Experts Learn to Control Proteins with Light

Experts Learn to Control Proteins with Light

This could lead to breakthroughs in treating cancer

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 19th, 2009
How Meningitis Passes the Blood-Brain Barrier

How Meningitis Passes the Blood-Brain Barrier

How it leaves the bloodstream has been a mystery thus far

Artificial Molecules Protect Cells Against HIV

Artificial Molecules Protect Cells Against HIV

They mimic the shape and structure of proteins

New Methods to Inhibit Viral Replication Created

New Methods to Inhibit Viral Replication Created

They rely on specific proteins

New Stem Cell Gene Splicing Method Created

New Stem Cell Gene Splicing Method Created

It works best for human embryonic stem cells

Early Risers Wake Up Faster Due to Genetic Mutations

Early Risers Wake Up Faster Due to Genetic Mutations

They are efficient only after a few hours of sleep

How the Genome Protects Itself from Intruders

How the Genome Protects Itself from Intruders

A specific enzyme triggers an alarm signal

How Molecules Dictate Superstructural Arrangements

How Molecules Dictate Superstructural Arrangements

Scientists find how mirror-image molecules gain control over each other

Experts Cure Patients Blind from Birth

Experts Cure Patients Blind from Birth

They can now see lights

DNA Test Reveals Neanderthals Could Sense Bitter Tastes

DNA Test Reveals Neanderthals Could Sense Bitter Tastes

They were like us in most aspects pertaining to taste

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 12th, 2009
New Treatment Annihilates Multiple Sclerosis

New Treatment Annihilates Multiple Sclerosis

It completely cured mouse models in the lab

Scientists Create Nanowire Structures that Operate as Nerve Cells

Scientists Create Nanowire Structures that Operate as Nerve Cells

They are made of silicon nanowires enclosed in a cell-like membrane

Experts Devise Counterintuitive Method of Producing iPS

Experts Devise Counterintuitive Method of Producing iPS

It annihilates a genetic pathway thought essential against cancer

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 10th, 2009
How Birds Know When Spring Comes

How Birds Know When Spring Comes

Proteins are responsible for this ability

Establishing the Architecture of HIV

Establishing the Architecture of HIV

It also plays an important role in infections

Premature Aging May Be Caused by Unstable Proteins

Premature Aging May Be Caused by Unstable Proteins

Especially those synthesized int the cellular mitochondria

T. Rex Proteins Survive for 68 Million Years

T. Rex Proteins Survive for 68 Million Years

The finds have been backed by an independent group

 
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