News tagged with biochemical processes


Scientists sequence genome of the N2-fixing, soil-living bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A collaboration of researchers, which includes scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and Virginia Tech, have completed the genome sequence of Azotobacter vinelandii, uncovering important genetic inform ...





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Evolution education for K-12 teachers needs beefing up, says CU-Boulder professor

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A failure to grasp the fundamentals of biological systems may be leaving K-12 teachers and students vulnerable to claims by intelligent design creationists, new-age homeopaths and other "hucksters," according to a University ...


Launch of the first standard graphical notation for biology

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and their colleagues in 30 labs worldwide have released a new set of standards for graphically representing biological ...


Messenger RNA with FLASH

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified a key player in a molecular process essential for DNA replication within cells.


New Web resource to improve crop engineering

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 19, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stanford, CA. The Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology announced the launch of a new web-based resource that promises to help researchers around the world meet increasing demands for food production, animal ...


New protein tag enhances view within living cells

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created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The view into the inner world of living cells just got a little brighter and more colorful. A powerful new research tool, when used with other labeling technologies, allows simultaneous visualization of two or more different ...


New tool probes function of rice genes

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created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new tool for investigating the rice genome has been developed by researchers at UC Davis led by Pamela Ronald, professor of plant pathology. The inexpensive, publicly-available rice DNA microarray covers nearly all the ...


Researchers discover architecture for fundamental processes of life

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created May 13, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 0

A team of Canadian researchers has completed a massive survey of the network of protein complexes that orchestrate the fundamental processes of life. In the online edition of the journal Science, researchers from the Université ...


Systems biology recommended as a clinical approach to cancer

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Four researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and their colleagues at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine are advocating the use of systems biology as an innovative clinical approach ...


'Surprising link' leads toward a new antibiotic

'Surprising link' leads toward a new antibiotic

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the best drugs become increasingly resistant to superbugs, McMaster University researchers have discovered a completely different way of looking for a new antibiotic.


Molecular link between inflammation and cancer discovered

Molecular link between inflammation and cancer discovered

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 25, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 0

A team led by biochemists at the University of California, San Diego has found what could be a long-elusive mechanism through which inflammation can promote cancer. The findings may provide a new approach ...



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