Biochemistry News

Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 3181 SE Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239, and ...

Michael Snyder of Yale University will give this year's Nelson lecture Tuesday, Sept ... Cullman Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; and Director of the Yale Center for Genomics and Proteomics, Yale University.

Cumberland Emerging Technologies' Life Sciences Center has added a new biotechnology company and nearly tripled its occupied floor space.2.7

As part of a grant from the National Science Foundation , molecular biologists from the University of Rochester Medical Center will join a team seeking to create the first complete wiring diagram of a living ...2.7

A group of researchers from Mexico has discovered that a diet rich in soy protein may alleviate fatty liver, a disease which often accompanies diabetes.3.1

The Formation of Lysine Tyrosylquinone Is a Self-Processing Reaction. Expression and Characterization of a Drosophila Lysyl Oxidase [Journal Home Page] [Search the Journals] [PDF version of this article] ...2.7

The proponents of intelligent design, a school of thought that some have argued should be taught alongside evolution, say that the complexity and diversity of life go beyond what evolution can explain.

In the August issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers showed that epidermal growth factor, which plays a critical role in breast cancer progression, stimulates sphingosine kinases - SphK1 and ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have shown that increasing the concentration of a key regulator involved in glucose metabolism can improve the way the liver produces and disposes of the sugar ...4.5

We describe 4 cases of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 13+associated pneumonia.2.7

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have defined a key step in the production of beta-amyloid, a short protein that is thought to be responsible for the development of Alzheimer's disease.3.2

UCLA biochemists reveal the first structural details of a family of mysterious objects called microcompartments that seem to be present in a variety of bacteria.4.2

PicoQuant GmbH announces the release of four additions to the range of available pulsed light sources.2.7

After a beetle first molts, its exoskeleton is soft and hydrated. Somehow, it dries out and forms a hard, stiff exoskeleton.2.7

A health seminar that revealed the secrets of life longevity through eating the right food in accordance with blood type was delivered by Dr Sir Michael Williams, a clinical nutrition specialist at the PGGMB ...2.7

Terminal sterilization of bone allografts by gamma radiation is often essential prior to their clinical use to minimize the risk of infection and disease transmission.2.7

Mammalian glutathione transferases are dimeric proteins, many of which share a common hydrophobic interaction motif that is important for dimer stability.2.7

DALLAS + July 31, 2005 + A new technique aimed at directly controlling the expression of genes by turning them on or off at the DNA level could lead to drugs for the treatment or cure of many diseases, say ...3.1

Scientists at the MUHC have made progress in understanding what causes migraines.2.7

It is well-known that adsorption of proteins on interfaces often induces substantial alterations of the protein structure.2.7

Maintaining a proper balance of dietary fats may ward off much of the bone loss associated with post-menopausal osteoporosis, according to a recent study by scientists at Purdue University and the Indiana ...2.7

URBANA, Md. -- Americans spend billions of dollars each year on vitamins and supplements, but what works for one person might not work for another.3.4

D-alanine carboxypeptidase and transpeptidase reactions in vivo. To date, however, there have been few concerted attempts to explore the kinetic and thermodynamic specificities of the active sites of these ...2.7

Federal law enforcement officials tell CNN the FBI is investigating the background of a former North Carolina State University student sought by British police in connection with the London bombings.2.9

Each day, hundreds of millions of people suffer with disease, blindness and other problems associated with malnutrition.2.7

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The test tubes that 20-year-old Carroll County native Anthony Leonard works with in a Wake Forest-Baptist Medical Center lab may hold a key to fighting cancer.2.9

M Anwar Hossain The main building of Curzon Hall of Dhaka University founded by Lord Curzon, the then Vice-roy of India had completed its 100 years of founding on 19th of February 2004.2.7

Researchers recently presented positive preclinical data at the 14th European Congress on Obesity, Athens, Greece, on a new anti-obesity agent, based on a naturally occurring hormone that, they say, works ...3.1

Microtubules are active protein polymers critical to the structure and function of cells and the process of cell division.2.9

Ilana Goldberg, '05, has just the right chemistry to study overseas, and she's taking it all the way to Israel.

Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6, and Unidad de Biofisica y Departamento de Bioqumica y Biologa Molecular, Universidad del Pas ...2.7

Constantin Rebeiz will retire from the University of Illinois at the end of June and while he's leaving, kind of, one academic institution, that's OK, because he'll soon have another to replace it.3.2