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Protein Structure
Protein Structure: is the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in an amino acid-chain molecule. ... Proteins form by amino acids undergoing condensation reactions, in which the amino acids lose one water molecule per reaction in order to attach to one another with a peptide bond.
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JAN 09, 2018Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 03, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has provided atomic-level information about a channel critical to calcium movement in the kidney.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Overview of the process of drug development toward approved use in human patientsWritten By: Courtney SchaalJAN 02, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Women are born with all of the eggs they will have, and maintaining those cells until it's time to start releasing them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2018Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2018Cancer
Researchers from HHMI identify signals displayed by cancer cells that were recognized by the immune system.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 29, 2017Microbiology
Not all genetic mutations are harmful; some have no effect at all, and sometimes they might even be helpful.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
various medicine chemistry toolsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 19, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Group resolves D4 dopamine receptor crystal structure for drug discoveryWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered revealing new details about a mysterious class of proteins, and the work could help researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2017Videos
There's a lot of buzz on the internet about how captive killer whales' collapse, but the same phenomenon happens in wild ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Microfilaments that are capable of conducting electricity, termed nanowires, were discovered in the bacterium Geobacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2017Neuroscience
There are two forms of diabetes that most people are familiar with, Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is when a person is born w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 13, 2017Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien ...DEC 11, 2017Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2017Videos
Xanax, or alprazolam, is used to treat depression and anxiety by making changes to neuron activity in the brain. Nearly ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
What is drug discovery and what does it entailWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 01, 2017Health & Medicine
Sports injuries are not uncommon, especially in contact games where players routinely collide or have to kick, catch or ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 27, 2017Immunology
One of the viruses responsible for the itchy and runny nose, headache, and sore throat we associate with the common cold ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2017Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 18, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists in Europe Use Genetically Modified Patient Stem Cells to Graft Whole Body SkinWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 18, 2017Immunology
Without the inflammasome, the immune response to invading pathogens would be severely flawed. This protein conglomerate ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2017Cancer
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the ...NOV 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could have an impact on how wound repair is approached, for example the times that surgeries are performed.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has provided atomic-level information about a channel critical to calcium movement in the kidney.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Overview of the process of drug development toward approved use in human patients
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
JAN 02, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Women are born with all of the eggs they will have, and maintaining those cells until it's time to start releasing them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2018
Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2018
Cancer
Researchers from HHMI identify signals displayed by cancer cells that were recognized by the immune system.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 29, 2017
Microbiology
Not all genetic mutations are harmful; some have no effect at all, and sometimes they might even be helpful.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
various medicine chemistry tools
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 19, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Group resolves D4 dopamine receptor crystal structure for drug discovery
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered revealing new details about a mysterious class of proteins, and the work could help researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2017
Videos
There's a lot of buzz on the internet about how captive killer whales' collapse, but the same phenomenon happens in wild
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microfilaments that are capable of conducting electricity, termed nanowires, were discovered in the bacterium Geobacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2017
Neuroscience
There are two forms of diabetes that most people are familiar with, Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is when a person is born w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 13, 2017
Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien
...
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Xanax, or alprazolam, is used to treat depression and anxiety by making changes to neuron activity in the brain. Nearly
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
What is drug discovery and what does it entail
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
Sports injuries are not uncommon, especially in contact games where players routinely collide or have to kick, catch or
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 27, 2017
Immunology
One of the viruses responsible for the itchy and runny nose, headache, and sore throat we associate with the common cold
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2017
Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 18, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists in Europe Use Genetically Modified Patient Stem Cells to Graft Whole Body Skin
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 18, 2017
Immunology
Without the inflammasome, the immune response to invading pathogens would be severely flawed. This protein conglomerate
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2017
Cancer
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the
...
NOV 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could have an impact on how wound repair is approached, for example the times that surgeries are performed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch