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X-ray Laser Experiment Could Help in Designing Drugs for Brain Disorders
August 21, 2024 8:59 am | by Stanford University | News | CommentsScientists found that when two protein structures in the brain join up, they act as an amplifier for a slight increase in calcium concentration, triggering a gunshot-like release of neurotransmitters from one neuron to another.
How DARPA Plans to Efficiently Battle Epidemics
August 21, 2024 8:20 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsBioscience Technology interviewed Colonel Matt Hepburn, a program manager at the agency's Biological Technologies Office where he focuses on strategies for infectious disease forecasting.
Library Quant Kit
August 20, 2024 10:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe NEBNext Library Quant Kit delivers significant improvements to qPCR-based library quantitation for next gen sequencing. The kit for Illumina contains components that are optimized for qPCR-based quantitation of libraries prepared for Illumina next-generation sequencing platforms.
Team Sheds Light on Century-old Biochemical Mystery
August 20, 2024 10:15 am | by Yale University | News | CommentsTwo scientists have used magnetic resonance measurements showing how glucose is metabolized in yeast to answer the puzzle of the “Warburg Effect.”
How Traumatic Memories Hide in the Brain, and How to Retrieve Them
August 20, 2024 10:09 am | by Northwestern University | News | CommentsSpecial brain mechanism discovered to store stress-related, unconscious memories.
Learning From Nature’s Silky Skills
August 20, 2024 9:52 am | by University of Oxford | News | CommentsWhy have we never been able to manufacture fibers as strong and tough as the silks spun by silkworms and spiders? A research team has taken an important step to understanding why we still trail behind nature.
Clamshell-shaped Protein Puts the 'Jump' in 'Jumping Genes'
August 20, 2024 9:42 am | by Johns Hopkins University | News | CommentsScientists report they have deciphered the structure and unusual shape of a bacterial protein that prepares segments of DNA for the insertion of so-called jumping genes. The clamshell shape, they say, has never before been seen in a protein but connects nicely with its function: that of bending a segment of DNA into a 180-degree U-turn.
Antibiotic-resistant 'Superbug' Found at California Hospital
August 20, 2024 9:29 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA Los Angeles-area hospital said Wednesday that some of its patients contracted an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that has been linked to a type of medical scope and infected dozens of people around the country.
Scientists Find How Obesity Gene Works, a Clue to Treatment
August 20, 2024 9:23 am | by Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer | News | CommentsScientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and exercise.
People Need Less Sleep as They Age, Study Suggests
August 20, 2024 8:36 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsGetting older isn’t all bad. New research from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland found the older population needs less sleep than younger counterparts, and feels more awake during the day.
Instantly Soluble Sterile Media
August 19, 2024 10:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsSeward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher laboratory paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, has launched a new range of instantly soluble, sterile media products.
Setting Ground Rules for Nanotechnology Research
August 19, 2024 10:15 am | by Duke University | News | CommentsIn two new studies, researchers from across the country have begun to design the framework on which to build the emerging field of nanoinformatics.
Brain Scans Better Forecast Math Learning in Kids Than Do Skill Tests
August 19, 2024 10:04 am | by Stanford University | News | CommentsBrain scans from 8-year-old children can predict gains in their mathematical ability over the next six years, according to a new study.
Scientists Successfully Use Zebrafish Embryos to Identify Potential New Diabetes Drugs
August 19, 2024 9:53 am | by Johns Hopkins University | News | CommentsIn experiments with 500,000 genetically engineered zebrafish embryos, scientists report they have developed a potentially better and more accurate way to screen for useful drugs, and they have used it to identify 24 drug candidates that increase the number of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
So Long, Snout
August 19, 2024 9:37 am | by Harvard University | News | CommentsNew research shows that bird beaks are the result of skeletal changes controlled by two genetic pathways, shedding light on the origins of one of nature’s most efficient tools.
