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Small Molecule
Small Molecule: Within the fields of molecular biology and pharmacology, a small molecule is a low molecular weight organic compound that may regulate a biological process, with a size on the order of 1 nm. Most drugs are small molecules.
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MAR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered something very unusual about a protein that is thought to be important to the development of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2020Cancer
Axitinib is a small molecule drug that inhibits VEGFR tyrosine kinases 1, 2, and 3. Shown previously to potentially prev ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAR 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been suggested that life arose from molecules that gradually came together in the right ways to form simple cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers screened thousands of target molecules to find the most effective targets, and have made their data openly a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The bacterium Escherichia coli comes in many forms, and researchers have used a harmless strain of it to redesign how th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes how researchers designed molecules k ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 08, 2020Microbiology
It is seeming more likely that COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, will impact many people.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Two approved therapeutics for treating leukemia are currently being investigated for treatment-resistant lung cancer. &n ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 17, 2020Cancer
Research published today in Nature Methods reports a new technique of “listening” to cancer cells. Whil ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 17, 2020Chemistry & Physics
An allotrope of carbon, graphene is a two-dimensional (2D) sheet of a nearly endless hexagonal network. In many of the s ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2020Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Cancer Research showcases the findings from new research on pancreatic ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A hydrogel is a water-dispersed, polymer colloid that's been popularly explored in biomedicine. A collaborative proj ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 26, 2020Technology
At the 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, researchers announced the groundbreaking technology that ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Protein-coding genes only make up a small part of the genome. Much of the rest may contain long, non-coding RNA sequence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A class of antibiotics, known as the ‘aminoglycosides’ may serve as a promising treatment for frontotemporal ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing revealed that our ancestors have been eating wheat, rye, spelt and barley for over 8,000 years. Today, g ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 04, 2020Immunology
Chemicals commonly found in skincare products are intended to avoid interactions with the part of the immune system resp ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While it's known that environmental factors influence the quality of sperm, researchers have found that diet can have a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered something very unusual about a protein that is thought to be important to the development of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2020
Cancer
Axitinib is a small molecule drug that inhibits VEGFR tyrosine kinases 1, 2, and 3. Shown previously to potentially prev
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAR 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been suggested that life arose from molecules that gradually came together in the right ways to form simple cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers screened thousands of target molecules to find the most effective targets, and have made their data openly a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The bacterium Escherichia coli comes in many forms, and researchers have used a harmless strain of it to redesign how th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes how researchers designed molecules k
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2020
Microbiology
It is seeming more likely that COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, will impact many people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Two approved therapeutics for treating leukemia are currently being investigated for treatment-resistant lung cancer. &n
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 17, 2020
Cancer
Research published today in Nature Methods reports a new technique of “listening” to cancer cells. Whil
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 17, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
An allotrope of carbon, graphene is a two-dimensional (2D) sheet of a nearly endless hexagonal network. In many of the s
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2020
Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Cancer Research showcases the findings from new research on pancreatic ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A hydrogel is a water-dispersed, polymer colloid that's been popularly explored in biomedicine. A collaborative proj
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 26, 2020
Technology
At the 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, researchers announced the groundbreaking technology that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Protein-coding genes only make up a small part of the genome. Much of the rest may contain long, non-coding RNA sequence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A class of antibiotics, known as the ‘aminoglycosides’ may serve as a promising treatment for frontotemporal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing revealed that our ancestors have been eating wheat, rye, spelt and barley for over 8,000 years. Today, g
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 04, 2020
Immunology
Chemicals commonly found in skincare products are intended to avoid interactions with the part of the immune system resp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While it's known that environmental factors influence the quality of sperm, researchers have found that diet can have a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch