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Study sheds light on evolution of human complexity

Biology / Evolution

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A painstaking analysis of thousands of genes and the proteins they encode shows that human beings are biologically complex, at least in part, because of the way humans evolved to cope with redundancies arising ...


Vibrations key to efficiency of green fluorescent protein

Vibrations key to efficiency of green fluorescent protein

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered the secret to the success of a jellyfish protein whose green glow has made it the darling of biologists and the subject of the 2008 Nobel Prize ...


Researchers identify drug candidate for treating spinal muscular atrophy

Medicine & Health / Research

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

A chemical cousin of the common antibiotic tetracycline might be useful in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a currently incurable disease that is the leading genetic cause of death in infants. This is the finding of ...


Pathogen protection and virulence: Dark side of fungal membrane protein revealed

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and Montana State University have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields ...


Invention will help speed development of drug treatments for heart failure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research conducted by University of Minnesota scientists, in collaboration with Celladon Corporation, has led to the invention of technology to more rapidly identify compounds for the treatment of heart failure.


Causative gene of a rare disorder discovered by sequencing only protein-coding regions of genome

For the first time, scientists discover causative gene of a rare disorder by exome sequencing

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UW researchers have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a rare disorder. The finding demonstrates the usefulness ...


Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. ...


Mimicking nature, scientists can now extend redox potentials

Mimicking nature, scientists can now extend redox potentials

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New insight into how nature handles some fundamental processes is guiding researchers in the design of tailor-made proteins for applications such as artificial photosynthetic centers, long-range ...


Improved adhesive for products like transparent tape could benefit biofuels economy

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An adhesive used in products like laminate countertops may also help cement a place for economically viable biofuels, according to a Kansas State University researcher.


Researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells

Researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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

Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor.



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