By knowing the genes and proteins that control a cell's progress toward the differentiated form, researchers may be able to accelerate the process – a…
Now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Christopher Walsh, in collaboration with scientists and physicians in the United States, Turkey, Saudi…
The tube is part of the 26S proteasome, an enzyme that acts as the cell’s protein garbage disposal. As described by researchers from the Technion-Israel…
RNA, the transporter of genetic information within the cell, has emerged from the shadow of DNA to become one of the hottest research areas of molecular…
It is the first time scientists have shown that inhibiting an enzyme involved in programmed cell death can protect a brain region in a living animal from…
Many coaches inspire better performance by pressuring their teams. Now, proteomics researchers are using pressure to improve the performance of their analyses….
The motor puts tension on cellular springs that allow vibrations to be detected within the body. This finely tuned regulation has important implications for…
Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) discovered a new way to make use of drugs’ unwanted side effects. They developed a…
The white blood cells in our body combat foreign intruders, such as viruses and bacteria. However, in leukemia, the formation of white blood cells is…
The research, published in the latest edition of the magazine Oecologia (Ecology), has made it possible to determine the relative importance of the area which…
As they design new drugs to fight off influenza, scientists may not need to attack the virus directly. Instead, they may be able to stave off infection by…
Research presented on July 8 at the International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals in Brazil provides insight into factors that…
Led by Virginia Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Aleksandr Simonian, professor of materials engineering in the…
The findings are significant because they could lead to the development of targeted lures to control the insects, which also spread dengue fever in more than…
“We discovered that the European starling (found throughout Eurasia and North-America) and the zebrafinch (found in Australia and Indonesia) control their…
According to their work, the risk of developing asthma was reduced by 63% in those whose mothers had been given fish oil supplements during the last trimester…