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The ‘weakest link’ in the aging proteome
5.9.2013 | Press monitoring
Proteins are the chief actors in cells, carrying out the duties specified by information encoded in our genes. Most proteins live only two days or less, ensuring that those damaged by inevitable chemical modifications are replaced with new functional copies. In a new study published August 29 in Cell, a team led by researchers at the Salk...
Nanostructures made of DNA strands can encapsulate, release small-molecule drugs
4.9.2013 | Press monitoring
Nanoscale "cages" made from strands of DNA can encapsulate small-molecule drugs and release them in response to a specific stimulus ...
Scientists shut down reproductive ability, desire in pest insects
3.9.2013 | Press monitoring
Kansas State University entomologists have helped identify a neuropeptide named natalisin that regulates the sexual activity ...
A genetic treasure hunting in sorghum may benefit crop improvement
2.9.2013 | Press monitoring
A consortium of researchers from The University of Queensland, the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF Qld) and BGI ...
\'Fountain of youth\' for leaves discovered
30.8.2013 | Press monitoring
What plant scientists call senescence, consumers experience as wilted produce and overripe fruit ...
Watching the production of new proteins in live cells
29.8.2013 | Press monitoring
¨Researchers at Columbia University, in collaboration with biologists in Baylor College of Medicine, have made a significant step in understanding ...
Scientists report breakthrough in DNA editing technology
28.8.2013 | Press monitoring
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly than ever before ...
Pollutant-eating bacteria not so rare
27.8.2013 | Press monitoring
Dioxane, a chemical in wide industrial use, has an enemy in naturally occurring bacteria that remove it from the environment ...
Lab-Made Complexes Are \'Sun Sponges\'
26.8.2013 | Press monitoring
A ring of protein and pigments, half synthetic and half natural, can be used to quickly prototype light-harvesting antennas that absorb ...
Slug glue: A future with no sutures?
23.8.2013 | Press monitoring
The materials for stitching up injuries and surgical wounds may have changed over the millennia, but the basic process of suturing tissue ...
