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Scientists discover how plants disarm the toxic effects of excessive sunlight

...o singlet oxygen, scientists may be better able to design bioenergy systems that use sunlight as an alternat... biology solves this problem, we can fine-tune the design of these systems to minimize the harmful effects of singlet oxygen and enhance energy production." ...

Products containing specific probes for detecting alternative splice forms protected

...ar Receptor family SpliceArrays, as well as custom design services. An Apoptosis and Cytokine gene family array will be launched in the coming months. SpliceArrays are manufactured for ExonHit by Agilent Technologies. The granting of this patent solidifies ExonHit's leadership in the field of expression pr...

Medical molecules designed to respond to visible light that can penetrate tissue

...e been working with Theralase Technologies Inc. to design molecular systems that use light that is in the therapeutic window. Starting with a complex with known DNA cleaving qualities, they changed the light absorber unit to one that responds to the red wavelength. "Investigations into polyazine supermolec...

Navigating an integrated yeast network

...na and may help represent more fundamental network design principles than do simple motifs. Zhang et al. integrated five different types of biological relationships found in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae: protein-protein interactions, genetic interactions, transcriptional regulation, sequence homology ...

To control germs, scientists deploy tiny agents provocateurs

...s and are critical in quorum sensing. "We want to design molecules to confuse bacteria so they can't sense their neighbors," says Blackwell, "but some types of quorum sensing are beneficial, so we are simultaneously searching for compounds that selectively turn on group behaviors." Using new combinatorial...

Protein That Promotes Survival Of Stem Cells Might Be Key To Poor Leukemia Prognosis

...d these diseases, the more likely we'll be able to design improved treatments for them. This fits into the St. Jude mission of finding cures for catastrophic diseases of childhood, such as leukemia, in order to save lives." The importance of Mcl-1 lies in the differing roles it plays in health and disease....

Discovery may lead to better Candidiasis drug

...he target for histatin has been identified, we can design a better protein that will be even more effective in binding and holding the channel open, causing even better and more rapid killing of the fungus," said Edgerton. "In addition, many other pathogenic fungi that cause disease in elderly individuals ...

Duke engineers develop new 3-D cardiac imaging probe

...TEE probe to house their new 3-D model. The casing design already has been tested and approved for use. The... size of normal TE probes was a main factor in the design since 3-D imaging inherently requires significantly more sensors than 2-D imaging," said Pua. "The o...

Roche clinical trial registry and results database launched

... results of trials. CenterWatch is a leader in web design and experienced in the implementation of websites for clinical trial listings and clinical trial results, and already has an established reputation as an independent source that the public trusts for clinical trial listings and results. Having Center...

New project aims to make large-scale lobster farms feasible

...t lobster larvae collectors and determine the best design and placement locations on the cages; to set up submerged lobster enclosures and refuges referred to as casitas for raising juveniles; and to begin raising lobster in troughs on land. Work to develop a lobster feed that could ultimately be marketed t...

Agilent Technologies releases probe sequence, annotation information for all its commercial gene expression microarrays

...ics data sets publicly available." The microarray design and probe sequence information is now available on...of Agilent-manufactured commercial microarrays and design their own custom microarrays. Agilent-manufactured microarrays are based on the industry-standard 1"...

Virus-host interactions at sea effect global photosynthesis

...ics data sets publicly available." The microarray design and probe sequence information is now available on...of Agilent-manufactured commercial microarrays and design their own custom microarrays. Agilent-manufactured microarrays are based on the industry-standard 1"...

B-15A collides with Antarctic ice tongue

...ics data sets publicly available." The microarray design and probe sequence information is now available on...of Agilent-manufactured commercial microarrays and design their own custom microarrays. Agilent-manufactured microarrays are based on the industry-standard 1"...

Marine sponge yields nanoscale secrets

...e sponge is inspiring cutting-edge research in the design of new materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A report about these exciting new results involving the use of gold nanoparticles is the cover story of the current issue of the scientific journal, Advanced Materials. The article is ...

UCLA scientists store materials in cells natural vaults

...dy without causing harm. A big challenge is how to design a package for this biomaterial that will be compatible with living cells and will not provoke an immune reaction. Previous efforts have relied upon viruses or artificial chemicals to house and deliver drugs or other substances to targeted cells. RES...

Man-made wetland's effectiveness similar to natural marsh

...nd from ground sources. They wanted to know if the design of this experimental wetland would work. Apparently, it did. "It was a relatively simple, inexpensive way to create a wetland, and it worked," said Mitsch, who is a professor of natural resources at Ohio State. The wetland was constructed by bulldo...

Scientists discover how Ebola virus infects cells

...ed. The wealth of existing knowledge regarding the design and in vivo pharmacology of these inhibitors may facilitate development of an anti-Ebola-virus therapy." Reference: K Chandran et al. Endosomal proteolysis of the Ebola virus glycoprotein is necessary for infection. Science Express. Published online...

Brain May Be Less Plastic Than Hoped

...o interpret,?he said. “But in the macaque, you can design lesions and test pharmaceuticals to sort out what kind of reorganization the brain is capable of after, say, a stroke. It's a powerful way to stimulate and study reorganization that may turn out to be beneficial in the future.?/p>...

Conserved amino acids play both structural and mechanistic roles in sandwich-like protein

...ding of proteins, and it is also important for the design and improvement of therapeutic enzymes," Wittung-Stafshede said. ...

Successful Test Of Single Molecule Switch Opens The Door To Biomolecular Electronics

...lectrical switch, but in discovering some critical design parameters that should make possible successful research in designing molecular devices. “We have a working rational roadmap now for how to do this, and we’re already hard at work applying it to a wide variety of potentially exciting applications,?h...

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