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Researchers at UGA provide first look at protein expression in Chagas disease-causing parasites

...the naval industry. Shark skin offers a structural design that prevents this so called 'bio-fouling'. Ralph Liedert from the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany, is presenting his work on the application of artificial shark skin in a new anti-fouling strategy at the Society for Experimental Bio...

VCU Massey Cancer Center study shows enzyme linked to spread of breast cancer cells

...r cells spread or metastasize, we would be able to design better tools to help treat cancers," said lead author Sarah Spiegel, Ph.D., chair and professor in the VCU Department of Biochemistry and co-leader of the Massey Cancer Center Cell Signaling program. Spiegel, who is internationally recognized for h...

Leading scientists rank endangered dolphins, porpoises most in need of immediate action

...Competition awarded a prize to a promising gillnet design concept using glowing ropes and stiffer nets that may help cetaceans see gillnets in order to avoid them and to escape if they do accidentally swim into the net. Species and populations designated in the report as among the top priorities for invest...

Canada's first embryonic stem cell lines

...Competition awarded a prize to a promising gillnet design concept using glowing ropes and stiffer nets that may help cetaceans see gillnets in order to avoid them and to escape if they do accidentally swim into the net. Species and populations designated in the report as among the top priorities for invest...

Novel targets found for the development of drugs to complement, or replace, statins

...Competition awarded a prize to a promising gillnet design concept using glowing ropes and stiffer nets that may help cetaceans see gillnets in order to avoid them and to escape if they do accidentally swim into the net. Species and populations designated in the report as among the top priorities for invest...

Virulizin granted orphan drug status in Europe

...Competition awarded a prize to a promising gillnet design concept using glowing ropes and stiffer nets that may help cetaceans see gillnets in order to avoid them and to escape if they do accidentally swim into the net. Species and populations designated in the report as among the top priorities for invest...

UIC developing drug for SARS

...h, an inhibitor of 3CLpro, was an improvement on a design published in the scientific literature. Shipped to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing on a live virus, the prototype proved to be 1,000 times more effective than the original compound in inhibiting 3CLpro. However, Johnson, s...

Hunt for human genes involved in cell division under way

...er. Also, Ambion's siRNA libraries utilize a siRNA design algorithm developed by Cenix BioScience GmbH (an EMBL spin-off company), leading to high efficacy of the siRNAs. "We are happy to work with Ambion and Cenix BioScience on this ambitious project. This represents the first use of a genome-wide library...

Researchers create functioning artificial proteins using nature's rules

...et of simple "rules" that nature appears to use to design proteins, rules the scientists have now employed t...r the rules that nature and evolution have used to design proteins," Dr. Ranganathan said. "The rules we have extracted from the evolutionary record of protei...

Hanging baskets of sex and death help fruit growers

...irus formulation, and the most efficient dispenser design that maximised access for the moths while protecting the virus from sunlight and other elements, and the best form of pheromone lure. That test also helped them choose between a liquid and powder based mix for the virus - the liquid was found to be ...

World-first technology enables study of ancient bacteria

...ing Centre in the School of Engineering has helped design and produce a high-pressure system, which is the first of its kind in the world. Using titanium and stainless steel alloys, and sapphire windows, the Centre's experts have built an isolation system, as well as a special cutting chamber to enable sci...

Monkeys understand numbers across senses

...question, said Brannon, the researchers decided to design an experiment that used socially relevant stimuli.... and not reward them in any way. This experimental design meant that the monkeys could not learn anything within the experiment and instead were demonstrating...

Computers close in on protein structure prediction

...t uses internet-connected computers to predict and design protein structures, and protein-protein and protei... is to develop methods that accurately predict and design protein structures and complexes, an endeavor that may ultimately help researchers develop cures for...

Computer modeling reveals hidden conversations within cells

...tant practical applications, including guiding the design of better treatments for cancer and other diseases...ion. Computer modeling should make it possible to design anti-cancer drugs that do not weaken patients' immune systems." The computer model comprises 70 equ...

Yale scientists identify structure for RNA quality control

...ing these features of the Ro protein may allow the design of drugs to block the interaction between the anti...ing these features of the Ro protein may allow the design of drugs to block the interaction between the antibodies and Ro," said Wolin. The research team con...

North & South American researchers find architectural abnormalities in T. cruzi ribosome

...models of the ribosome structure will be needed to design targeted drugs, Frank said. ...

NHGRI expands effort to revolutionize sequencing technologies

...ects to recognize genome variation. The group will design novel nanopores articulated with probes to sequent...in DNA for Detection by Nanopore" This group will design and synthesize modified nucleotides of different sizes, which can be incorporated into DNA. When pas...

Virginia Tech football player uses prototype cast

...n College game. An added advantage to getting the design completed so quickly is that the biomaterials class is linked to the campus of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Virginia Tech spearheaded a partnership with this medical school in 2001, and formed the School of Biomedical Engineering an...

Purdue researchers find key to rice blast fungus

...n the rice blast penetration pathway before we can design a rice plant that resists this fungus." Researchers already have some additional pieces of the puzzle gleaned from sequencing the rice blast genome. They learned that the pathogen has a unique family of proteins that acts as feelers to tell the fung...

Scientists and engineers apply nature's design to human problems

...ith the goal of capitalizing on the rich source of design solutions present in biological processes. The researchers believe nature can inspire design and engineering solutions that are efficient, practical and sustainable and thus have the potential ...

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