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Large Molecule
Large Molecule or macromolecule is a very large molecule, such as protein, commonly created by the polymerization of smaller subunits. They are typically composed of thousands of atoms or more. The most common macromolecules in biochemistry are biopolymers and large non-polymeric molecule.
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AUG 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
A lot of diseases and conditions are treated with biologics or biopharmaceuticals. Biopharmaceuticals are inherently mor
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
AUG 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
If we are to ever to use stem cells in therapeutics and regenerative medicine, there must be a complete understand
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2016
Immunology
Many of the intricacies of the immune response during a pathogenic infection are yet to be fully understood. In a new st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the process of copying DNA to make new strands includes a proofreading function to ensure accuracy, the so-called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2016
Cancer
Rare cancers account for about 25% of cancer in adults and about 10% of pediatric cancer cases. Unfortunately, prognosis
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 30, 2016
Videos
Wood is an incredible building material - it's all natural and extremely strong. But, wood is susceptible to rotting wit
...
MAY 30, 2016
Neuroscience
In 2013, President Obama’s BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative was la
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Rupture of small blood vessels in the brain can cause hemorrhagic stroke and brain microbleeds, and finding the fastest
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2016
Immunology
In a new study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2016
Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved
...
APR 07, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
All the baby pictures, financial transactions, funny cat videos, and email messages that we hoard often require tec
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are nearly microscopic animals that can survive the harshest of environments, including outer space.
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 01, 2016
Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Controlling the mosquito population that spreads the malaria parasite has long been a technique for reducing the prevale
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have many tools at their disposal for looking at preserved tissue under a microscope in incredible detail, or
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the quest to understand more about aging and how to slow down this process, scientists from Concordia University in Q
...
MAR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign
...
FEB 12, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cell is intelligently designed. Various membrane-bound organelles (mitochondria, lysosomes, etc) create their own pe
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 23, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
‘Strain-release amination’ technique emerged from efforts to help Pfizer synthesize promising cancer drug ca
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 19, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In West and Central Africa, a bite from the tsetse fly could send a person in to a fatal coma. Doctors have now develope
...
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have deployed a powerful new drug discovery technique to identify
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 03, 2015
Cardiology
A large amount of energy is required for cardiomyocytes, muscle cells of the heart, to perform all of the vital function
...
Written By:
Kara Marker