Biochemistry

Phytochrome foci have different behaviors at different temperatures and types of lightCredit: Stan Lim/UC Riverside A protein called phytochrome B, which can sense light and temperature, triggers plant growth and controls flowering…

Credit: Alvin/WHOI Scientists at Caltech and Occidental College have discovered a methane-fueled symbiosis between worms and bacteria at the bottom of the sea, shedding new light on the ecology of deep-sea environments. They found that…

UMass Amherst food scientists awarded grant for innovative approach to improving sensory qualities of plant-based foodCredit: UMass Amherst A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientists has been awarded a grant from the…

Credit: Luke Robertson A previous study has shown that a type of squill growing in Madeira produces a chemical compound that may be useful as a medicinal drug. But a new study from researchers at Uppsala University has shown that…

Credit: Mingwei Min When do cells decide to divide? For 40 years, the textbook answer has been that this decision occurs in the first phase of a cell's existence - right after a mother cell divides to become daughter cells. But…

Scientists discover a new class of taste receptors Evolution is a tinkerer, not an engineer. "Evolution does not produce novelties from scratch. It works with what already exists," wrote Nobel laureate François Jacob in 1977, and…

Credit: K. Kovalev et. al. Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, working with Spanish, French, and German colleagues, have determined and analyzed the high-resolution structure of a protein from the recently…

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cells have a big decision: Should they replicate or sleep? Healthy cells can go either way. Cancer cells' replication switches are stuck in the 'on' position. Now a study by University…

Biochemists have created "smart" proteins that function inside human cells by turning genes on and offCredit: MolGraphics/UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design The same basic tools that allow computers to function are now…

In a study published this week in Science, Université de Montreal researchers report key structural and biochemical differences among a class of anti-cancer drugs known as PARP inhibitors. These distinguishing differences were linked to…

The results were published on 1st April 2020 Two of them are in the category "Research in accordance with the orders of the President of Russia": Ayrat Kayumov, "New approaches to reducing the resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics…

Credit: Haifa Shen, Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(April 1, 2020)-We've all been warned about the dangers of triglycerides, the fat stored in your blood. But what if that unhealthy fat could effectively transport oral medication to…

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cells will ramp up gene expression in response to physical forces alone, a new study finds. Gene activation, the first step of protein production, starts less than one…

Duke Clinical Research Institute to build a healthcare worker community registry and conduct a randomized trial powered by PCORnet®, the PCORI-funded health research network WASHINGTON (April 1, 2020) - The Patient-Centered Outcomes…

By treating meat as a network of flexible polymers surrounded by flowing moisture, computer models can accurately predict how much it will shrink when cooked. Meat is no ordinary solid. Made up of complex networks of moisture-saturated…

Scientists have mapped the genome of the German shepherd, one of the world's most popular canine breeds, after using a blood sample from 'Nala,' a healthy five-year-old German shepherd living in Sydney. In a paper published today in…

Sustainable: KIT-coordinated transnational network studies chemical signals between pathogen and plant -- EU funding in the amount of EUR 500,000Credit: Alexandra Wolf, KIT Increasing drought and heat seriously affect plants.…

New small molecules promote the differentiation of brown adipocytesCredit: Issey Takahashi | ITBM, Nagoya University The circadian clock controls a variety of biological phenomena that occur during the course of the day, such as…

The ERC has awarded one of its prestigious Advanced Grants to the leader of the Carbon Bionanotechnology group and Ikerbasque professor Maurizio Prato. The e-DOTS project is aiming to synthesise luminescent carbon nanoparticles with useful…

UMass Amherst, international team use simple capillary forces to direct aqueous solutionsCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a new paper, Thomas Russell and postdoctoral fellow Ganhua Xie, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst…