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Bacteria’s ability to develop novel peptides for cancer treatment

Bacteria’s ability to develop novel peptides for cancer treatment

At Texas A&M University, chemists have identified a new way to beat viruses at their own game—take a p[h]age from bacteria’s playbook and, in the process, develop new kinds of drugs to combat cancer and a range of other human diseases.

20 Mar 2020

Multi-tissue model shows how different tissues account for various inflammatory diseases

Multi-tissue model shows how different tissues account for various inflammatory diseases

Biological engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a multi-tissue model that allows them to analyze the associations between the immune system and different organs, on a dedicated microfluidic platform embedded with human cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 19 Mar 2020

Role of MCL1 in maintaining intestinal homeostasis

Role of MCL1 in maintaining intestinal homeostasis

An international group of scientists from the University of Zurich, the University Hospital Zurich, Heidelberg, and Glasgow have discovered a new function of MCL1, the protein that regulates cell death.

19 Mar 2020

Regulating ion flow using a ball-and-chain mechanism

Regulating ion flow using a ball-and-chain mechanism

Ion channels that permit potassium and sodium ions to move in and out of cells are essential for the function of the brain and heart, and also for neuronal “firing” in the central nervous system.

19 Mar 2020

Study discovers structure of bacterial enzyme that breaks down amino acid found in collagen

Study discovers structure of bacterial enzyme that breaks down amino acid found in collagen

Chemists from MIT and Harvard University have elucidated the structure of a strange bacterial enzyme with the ability to break down an amino acid found in collagen.

18 Mar 2020

Newly discovered genes can help grow crops with minimum synthetic fertilizer

Newly discovered genes can help grow crops with minimum synthetic fertilizer

By examining the first hornwort genomes, an international team of researchers headed by the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Boyce Thompson Institute has shed light on the origin of land plants.

17 Mar 2020

Researchers capture occurrence of bursts of diversity in microbiota in real time

Researchers capture occurrence of bursts of diversity in microbiota in real time

Researchers led by Isabel Gordo have captured, in real time, the occurrence of spurts of diversity in the microbiota, which is induced by bacterial cells that have mutation rates analogous to cancer cells.

13 Mar 2020

In a first, AI discovers antibiotic that kills dangerous bacteria

In a first, AI discovers antibiotic that kills dangerous bacteria

For the very first time, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to discover a new type of antibiotic.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 10 Mar 2020

New discovery reveals earliest known instance of complex form of protein regulation

New discovery reveals earliest known instance of complex form of protein regulation

Researchers have given a new life to the ancient history of two proteins, thus gaining insights into the origin of an age-old molecular partnership.

9 Mar 2020

Researchers successfully crystallize and map novel conformation of LeuT transporter

Researchers successfully crystallize and map novel conformation of LeuT transporter

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have mapped a novel structure of what is called a “neurotransmitter: sodium symporter.”

9 Mar 2020

Structure of intact IgE revealed by electron microscopy

Structure of intact IgE revealed by electron microscopy

Scientists at Aarhus University have described the structure of an IgE antibody for the very first time.

9 Mar 2020

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