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30 under 30: Investigating Molecular Messengers and Human Health
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Researchers pinpoint how smoking causes osteoporosis
As people age, bone tends to deteriorate faster, causing osteoporosis and other disorders.
The American Society for Microbiology honors Marc Torrent
Marc Torrent, Ph.D., Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, has been honored as a recipient of a 2013 ICAAC Young Investigator Award.
China Chromatography Network to Participate in 2013 LAB World China
The China Chromatography Network will participate in the "2013 World Biochemistry Analytical Instruments and Laboratory Equipment Exhibition in China" , taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Center on June 25. As the sole strategic partner of LCGC North America in China, the China Chromatography Network will distribute free copies of ... (more)
Postdoctoral fellowships in bioinformatics and systems biology of RNA
The scientific goal of this project is to characterize the relationships between sequence, structure, and function for all RNAs, using combined tools of bioinformatics, experimental biochemistry and structural biology.
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Mulberry Anthocyanins Inhibit Oleic Acid Induced Lipid Accumulation...
E-mail: wcj@csmu.edu.tw or changyc@csmu.edu.tw . Phone: Mulberry has been considered to possess different benefits such as protecting liver; improving fever, urine excretion disorder, hypertension, and diabetic syndrome; and preventing cardiovascular diseases.
Viruses in Hot Springs Use Similar Line of Attack as HIV
The process by which viruses, including HIV and Ebola, hijack cellular proteins is parallel to that found in viruses infecting organisms that grow in volcanic hot springs, which are divided from humans by a 2-billion-year evolutionary gap.
FGF21 hormone, key to control obesity, also protects against heart diseases in mice
The research, published online on the journal Nature Communications, was led by Francesc Villarroya, professor from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the UB and Director of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona , affiliated centre with the campus of international excellence BKC.
A microbiologist holds a fuel cell in a posed portrait.
Derek Lovley, a microbiologist at the University of Massachusetts, led a U.S. government-supported project to make the gasoline substitute, butanol, from microbes in the laboratory.
Vegans' elevated heart risk requires omega-3s and vitamin B12 say researchers
People who follow a vegan lifestyle - strict vegetarians who try to eat no meat or animal products of any kind - may increase their risk of developing blood clots and atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries," which are conditions that can lead to heart attacks and stroke.
Would it not be nice to take a pill and regain that elusive memory? We are all forgetful at times and without a clue as to how to get it better.
30 under 30: Designing New Ways to Stop Tumors
Each year hundreds of the best and brightest researchers gather in Lindau, Germany, for the Nobel Laureate Meeting.
The pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of COPD are not restricted to pulmonary inflammation and structural remodeling.
Ecological Implications of dividing Plants into Groups with Distinct...
This chapter discusses the ecological implications of dividing plants in groups with distinct photosynthetic production capacities.
Annual review of biochemistry , Vol. 60, No. 1. , pp. 795-825, doi:10.1146/annurev.bi.60.070191.004051 The denatured "state" of a protein is a distribution of many different molecular conformations, the averages of which are measured by experiments.
Reviewing the Literature on Calorie Restriction and Oxidative Stress
Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction.
Memory-Boosting Chemical Is Identified in Mice
Memory improved in mice injected with a small, drug-like molecule discovered by UCSF San Francisco researchers studying how cells respond to biological stress.
Interview with Sabato D'Auria, Section Editor for the Chemical...
Sabato D'Auria is currently a senior scientist with a tenured position within the National Research Council of Italy as the head of the Laboratory for Molecular Sensing at the Institute of Protein Biochemistry CNR, Naples, Italy.
Research Could Lead To New Ways To Combat Chlamydia
A protein secreted by the chlamydia bug has a very unusual structure, according to scientists in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.
GM pig feed, fluoride debate, Tuatara genome sequencing
New research indicating GM soy and corn feed may cause stomach inflammation in pigs has been treated with caution by experts.