Researchers are trying to develop an injectable material with the ability to provide biochemical and physical guidance for regenerating nerves across the injury site.
Mar 16th, 2015
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Exploring the fundamental mechanism by which a cell-surface receptor transmits its signal, researchers have established proof of concept for an entirely new approach to drug design. They report that a class of synthetic molecules known as diabodies can, from outside the cell, latch onto a target receptor and manipulate it in such a manner as to induce distinct and varying effects within cells and tissues.
Mar 16th, 2015
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A research collaboration develops a new open access tool called PolyMaker that will support the selection of beneficial traits for future crop breeding programmes. The new software enables automated primer design for multiple genome species, significantly reducing the time of multiple genome analysis.
Mar 13th, 2015
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Researchers have managed to bond positively charged phosphorus atoms with positively charged hydrogen ones. Their insight may prove pivotal to understanding how biologically important molecules such as DNA and proteins form properly.
Mar 13th, 2015
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Modifying bacterial lipids can label and target deadly bacteria, spare healthy cells.
Mar 12th, 2015
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Scientists have created a 3-D model of a complex protein machine, ORC, which helps prepare DNA to be duplicated. But the new information has uncovered another mystery: ORC's structure reveals that it is not always 'on' as was previously thought, and no one knows how it turns on and off.
Mar 11th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a new injectable polymer that strengthens blood clots, called PolySTAT. Administered in a simple shot, the polymer finds any unseen or internal injuries and starts working immediately.
Mar 10th, 2015
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A state-of-the-art imaging technique will allow researchers to study the growth and behaviour of individual organs in living animals.
Mar 10th, 2015
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The new system - called BASIC - is a major advance for the field of synthetic biology, which designs and builds organisms able to make useful products such as medicines, energy, food, materials and chemicals.
Mar 10th, 2015
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Researchers believe that a new method of genetically engineering immune cells could lead to improved treatment of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients.
Mar 10th, 2015
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Researchers examined the evolution origins of the D1 protein in cyanobacteria, which forms the heart of Photosystem II, the oxygen-evolving machine of photosynthesis. The research team selected all known D1 sequences from cyanobacteria and also representatives from algae and plants to compare the protein sequence variation.
Mar 10th, 2015
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Scientists re-engineered the bacterial defense system CRISPR to recognize HIV inside human cells and destroy the virus, offering a potential new therapy.
Mar 10th, 2015
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A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has determined the basic structural organization of a molecular motor that hauls cargoes and performs other critical functions within cells.
Mar 9th, 2015
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Researchers used advanced proteomic techniques to identify 1,750 unique proteins in shoots of switchgrass, a native prairie grass viewed as one of the most promising of all the plants that could be used to produce advanced biofuels.
Mar 9th, 2015
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Researchers have successfully corrected a genetic error in stem cells from patients with sickle cell disease, and then used those cells to grow mature red blood cells. The study represents an important step toward more effectively treating certain patients with sickle cell disease who need frequent blood transfusions and currently have few options.
Mar 9th, 2015
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Researchers have created a 'heart-on-a-chip' that effectively uses human cardiac muscle cells derived from adult stem cells to model how a human heart reacts to cardiovascular medications. The system could one day replace animal models to screen for the safety and efficacy of new drugs.
Mar 9th, 2015
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The mechanical basis of mitosis has only been understood in fragments so far.
Mar 5th, 2015
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Researchers have identified a chemical compound that prevents plants from taking up cesium, thus protecting them from its harmful effects.
Mar 5th, 2015
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