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Genetically encoded sensor helps detect hallucinogenic substances

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have created a genetically encoded sensor for detecting hallucinogenic substances.

29 Apr 2021

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can trigger long-term gene expression changes

According to the findings of a recent cell study, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can trigger long-term gene expression changes.

29 Apr 2021

Developing a portable tool to detect street drug ‘spice’

AZoLifeSciences speaks to researchers from the University of Bath about their latest research that led to the development of a device that can detect 'spice'.

28 Apr 2021

Study shows a possible link between pesticide exposure and increased COVID-19 susceptibility

Researchers have discovered a possible connection between increased vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and exposure to organophosphate pesticides.

27 Apr 2021

Study shows how tau aggregates promote Alzheimer’s disease

If looked deep into the brain of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease or those suffering from the most types of dementia or the concussion-associated syndrome, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), there would be hairball-like tangles of a protein known as tau—a common suspected culprit.

20 Apr 2021

New guide identifies barriers to communicating the significance of plant science

The sustained development of plant sciences is highly significant. For instance, the food supply can be considered in this case.

20 Apr 2021

New method helps map the epigenetics of mouse brain

Histones are essentially small proteins that attach to DNA and store information that can be used to switch individual genes on or off.

14 Apr 2021

Scientists engineer probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of mice

Researchers have genetically engineered a probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of laboratory mice. The advance demonstrates the utility of work the researchers have done to detail how a suite of genetic engineering tools can be used to modify the yeast.

13 Apr 2021

Researchers take a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19

Scientists have achieved a huge step toward new vaccines and drugs for fighting against COVID-19.

6 Apr 2021

Key protein could block the most common cause of food poisoning

Scientists have identified a protein that could be crucial for inhibiting the most common human food poisoning, caused by bacteria, in the United States.

1 Apr 2021

New technique can measure thousands of proteins in a few minutes

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis Crick Institute have developed a mass spectrometry-based technique capable of measuring samples containing thousands of proteins within just a few minutes.

26 Mar 2021

Improved version of CRISPR/Cas9 tool helps study the interaction of various genes

Researchers have used an upgraded version of the gene-editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9, to knock out up to 12 genes in plants in just one go.

23 Mar 2021

Study maps structure, mechanism of membrane enzyme that has a role in chronic inflammation, cancer

A majority of the drugs work through the membranes surrounding the cells of the body.

22 Mar 2021

$1 million NSF grant effort to explore a natural process that saps plants' productivity

Plants were evolving for hundreds of millions of years before humans started cultivating them for food. So when the first farmers showed up some 12,000 years ago, plants had already picked up some inefficiencies -- that is, adaptations that helped the plants survive but also limited their productivity as crops.

17 Mar 2021

Biochemistry News and Research

Genetically encoded sensor helps detect hallucinogenic substances

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can trigger long-term gene expression changes

Developing a portable tool to detect street drug ‘spice’

Study shows a possible link between pesticide exposure and increased COVID-19 susceptibility

Study shows how tau aggregates promote Alzheimer’s disease

New guide identifies barriers to communicating the significance of plant science

New method helps map the epigenetics of mouse brain

Scientists engineer probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of mice

Researchers take a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19

Key protein could block the most common cause of food poisoning

New technique can measure thousands of proteins in a few minutes

Improved version of CRISPR/Cas9 tool helps study the interaction of various genes

Study maps structure, mechanism of membrane enzyme that has a role in chronic inflammation, cancer

$1 million NSF grant effort to explore a natural process that saps plants' productivity

High-resolution map of yeast genome can shed light on development responses in higher organisms

Volatile signal in plants activates defense and inhibits growth processes

Catechin-type flavonoid compounds in tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins

Fluorescent chemical dye helps track specific motor protein within cells

Cactus pear could provide biofuel as well as sustainable food and livestock feed

Detective work inside plant cells finds a key piece of the C4 photosynthesis puzzle

Developing a portable tool to detect street drug ‘spice’

National DNA Day: Importance of DNA in Research

National DNA Day 2021: An Interview with Professor George Church

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