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In scientific first, researchers correct decline in organ function associated with old age

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (86) | comments 6

As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative ...





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Making bacteria make useful proteins

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

By adapting a single protein on the surface of the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus, researchers at the University of British Columbia have turned it into a protein production factory, making useful proteins that can act as ...


New way of viewing cells could lead to easier routes for drug manufacture

Chemistry /

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research by a Michigan State University chemist could eventually lead to a quicker and easier way of developing protein-based drugs that are key to treating a number of diseases, including cancer, diabetes and hepatitis.


Of mice and men... and kidney stones

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Kidney stones are very common – and painful – in men. About 3 in 20 men (1 in 20 women) in developed countries develop them at some stage. Mice, however, rarely suffer though the precise reasons are unknown. Jeffrey S. Clark ...


Kinetic Terahertz Absorption

Keeping an eye on the surroundings

Chemistry /

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Water is no passive spectator of biological processes; it is an active participant. Protein folding is thus a self-organized process in which the actions of the solvent play a key role. So far, the emphasis ...


'Super yeasts' produce 300 times more protein than previously possible

Chemistry /

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 1

Researchers in California report development of a new kind of genetically modified yeast cell that produces complex proteins up to 300 times more than possible in the past. These “super yeasts” could help boost production ...


Synthetic protein mimics structure, function of metalloprotein in nature

Synthetic protein mimics structure, function of metalloprotein in nature

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists have designed a synthetic protein that is both a structural model and a functional model of a native protein, nitric-oxide reductase.


Moderate amounts of protein per meal found best for building muscle

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For thousands of years, people have believed that eating large amounts of protein made it easier to build bigger, stronger muscles. Take Milo of Croton, the winner of five consecutive Olympic wrestling championships in the ...


Discovery of plant protein holds promise for biofuel production

Biology /

created Aug 16, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at Michigan State University have identified a new protein necessary for chloroplast development. The discovery could ultimately lead to plant varieties tailored specifically for biofuel production.


Turning down gene expression promotes nerve cell maintenance

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anyone with a sweet tooth knows that too much of a good thing can lead to negative consequences. The same can be said about the signals that help maintain nerve cells, as demonstrated in a new study of myelin, a protein ...


Protein that provides innate defense against HIV could lead to new treatments

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

By identifying a protein that restricts the release of HIV-1 virus from human cells, scientists believe they may be closer to identifying new approaches to treatment. The research is published in the advance online edition ...



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