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Red fluorescence in two steps
Scientists have identified the mechanism that allows fluorescent proteins to switch colour in two phases. They are thereby laying the groundwork for new applications in microscopy and functional analyses in biological research.
Posted: Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreArtificial enzymes for hydrogen conversion
A new review article summarizes the development of artificial maturation of hydrogenases and how this invention has opened up new avenues in the study of these enzymes, and describe the impact of these findings on energy research in the future.
Posted: Sep 12th, 2017
Read moreOutside-in reprogramming: Antibody study suggests a better way to make stem cells
Scientists have found a new approach to the reprogramming of ordinary adult cells into stem cells.
Posted: Sep 11th, 2017
Read moreEvolution in the lab
Experiments with bacteria show that genes can fuse together, leading to the production of novel proteins.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2017
Read moreMaximum precision in protein synthesis
Scientists have investigated the mode of action of a molecular chaperone vital to protein synthesis. They were able to demonstrate that the speed of protein synthesis is associated with the function of the Ssb chaperone.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2017
Read moreResearchers break through the wall in bacterial membrane vesicle research
Scientists investigated membrane vesicle formation in the model Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The team was able to visualize the release of membrane vesicles by using live cell imaging techniques and state-of-the-art electron cryotomography.
Posted: Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreVitamin B12 fuels microbial growth
Scarce compound is key for cellular metabolism and may help shape microbial communities that affect environmental cycles and bioenergy production.
Posted: Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreScientists developed 'smart fertilizer'
Researchers combined traditional fertilizer with a biodegradable polymer, which allowed to slow down the process of decomposition and release of a nutrient into the soil. As a result, the use of fertilizers has been improved and the pressures on the environment have been reduced.
Posted: Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreHow receptors for medicines work inside cells
G protein-coupled receptors are the key target of a large number of drugs. Scientists have now been able to show more precisely how these receptors act in the cell interior.
Posted: Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreNew fluorescent dyes could advance biological imaging
With a new technique to craft a spectrum of glowing dyes, chemists are no longer chasing rainbows.
Posted: Sep 4th, 2017
Read moreBioengineered livers mimic natural development
Scientists discover that three-dimensional liver buds grown in a dish from stem cells mimic the molecular signatures observed during the natural development of human liver.
Posted: Sep 1st, 2017
Read moreKey factor identified in gene silencing
Ubiquitinated histone gene silencing is vital in embryo development and goes awry in some cancers.
Posted: Aug 31st, 2017
Read morePlacenta-on-a-chip: Microsensor simulates malaria in the womb to develop treatments
By combining microbiology with engineering technologies, researchers are developing a first-of-its-kind 3D model that uses a single microfluidic sensing chip to study the complicated processes that take place in malaria-infected placenta as well as other placenta-related diseases and pathologies.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreNew open-source software for analyzing intact proteins
'Informed-Proteomics' eases top-down proteomics.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreLEGO-like proteins revealed
LEGO-like assemblies should have formed relatively frequently during evolution, according to scientists.
Posted: Aug 28th, 2017
Read moreSingle-nucleus RNA sequencing, droplet by droplet
DroNc-Seq - a technology that merges single-nucleus RNA sequencing with microfluidics - brings new scale to gene expression studies in complex tissues.
Posted: Aug 28th, 2017
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