K-State professors discover enzyme responsible for creation of a beetle's hard shell
...n of laccase-2 as the catalyst for cuticle tanning opens up possibilities of targeting this protein as a way of weakening the beetle's physical defenses against mechanical, chemical and biological injuries, Muthukrishnan said. Better insecticides could be developed as a result of having a more insect-speci...Female butterflies go for sparkle -- not size -- when choosing to mate
... mating. "When the male approaches the female, he opens and closes his wings in rapid succession so she can observe his pupils," she explained. "We believe the purpose of the fluttering of his wings is two-fold: to spread pheromones to her antennae and to stimulate her visually. The female appears to be v...Molecular Partners Required For Appropriate Neuronal Gene Repression
... discovery has revealed a target for therapies and opens the door to the exciting possibility that we may, one day, be able to not only stop disease progression but also repair damage that is already there. The future efforts of our three labs will be aimed at exactly that goal. " "The work of these inves...OHSU researchers discover potential mechanism to repair brain damage linked to Multiple Sclerosis
... discovery has revealed a target for therapies and opens the door to the exciting possibility that we may, one day, be able to not only stop disease progression but also repair damage that is already there. The future efforts of our three labs will be aimed at exactly that goal. " "The work of these inves...Key To Stem Cell Transplant Success Is Tricking Immune System
...ler understanding of what happens in fat formation opens new avenues for exploration, he said. ...Short-term Bio Sensors Monitor From Afar
...ler understanding of what happens in fat formation opens new avenues for exploration, he said. ...System Drastically Cuts Down Botulism Detection Time
...ler understanding of what happens in fat formation opens new avenues for exploration, he said. ......ler understanding of what happens in fat formation opens new avenues for exploration, he said. ...Exercise aside, genes may ultimately dictate seniors' mobility
...ity of Tennessee and the University of Pittsburgh, opens the door to more research on the interaction of behavior and genes and how that changes with age, Pahor said. "This report is one step," he said. "It is necessary to do more research to determine whether there are other genes that may affect the ben...'Cookbook recipes' would cure disease with nontoxic DNA delivery systems
...her range of structures," Wong said, "which really opens up new possibilities." ...UCSD discovery may provide novel method to generate medically useful proteins
...erate a huge amount of protein variability, and it opens up a whole new platform for protein development." Other contributors to the paper were Jeffrey Lawton, Department of Chemistry, Eastern University; Donald Kerkow, The Scripps Research Institute; Marc Marti-Renom, Eswar Narayanan, and Andrej Sali, De...Protein structure key for AIDS, cell function
...ain diseases. Knowing the protein's structure also opens the door to understanding CD38's many functions re...wo calcium messenger molecules, each of which then opens channels for the release of calcium from specific stores, or reservoirs, within cell organelles. Hi...One bacteria stops another on contact
... scientists. "This research is in its infancy, but opens the door for exploration of the roles of contact-dependent growth inhibition in urinary tract infections and possibly other diseases," said Low. "Aoki has discovered an entirely new phenomenon," explained Low, who has studied E. coli for over 20 yea...Scientists show that tick-borne flaviviruses use a novel mechanism to evade host defenses
... viruses operate is significant. This elegant work opens an array of new questions and research opportunities to pursue as we strive to better understand this family of viruses and develop countermeasures against them." Mosquito-borne flaviviruses include West Nile virus, yellow fever virus, dengue virus ...Novel mechanism for DNA replication discovered
...hrough DNA damaged by certain carcinogens. It thus opens a novel area of study with the potential for innovative approaches to prevention and treatment of cancer." ...Spiders help scientists discover how muscles relax
...etween the myosin heads Padron explained. "It also opens the way to understanding how the thick filaments are activated." The details of their model permitted the researchers to explain how, in relaxed muscle, the heads of each myosin molecule are inhibited from interacting with actin by interacting with...Study shows how retinoic acid enters a cell's nucleus
...ects. Discovery of this basic transport mechanism opens a new door for future research on related compounds. The finding has important implications for the fight against cancer and other diseases. The research, which appears in a recent issue of the journal Molecular Cell (Vol. 18, No. 3), explains for t...New protein vital for immune response is found in surprise location
...tochondria on the map in terms of immunity, and it opens up a new avenue of research in immunology." The researchers modified normal cells so that the cells could not produce the MAVS protein, which is short for Mitochondrial Anti-Viral Signaling protein. Without MAVS, the cells were highly vulnerable to ...Researchers feed tiny pills of RNA to planarians to identify genes essential for regeneration
... Hughes Medical Institute investigator. "This work opens a whole new window to study aspects of human biolo...lvarado said. "It's a huge step forward for us and opens the possibility of systematic molecular studies to find the genetic cause of regenerative processes ...Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to develop into eggs and sperm in the laboratory
...s that eventually become eggs or sperm. Their work opens up the possibility that eggs and sperm could be grown from stem cells and used for assisted reproduction, therapeutic cloning and the creation of more stem cells for further research and for the improved treatments for patients suffering from a range...