Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
The crystal structure of an RNA molecule bound to a protein was used by Purdue and University of Texas at Austin researchers to study a stage of evolution. (Credit: Image courtesy of Barbara Golden, Purdue University Department of Biochemistry)
The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
A group of Purdue University researchers has captured a key step in the metabolic process that allows materials, such as nutrients and drug treatments, to move in and out of cells.
A research team led by Jue Chen, an associate professor of biological sciences, obtained a snapshot of the tiny protein ...
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
What do you do when a naturally occurring hormone in your body turns against you? What do you do when that same hormone – melatonin – is a popular supplement you take to help you sleep? A University of Houston professor and his team of researchers may have some answers.
Gregg ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Fluorescence shown along the body structure of amphioxus. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - San Diego)
Fluorescent proteins found in nature have been employed in a variety of scientific research purposes, from markers for tracing molecules in biomedicine to probes for testing environmental quality. Until now, such proteins have ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
A healthy seagrass meadow. Seagrasses provide habitat and forage for waterfowl, fish, and shellfish; buffering against storms; and improved water quality. (Credit: USGS)
The BBVA Foundation’s Third Debate on Conservation Biology allowed leading international experts to present findings of their latest research into the scale, causes and consequences of global loss ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
At the Institut Curie, Simon Scheuring and the research team1, have for the first time observed a diseased tissue at very high resolution using atomic force microscopy (AFM). By studying the membranes of cells in a patient’s eye cataract, Scheuring has discovered the molecular cause of this disease.
This is the ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Model of Neanderthal man. Exhibited in the Dinosaur Park Münchehagen, Germany. (Credit: iStockphoto/Klaus Nilkens)
A new study in Current Biology reveals that adaptive changes in a human gene involved in speech and language were shared by our closest extinct relatives, the Neandertals. The finding reveals that the human form of the ...
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