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Researchers study signaling networks that set up genetic code

Researchers study signaling networks that set up genetic code

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois have identified and visualized the signaling pathways in protein-RNA complexes that help set the genetic code in all organisms. The ...





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Mechanics meets chemistry in new way to manipulate matter

Chemistry /

created Mar 21, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 0

The inventors of self-healing plastic have come up with another invention: a new way of doing chemistry. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found a novel way to manipulate matter and drive ...


Quantum analog of Ulam's conjecture can guide molecules, reactions

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 07, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Like navigating spacecraft through the solar system by means of gravity and small propulsive bursts, researchers can guide atoms, molecules and chemical reactions by utilizing the forces that bind nuclei and electrons into ...


Light-sensitive particles change chemistry at the flick of a switch

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created Mar 27, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A light-sensitive, self-assembled monolayer that provides unique control over particle interactions has been developed by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Particles coated with the monolayer change ...


Scientists identify 36 genes, 100 neuropeptides in honey bee brains

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created Oct 25, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

From humans to honey bees, neuropeptides control brain activity and, hence, our behaviors. Understanding the roles these peptides play in the life of a honey bee will assist researchers in understanding the roles they play ...


Microfluidic chambers advance the science of growing neurons

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created Aug 30, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a method for culturing mammalian neurons in chambers not much larger than the neurons themselves. The new approach extends the lifespan of the neurons at very low densities, ...


Scientists discover two-component lantibiotic with therapeutic potential

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created Oct 31, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The discovery and preparation of a naturally occurring antibiotic could open the door to new therapeutic drugs for treating nasty infections.



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