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Profiling Protective Proteins In Dairy Cows
Agricultural Research
Service molecular biologist
John Lippolis is delving
into the dynamics of the
dairy cow immune system. His
work is resulting in the
first close-up look at how
... > full story
Catalyst For Water Oxidation Adopted From Plants: A Means For Energy-efficient Production Of Hydrogen?
A team of Australian and
American researchers has
developed a catalyst that
effectively catalyzes the
photooxidation of water. The
... > full story
Protein Structure Discovery Opens Door For Drugs To Fight Bird Flu, Other Influenza Epidemics
Researchers have reported a
discovery that could help
scientists develop drugs to
fight the much-feared bird
flu and other virulent
... > full story
Tiny Cellular Antennae Trigger Neural Stem Cells
Scientists report evidence
suggesting that the tiny
cilia found on brain cells
of mammals, thought to be
vestiges of a primeval past,
actually play a critical
... > full story
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Protein Misprediction Uncovered By New Technique
August 28, 2008 — A new bioinformatics tool is capable of identifying and correcting abnormal, incomplete and mispredicted protein annotations in public databases. The MisPred tool currently uses five principles to ... > full story -
Natural Chemical From Sea Sponges Induces Death In Cancer Cells Via Unusual Pathway
August 27, 2008 — A chemical called candidaspongiolide (CAN) inhibits protein synthesis but also kills cancer cells by triggering caspase 12-dependent programmed cell death, according to an article in the Aug. 26 ... > full story -
Proteins Have Controlled Motions, Researcher Shows
August 27, 2008 — Iowa State University researcher Robert Jernigan believes that his research shows proteins have controlled motions. Most biochemists traditionally believe proteins have many random, uncontrolled ... > full story -
Stem Cells Stand Up For Themselves
August 26, 2008 — Adult stem cells are not pampered pushovers. O'Reilly et al. report in the Aug. 25 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology that certain stem cells take charge of their surroundings, molding their ... > full story -
LipidomicNet: New Lipidomics Project Promotes Translational Research Towards Human Disease
August 25, 2008 — The enormous advances in biology and biomedical research during the last decade originate mainly from the fields of Genomics and Proteomics. The current revolution in lipid analysis, however, ... > full story -
Exploding Chromosomes Fuel Research About Evolution Of Genetic Storage
August 24, 2008 — Research into single-celled, aquatic algae called dinoflagellates is showing that these and related organisms may have evolved more than one way to tightly pack their DNA into chromsomes. Even so, ... > full story -
How Daughter Is Different From Mother ... In Yeast Cells
August 23, 2008 — Scientists know how mother and daughter can be so different. Mother and daughter yeast cells, that is. The researchers have discovered a new mechanism for cell fate determination -- how one cell, the ... > full story -
Critical Protein Complex In Formation Of Cell Cilia Identified
August 20, 2008 — Scientists have identified a protein complex that regulates the formation of cilia, which are found on virtually all mature human cells and are essential to normal cell ... > full story -
Researchers Uncover Attack Mechanism Of Illness-inducing Bacterium
August 20, 2008 — An infectious ocean-dwelling bacterium found in oysters and other shellfish kills its host's cells by causing them to burst, providing the invader with a nutrient-rich meal, researchers have ... > full story -
Discovery Of Plant Protein Holds Promise For Biofuel Production
August 20, 2008 — Scientists have identified a new protein necessary for chloroplast development. The discovery could ultimately lead to plant varieties tailored specifically for biofuel ... > full story
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