
Tag: Molecular Biology


Meet the molecule that helps stressed cells decide between life and death

Clinical trial shows alternate-day fasting a safe alternative to caloric restriction

Elusive key to stopping neglected tropical diseases: Path to realizing a decades-old dream

Cell division requires a balanced level of non-coding RNA for chromosome stability: HKU biologists discover cell division requires a balanced level of non-coding RNA for chromosome stability

Scientists unlock new role for nervous system in regeneration: Researchers were able to explain, predict, and even manipulate regeneration of the flatworm body

‘Nanobodies’ from alpacas could help bring CAR T-cell therapy to solid tumors: Unusually small antibodies, targeted to the tumor micro-environment, curb melanoma and colon cancer in mouse models

How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick

Enzyme warps space to break the cell’s speed limit

How whipworms wreak havoc on the gut

How mitochondria deploy a powerful punch against life-threatening bacteria

Researchers closer to gonorrhea vaccine after exhaustive analysis of proteins

Obese mice lose a third of their fat using a natural protein

Researchers have discovered how to slow aging: Natural product found to reduce the level of damaged cells in the body, caused by aging

Neuroscientists see clues to brain maturation in adolescent rats

The birth and death of proteins in a single cell

Bacterial armor could be a new target for antibiotics

Cellular ‘garbage disposal’ has another job

Essential mechanism to generate healthy muscle

Factor important for ZIKA Virus host species restriction

How just drops of viper venom pack a deadly punch: Scientists inventory glycans in venoms of South American vipers

Disease-causing stomach bug attacks energy generation in host cells

Blood type affects severity of diarrhea caused by E. coli: Researchers ID protein responsible for blood-group difference

Why chikungunya, other arthritis-causing viruses target joints: Study finds molecular handle that viruses use to get inside certain cells

Optical tweezers — mini ‘tractor beams’ — help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures

Formate prevents most folic acid-resistant neural tube defects in mice

Fat cells seem to remember unhealthy diet

Pasta can be part of a healthy diet without packing on the pounds: Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a new study suggests that this negative attention may not be deserved for pasta
