Antidote Developed for Nerve Agent Poisoning
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a new, versatile antidote to counteract exposure to nerve agent poisoning. The work, appearing in the…
Biochemistry
Stopping Coronavirus Replication: Inhibiting Targets of SARS-CoV-2 Proteases Can Block Infection
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown how SARS-CoV-2 viral proteases attack the host cell, and how this can be targeted to stop virus…
Protein Made in the Liver May Cause Alzheimer’s Disease in the Brain
Peripherally produced amyloid causes neurodegeneration. Amyloid protein made in the liver can cause neurodegeneration in the brain, according to a new study in the open-access…
Science Made Simple: What Is Biomolecular Imaging?
Just like an auto mechanic or automobile engineer needs to understand the components of every system in many kinds of vehicles, scientific researchers need to…
Bacteria Engineered To Make Key Chemical Offers a Renewable Source of Synthetic Rubber
Microbes are engineered to convert sugar into a chemical found in tires. The future environmental footprint of the tire industry could be substantially shrunk thanks…
Blue Light Can Trigger Key Signaling Pathway for Embryonic Development and Cancer Genesis
Blue light is illuminating new understanding of a key signaling pathway in embryo development, tissue maintenance, and cancer genesis. Researchers at the University of Illinois…
Researchers Develop “Nanopore-Tal” Technology That Enables Cells To Talk to Computers
Genetically encoded reporter proteins have been a mainstay of biotechnology research, allowing scientists to track gene expression, understand intracellular processes, and debug engineered genetic circuits….
Hidden SARS-CoV-2 “Gate” Discovered – Opens To Allow COVID Infection
Supercomputing-derived movies reveal details of deceptive sugar coating on spike protein, presenting new possibilities to block cell entry and infection. Since the early days of…
COVID-19: Achilles’ Heel of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Identified
Certain regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome might be a suitable target for future drugs. This is what researchers at Goethe University, together with their collaborators…
Evolutionary “Time Travel” Reveals Enzyme’s Origins, From One of Earth’s Most Ancient Organisms
“The distinction between the past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion,” Albert Einstein wrote. Perhaps this is nowhere more evident than in…
Toward a COVID-19 Detecting Breathalyzer for Kids
Adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 exhale different metabolites in their breath than uninfected people, and dogs and diagnostic devices can detect these changes. Now, researchers reporting…
Sugars From Human Breast Milk Could Help Treat and Prevent Infections in Newborns
Bacteria known as group B Streptococcus (GBS) are a common cause of blood infections, meningitis, and stillbirth in newborns. Although GBS infections can often be…
Biological Engineers Find a New Target for Malaria Drugs – Could Kill Drug-Resistant Parasites
Blocking a key enzyme could kill parasites that have evolved resistance to existing drugs. Every year, more than 200 million people are infected with malaria,…
Microbe Genetic “Rewiring” Technique Promises a Boom in Biomanufacturing of Fuels, Materials and Chemicals
A new approach to modifying microbes’ metabolic processes will speed up production of innovative bio-based fuels, materials, and chemicals. Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…
Enzyme Identified for Making Key Industrial Chemical in Plants
Tailoring levels of enzyme has many potential applications, including renewable production of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, improved biofuel production and/or timber durability, and a path for long-term…
New Technique Identifies Proteins in the Living Brain – Offers Insight Into Brain Diseases and Treatments
Tool could help researchers better understand brain diseases and potential treatments. For the first time, researchers have developed a successful approach for identifying proteins inside…
The Future of Medicine: New Invention Yields More, Purer RNA at Fraction of the Cost
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently unveiled their discovery of a new process for making RNA. The resulting RNA is purer, more copious…
Chemists Find an Effective Remedy for “Aged” Brain Diseases Such As Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Scientists obtained substances that provide a breakthrough in the treatment of neurodegenerative pathologies. Russian scientists have synthesized chemical compounds that can stop the degeneration of…
