• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 8th, 2009
Alzheimer's-Responsible Protein Spreads Throughout the Brain

Alzheimer's-Responsible Protein Spreads Throughout the Brain

It can destroy functional tissue around it

Folding Proteins Now Easier with High Pressure Nanojump

Folding Proteins Now Easier with High Pressure Nanojump

The method does not adversely affect the targets

New Way of Producing Stem Cells Found

New Way of Producing Stem Cells Found

Experts use pure proteins for the job

Hijacking the Brain's 'Pleasure Center'

Hijacking the Brain's 'Pleasure Center'

All with the use of one protein

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 25th, 2009
Cellular Defect That Triggers Fatal Smallpox Vaccine Reaction Found

Cellular Defect That Triggers Fatal Smallpox Vaccine Reaction Found

The discovery could save numerous lives

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2009
Soybean Could Be the Toughest Plant in the World

Soybean Could Be the Toughest Plant in the World

It lives in the intense radiation near Chernobyl

New Protein Allows Experts to Peer Deep Inside Living Cells

New Protein Allows Experts to Peer Deep Inside Living Cells

The protein belongs to an extremophile bacteria

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 29th, 2009
New Treatment Target for Depression Identified

New Treatment Target for Depression Identified

Experts seek to disrupt an acid-sensitive protein

Proteins Have Innate 'GPS' Systems

Proteins Have Innate 'GPS' Systems

They always know where to go

Experts Create 'Propeller' for DNA Strands

Experts Create 'Propeller' for DNA Strands

The innovation could benefit the field of medicine

New Technique for Viewing Nanofilms Created

New Technique for Viewing Nanofilms Created

It will allow for a thorough protein imaging

Researchers Photograph RNA Molecules Inside Living Cells

Researchers Photograph RNA Molecules Inside Living Cells

The new technique is groundbreaking

Cells Communicate via Amino-Acids

Cells Communicate via Amino-Acids

New interaction method discovered in sample culture

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 6th, 2009
The Effects of Nicotine Are More Serious than Thought

The Effects of Nicotine Are More Serious than Thought

It modifies the way in which cells interact

DNA Used to Create Liquid-Permissive Gel

DNA Used to Create Liquid-Permissive Gel

The material is also lightweight

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2009
Engineered Tobacco Yields Several Drugs

Engineered Tobacco Yields Several Drugs

They are effective against diabetes and other conditions

Engineered Ribosome Key to Artificial Life

Engineered Ribosome Key to Artificial Life

Scientists have created an artificial “cellular factory”

 
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