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Chemist's New Best Friend... Google
Scientists have taken a novel approach to unraveling the complex structure and regulation of enzymes: They Googled it.
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The Source of Stem Cells Points to Two Proteins
Negative feedback between HIPPO and Par complex components ensure robust lineage segregation in mice.
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Immunoasssays Developed for Tau Measurement in CSF
Researchers are working to develop a blood test to accurately diagnose or even predict Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear.
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Molecular Insights into Spider Silk
Spider silk belongs to the toughest fibres in nature and has astounding properties. Scientists from the University of Würzburg discovered new molecular details of self-assembly of a spider silk fibre protein.
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New Imaging Tools that Trace Key Breast Cancer Enzymes May Help Guide Therapies
A set of emerging diagnostic tools may help identify breast cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from therapies that target important enzymes fueling a range of subtypes, including BCRA-mutated and triple negative cancers.
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Honeybee Protein Keeps Stem Cells Youthful
An active protein component of royal jelly helps honeybees create new queens. Stanford researchers have identified a similar protein in mammals, which keeps cultured embryonic stem cells pluripotent.
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Universal Cancer Test: One Test to Diagnose Them All?
A diagnostic test is in the works to identify patterns of methyl groups, which are altered dramatically by cancer. The test uses gold nanoparticles that instantly change color and indicate if the nanostructures of cancer DNA are present.
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Fluidic Analytics Raises $31m to Launch Two New Products in Lab Tools Pipeline and Unlock Biology Behind Major Diseases
Proteins and their behaviour are crucial to understanding how diseases develop, identifying the way that drugs interact with their targets, and developing new methods for matching the right treatment to the right patient at the right time.
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X-ray Light Shed on Melting Polymers
Thermal analysis has been combined with X-ray scattering — two techniques for studying crystal structure — in one experimental setup to investigate semicrystalline polymers.
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Revealing Flu's Clues
Clever re-purposing of a biological tool gives researchers new clues as to how flu remains so successful.
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