News tagged with carrier protein


Finding the ZIP-code for gene therapy: Scientists imitate viruses to deliver therapeutic genes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A research report featured on the cover of the September 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal describes how Australian scientists developed a new gene therapy vector that uses the same machinery that viruses use to transp ...


Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein

Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein

Biology /

created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 4

You may not know what it is, but you burn more than your body weight of it every day. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a tiny molecule that packs a powerful punch, is the primary energy source for most of your ...





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Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An increase in the number of screened carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) was associated with a decrease in the number of children born with CF in northeast Italy, according to a study in the December 16 issue of JAMA.


Can tomatoes carry the cure for Alzheimer's?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

The humble tomato could be a suitable carrier for an oral vaccine against Alzheimer's disease, according to HyunSoon Kim from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) in Korea and colleagues from ...


Verizon Wireless to FCC: smart phones more costly

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless says it started charging customers more to break service contracts for smart phones because those devices cost much more.


Progress Toward an Antitumor Vaccine

Chemistry /

created Jun 12, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

How can we induce the body to use its own weapon, the immune system, to battle cancer?


New radiation-free targeted therapy detects and eliminates breast cancer tumors in mice

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Combining a compound known as a gallium corrole with a protein carrier results in a targeted cancer therapy that is able to detect and eliminate tumors in mice with seemingly fewer side effects than other breast-cancer treatments, ...


Gluing Cells

Chemistry /

created Jul 21, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The adhesion and growth of cells on solid carriers is required for many applications. Laboratory-cultured tissues, diagnosis chips, and biosensors all have something in common: Cells need to be attached to the surface.


Penn biologists discover how 'silent' mutations influence protein production

Biologists Discover How 'Silent' Mutations Influence Protein Production

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania have revealed a hidden code that determines the expression level of a gene, providing a way to distinguish efficient genes from inefficient ones. ...


Scientists Develop Novel Vaccine Concept

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 31, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Creating vaccines to protect people against viral diseases like AIDS, cervical cancer and infectious hepatitis is a delicate balancing act: If the immune system’s response to the vaccine is too strong, toxic side effects ...


AT&T: Tighter control of cell data usage ahead

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Wireless data hogs who jam the airwaves by watching video on their iPhones will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T Inc. executive said Wednesday.


Self-regulating molecular 'transformers' control intracellular protein delivery

Biology /

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have uncovered the Transformer like properties of molecules responsible for carrying and depositing proteins to their correct locations within cells. The research ...



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