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Scientists discover new chemical reaction for DNA production in bacteria and viruses

DNA biosynthesis discovery could lead to better antibiotics

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Combating several human pathogens, including some biological warfare agents, may one day become a bit easier thanks to research reported by a University of Iowa chemist and his colleagues in the April 16 issue ...





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Novel natural product from environmental DNA: Erdacin is a powerful antioxidant

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have not yet found a way to turn dirt into gold, but they are trying to find something valuable in it nonetheless: starting materials for novel pharmaceuticals.


The protein Srebp2 drives cholesterol formation in prion-infected neuronal cells

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prions are causing fatal and infectious diseases of the nervous system, such as the mad cow disease (BSE), scrapie in sheep or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technische Universität ...


Researchers find possible target to treat deadly bloodstream infections

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 28, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a possible target to treat bloodstream bacterial infections.


Rampant helper syndrome: Methane-producing molecule can also repair DNA

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The Archaea are single-celled organisms and a domain unto themselves, quite apart from the so called eukaryotes, being bacteria and higher organisms. Many species live under extreme conditions, and carry out unique biochemical ...


Inner workings of molecular thermostat point to pathways to fight diabetes, obesity

Inner workings of molecular thermostat point to pathways to fight diabetes, obesity

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Best known as the oxygen-carrying component of hemoglobin, the protein that makes blood red, heme also plays a role in chemical detoxification and energy metabolism within the cell. Heme levels are tightly ...


Kangaroos may hold skin cancer cure: study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said Monday.


Single-stranded DNA-binding protein is dynamic, critical to DNA repair

Single-stranded DNA-binding protein is dynamic, critical to DNA repair

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers report that a single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB), once thought to be a static player among the many molecules that interact with DNA, actually moves back and forth along single-stranded ...


Mexican labs target adulterers with DNA testing

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suspect your significant other might be cheating on you? In Mexico, numerous laboratories are now offering a way to find out for sure -- DNA tests.


Age-specific evaluation of HPV DNA testing vs. cytology screening

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing with cytology triage is more sensitive than conventional cytology screening for detecting cervical lesions, according to a new study published online November 9 in the Journal of th ...


Taking aim at mysterious DNA structures in the battle against cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Designers of anti-cancer drugs are aiming their arrows at mysterious chunks of the genetic material DNA that may play a key role in preventing the growth and spread of cancer cells, according to an article in the current ...



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