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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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JAN 27, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Metallic Hydrogen Created Using High-Pressure PhysicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – January 19, 2017 – A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has deve ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 18, 2017Microbiology
Viruses talk to each other, and not just about the weather. They talk about whether or not they should infect or kill th ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an enzyme that is key to helping cells repair DNA after it sustains damage. DNA has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells are made up of many small, specialized parts and they use a variety of tiny molecular machines to carry out va ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2017Microbiology
“All natural” products are all the rage. How about sunscreen made by cyanobacteria? Can’t get more nat ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR is common in research and diagnostic laboratories, performed on specialized PCR machine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic Synthetic Spider Silk Might be Coming to a HospitWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 06, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 05, 2017Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev ...JAN 05, 2017Neuroscience
When a person undergoes a stressful event, the effects often last beyond the event itself. Whether it’s a traumati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for diseaes of the lungs and airways, and includes emph ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are often studied within a small context, such as their behavior within a pathway or behavior under specific co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Chemists working at the University of Oregon have created a new kind of molecule with the aim that when broken down by t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc ...DEC 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 21, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers find that microtubules form differently in sensory neurons compared to other cell typesWritten By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – December 12, 2016 – Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a fundamental process in life. Our cells must continually replicate, and that replication and growth ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2016Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow ...Written By: Kara Marker
JAN 27, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Metallic Hydrogen Created Using High-Pressure Physics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – January 19, 2017 – A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has deve
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 18, 2017
Microbiology
Viruses talk to each other, and not just about the weather. They talk about whether or not they should infect or kill th
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an enzyme that is key to helping cells repair DNA after it sustains damage. DNA has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells are made up of many small, specialized parts and they use a variety of tiny molecular machines to carry out va
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2017
Microbiology
“All natural” products are all the rage. How about sunscreen made by cyanobacteria? Can’t get more nat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR is common in research and diagnostic laboratories, performed on specialized PCR machine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic Synthetic Spider Silk Might be Coming to a Hospit
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 05, 2017
Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev
...
JAN 05, 2017
Neuroscience
When a person undergoes a stressful event, the effects often last beyond the event itself. Whether it’s a traumati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for diseaes of the lungs and airways, and includes emph
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are often studied within a small context, such as their behavior within a pathway or behavior under specific co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chemists working at the University of Oregon have created a new kind of molecule with the aim that when broken down by t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc
...
DEC 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 21, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers find that microtubules form differently in sensory neurons compared to other cell types
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – December 12, 2016 – Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a fundamental process in life. Our cells must continually replicate, and that replication and growth ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2016
Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow
...
Written By:
Kara Marker