-cancer drugs

... and March 2005, Brewer and her team announced the creation of molecular assemblies that solved two challenges facing photodynamic therapy, or activating drug delivery devices with light. The Brewer group's systems could be activated by visible light in the therapeutic range - a wavelength not blocked or refl...

Bad aftertaste? New sensory on/off switch may 'cure' bane of artificial sweetener search

... and March 2005, Brewer and her team announced the creation of molecular assemblies that solved two challenges facing photodynamic therapy, or activating drug delivery devices with light. The Brewer group's systems could be activated by visible light in the therapeutic range - a wavelength not blocked or refl...

Unexpected lock and key mechanism found for the assembly of tumor blood vessels

...growth, indicating that the integrin helped in the creation of tumors "Our study marks the first time this integrin was found to play a key role in angiogenesis," said Varner. "This integrin is known to regulate the body's inflammation response, but until this study it wasn't suspected of regulating angiogen...

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