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A tougher dental restoration composite
Scientists developed a new dental restoration composite that proves more durable than the conventional material.
Posted: Aug 22nd, 2017
Read moreBiophysics explains how immune cells kill bacteria
A new data analysis technique, moving subtrajectory analysis, defines the dynamics and kinetics of key molecules in the immune response to an infection. These biophysical descriptions are expected to clarify the TCR microcluster, an essential assembly for a T cell to initiate its attack on a pathogen.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2017
Read moreA map of the cell's power station
Researchers are mapping the distribution of all proteins in mitochondria for the first time.
Posted: Aug 18th, 2017
Read moreCollagen in cartilage tissues behaves like liquid crystals in a smart phone screen
The collagen changes its crystallinity in response to physical forces, so the ordered arrangement in collagen molecules of the cartilage in our knees may be flipping from one structural state to another with every step we take.
Posted: Aug 17th, 2017
Read moreA heart made of spider silk
Scientists have investigated whether an artificial silk protein developed in the laboratory could be suitable for engineering cardiac tissue.
Posted: Aug 17th, 2017
Read moreCell economics 101
The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food.
Posted: Aug 15th, 2017
Read moreMercury is altering gene expression
By employing molecular biology tools, a team of researchers measured the way mercury affects the gene expression of algae, even when its concentration in water is very low, comparable to European environmental protection standards.
Posted: Aug 15th, 2017
Read moreScientists identify a new way to activate stem cells to make hair grow
New research results may lead to new drugs that could promote hair growth for people with baldness or alopecia, which is hair loss associated with such factors as hormonal imbalance, stress, aging or chemotherapy treatment.
Posted: Aug 14th, 2017
Read moreInjectable tissue patch could help repair damaged organs (w/video)
New biomaterial could be delivered through minimally invasive surgery.
Posted: Aug 14th, 2017
Read moreCancer detection with sugar molecules
Scientists have synthesized a complex sugar molecule which specifically binds to the tumor protein Galectin-1. This could help to recognize tumors at an early stage and to combat them in a targeted manner.
Posted: Aug 14th, 2017
Read moreSweet! Sugar-coated probe yields better acid test
Chemists have developed new tools that could make it much easier to detect low pH in living cells.
Posted: Aug 12th, 2017
Read moreChemists use electrochemistry to amp up drug manufacturing
Give your medicine a jolt. By using electrochemistry, future pharmaceuticals soon may be easily scaled up to be manufactured in a more sustainable way.
Posted: Aug 11th, 2017
Read moreSmall molecule inhibitor prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical model
The inhibitor blocks a key virulence enzyme in the oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans, making it unable to stick to a tooth surface.
Posted: Aug 11th, 2017
Read moreCellular transport routes
Biologists discovered a previously unknown function of the SH3P2 protein, which plays an important role in the cellular protein transport process.
Posted: Aug 10th, 2017
Read moreCoated implants a breakthrough in bone healing
A versatile coating for magnesium could eventually lead to better implants for mending broken bones.
Posted: Aug 10th, 2017
Read moreDNA sequencing tools lack robust protections against cybersecurity risks
In first, research team infects computer using synthetic DNA molecules.
Posted: Aug 10th, 2017
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