Important Protein Structure of Hepatitis C Virus Found
A team led by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute and the University of Amsterdam has achieved an important goal in virology: mapping key proteins...
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Creative Biostructure Established iEM Platform for Cell & Tissue Morphology
Creative Biostructure, a forward-looking research company as well as custom service provider in the field of microscopy technology, recently launched an iEM platform to provide...
Genetic Variants May Disrupt Myelin Production
Among Alzheimer ‘s victims, 40% to 65% have a genetic variant called APOE4. Scientists have long known that this variant significantly increases the risk of...
Nature: Why do you just want to lie down when you get sick?
When we feel uncomfortable, we tend to eat less, drink less, and exercise less. This is not unique to humans—most animals reduce these three behaviours...
New Insight into the Importance of Key Photosynthesis Pathways in Plants
Photosynthesis is one of the most important chemical reactions, not only for plants, but also for the entire world. The impact of photosynthesis and its...
Ancient roots of wheat virus resistance
The DNA sequence of a gene responsible for resistance to a devastating virus in wheat has been discovered, providing important clues for managing more resistant...
Profacgen Provides a Complete Set of PEGylation Products and Services for Research Use
Profacgen, a biotechnology company that provides custom protein services in the biological sciences, now provides a complete set of PEGylation products and services that can...
A New Tool to Prevent Protein Interactions Found
Within the cell, proteins continuously interact with each other to perform different functions. For some diseases where these functions are altered, blocking the binding between...
It Turns out that p53 is Destroyed in a Whole New Way
Glioblastoma is a deadly brain cancer with a dire prognosis. Unlike most cancers, it still grows in the presence of the p53 protein. Scientists have...
New Tools can Help Identify Carbohydrate Binding Proteins
A major hurdle that carbohydrate researchers have been trying to overcome is the limited tools available to decipher the effects of sugar. As a workaround,...