Etnangien is an antibiotic compound, which inhibits the activity of RNA-polymerases in bacteria.
In view of the fermentation process for etnangien using a…
Scientists of Saarland University have recently succeeded in developing an improved series of new non-steroidal inhibitors of 17b-HSD2. Since 17b-HSD2 is…
This method enables the detection of heparin contamination with other sulfated glycans, in particular in the case of inadmissible heparin imitations such as…
This invention concerns novel benzanthrins, Mayamycins, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces sp. HB202. Mayamycines may be used against infectious diseases…
This invention concerns novel cyclic peptides, Xenobovides, isolated from the bacterium Xenorhabdus bovienii. These peptides may be used against infectious…
And as with 18th century “musical glasses,” adding a little water can change the critical pitch. Echoing both phenomena, researchers at the National Institute…
A new study may explain why only 50% of patients experiencing chronic nerve pain achieve even partial relief from existing therapeutics.The study, published in…
While the hepatitis C virus can infect chimpanzees and humans, scientists have been unable to study the progression of the virus' life cycle or possible…
The unexpectedly simple technique involves activating three genes in the skin cells; genes which are already known to be active in the formation of brain cells…
Dr. Frédéric Charron, researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team have shown for the first time that a key molecule of…
Jellyfish can be a nuisance to bathers and boaters in the Chesapeake Bay on the United States' East Coast and many other places along the world's coasts.A new…
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a way to form these structures so they can operate in open-air environments, and, more important, have…
The recent field of invasion biology faces a new challenge as 19 eminent ecologists issue a call to “end the bias against non-native species” in the journal…
A team of scientists has developed a way to coax tumor cells in the lab to grow into 3-D spheres. Their discovery takes advantage of an earlier technique of…
The superatom contains magnetized magnesium atoms, an element traditionally considered as non-magnetic. The metallic character of magnesium along with infused…
Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Ames Laboratory scientist and Iowa State University chemistry professor Klaus Schmidt-Rohr and his…
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