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Unusually large family of green fluorescent proteins discovered in marine creature

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a family of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) in a primitive sea animal, along ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1




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'Cell assay on a chip': solid results from simple means

(PhysOrg.com) -- The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research engineer Javier Atencia ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Cellular processing of proteins found in Congolese child birthing tea now revealed

Many plants produce compounds that serve as a defense against predators or pathogens. Some are also used by humans for a variety of beneficial purposes, such as in medicines. As recently as the early 1990s, a unique class ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New fluorescent imaging sorts microbiome in human mouth

New fluorescent labeling technology that distinguishes in a single image the population size and spatial distribution of 15 different taxa has uncovered new taxon pairings that indicate unsuspected cooperation -- and standoffishness ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Graphene: the future in a pencil trace

(PhysOrg.com) -- The European programme for research into graphene, for which the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester and Lancaster are leading the technology roadmap, today unveiled an exhibition and new videos communicating ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Testing antioxidant drugs is transparent

A study using genetically modified zebrafish to visualize early events involved in development of human atherosclerosis describes an efficient model – one that the researchers say offers many applications ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fujitsu develops compact silicon photonics light source for high-bandwidth CPU interconnects

Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of a compact silicon photonics light source for use in optical transceivers required for optical interconnects capable of carrying large volumes of data at high ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists find a brake that acts when cellular motors run too far

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has shown how microtubules are interconnected into large networks. Like the poles of a tent, microtubules give shape to cells. By sliding microtubules along ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Bone marrow transplantation may increase cancer resistance in patients

Bone marrow transplantation with genetically modified cells may prolong the period of cancer-free survival, suggests a study led by Dr. Vivek Rangnekar, associate director of translational research for the Markey Cancer Center ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein unmasks pathogenic fungi to activate immune response

The first step in defending against a hostile attack is identifying the enemy. It's how a healthy immune system mounts a response to invading pathogens. In the case of certain fungi, however, the attacking cells may be so ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough lights way for RNA discoveries

The ability to tag proteins with a green fluorescent light to watch how they behave inside cells so revolutionized the understanding of protein biology that it earned the scientific teams who developed the technique Nobel ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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