Category Archives: Biochemistry

Strategic Analysis of the European Stem Cell Research Tools Market

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Strategic Analysis of the European Stem Cell Research Tools Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0769016/Strategic-Analysis-of-the-European-Stem-Cell-Research-Tools-Market.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Biological_Therapy The primary objective of this study is to measure brand perceptions of tools and technologies currently at the forefront of stem cell research: bio-imaging and microscopy, cell biology tools, immunochemicals, molecular biology tools, and protein biochemistry tools. The study also looks into the usage pattern of these tools. Continue reading

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Tech strives to raise awareness, minimize risks after series of laboratory explosions

The result of the January accident – and others – said Taylor Eighmy, Tech's vice president for research, can't be attributed to one cause; the university's mission of achieving tier-one status is not to blame. Continue reading

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Essex Angel Capital Inc. Announces: Wellness Indicators, Inc. Founder Is Guest Speaker at National Labor Management …

WINDSOR, ONTARIO– – Essex Angel Capital Inc. is pleased to announce that Denis Callewaert, Founder and Chief Science Officer of Wellness Indicators, Inc. , one of the companies in the Essex portfolio, will be a guest speaker at the National Labor Management Conference in Hollywood, FL, February 16-21, … Continue reading

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Scientist warns of new MRSA threat

(Medical Xpress) — An MRSA expert from the University’s Department of Biology & Biochemistry has warned that a new, more toxic strain of the disease poses a serious threat to people in Britain as it migrates from the United States. Continue reading

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Biosolar Breakthrough Promises Cheap, Easy Green Electricity

Newswise — KNOXVILLE— Barry D. Bruce, professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is turning the term “power plant” on its head. Continue reading

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UT biosolar breakthrough promises cheap, easy green electricity

( University of Tennessee at Knoxville ) A professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a team of researchers have developed a system that taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy. Continue reading

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Deadly MRSA strains 'on increase'

Potentially deadly strains of MRSA that are easily passed between people outside of hospitals are increasing in the UK, experts say. Dr Ruth Massey, from the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath, said extra vigilance was required around PVL-positive community acquired MRSA strains, including USA300, which has spread across the US and is now seen in the UK. Continue reading

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A step closer to understanding, averting drug resistance

( Brandeis University ) Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is growing exponentially. One reason is that drug resistant proteins are transporting “good” antibiotics, or inhibitors, out of the cells, leaving them to mutate. In a paper recently published in the journal Nature, Brandies University Professor of Biochemistry Dorothee Kern and collaborators including former postdoctoral student … Continue reading

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Irish researcher has discovered that whiskey could be used as gasoline

Irish researcher and biochemistry professor Martin Tangney has found a new and highly potential use for one of Ireland’s favorite products – whiskey. Tangney has discovered that biofuel can be created from the by-products of whiskey. Continue reading

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Bite-Sized Biochemistry #31 – Membrane Transport II – Video


03-08-2011 12:48 (01/12/11) Lecture by Kevin Ahern of Oregon State University discussing Biochemistry Basics in BB 451. See the full course at oregonstate.edu This course can be taken for credit (wherever you live) via OSU’s ecampus Continue reading

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Biochemistry community commends president's focus on basic research

Public release date: 25-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail [1] | Share [2] ] Contact: Benjamin Corb bcorb@asbmb.org 240-283-6625 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology [4] [3] ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. Continue reading

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Research and Markets: Life at the Nanoscale: Atomic Force Microscopy of Live Cells Provides a Comprehensive Overview …

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Life at the Nanoscale: Atomic Force Microscopy of Live Continue reading

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2012 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine

( European Molecular Biology Organization ) The 2012 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine is awarded to the German specialist in systems biology Matthias Mann, Director of the Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction at the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, and to the British biologist Fiona Powrie, Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Oxford … Continue reading

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Drink Alcohol, Live Longer?

A mere trace of alcohol doubles the lifespan of a tiny worm used in biochemistry labs around the world. Continue reading

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Crowd-sourced biotech: gamers tweak protein, give it big activity boost

“Citizen science” is a recent movement to get interested members of the public involved in scientific research. Participants—who may or may not have scientific training—can perform tasks that can't be automated well, such as analyzing images. One of the most successful citizen science projects has been FoldIt, a game based on the biochemistry of how proteins form structures in three dimensions … Continue reading

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Membrane fusion a mystery no more

The many factors that contribute to how cells communicate and function at the most basic level are still not fully understood, but researchers have uncovered a mechanism that helps explain how intracellular membranes fuse, and in the process, created a new physiological membrane fusion model. Continue reading

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Scientists reveal structure of cellular protein degradation machinery

Defective proteins that are not disposed of by the body can cause diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. Continue reading

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(U. professor of biochemistry Dana Carroll has won the Novitski prize from the Genetics Society of America. Courtesy photo) The University of Utah’s rich history of creative research in genetics is again in the spotlight after biochemist Dana Carroll won a distinguished service prize from the Genetics Society of America. Continue reading

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How cells dispose of their waste

German researchers reveal the structure of cellular protein degradation machinery. Continue reading

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How cells dispose of their waste: Researchers reveal the structure of the cellular protein degradation machinery

Defective proteins that are not disposed of by the body can cause diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Scientists recently succeeded in revealing the structure of the cellular protein degradation machinery (26S proteasome) by combining different methods of structural biology Continue reading

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