Science news articles about 'molecular fingerprint'

Metabolites are molecular fingerprints of what your cells are up to and Dr. Arun Sreekumar wants to know the impression made by cancer. You've likely heard about metabolites; your physician probably ...

... of the study. Results from the study are reported online today (May 27) in the journal Molecular Psychiatry and detail the effect of long-term cocaine intake on the amount and activity of thousands ...

... body's cells are infected with a virus they expose small parts of the virus on their surface, offering a molecular fingerprint called an epitope for killer T-cells from the immune system to see. This ...

... that other pathways might be at work. "So, we wanted to learn more -- what is the genetic and molecular 'fingerprint' of this aggressive subset of prostate tumor"" Dr. Rubin says. Answering that ...

... their weight and molecular structure. This gives the researchers a molecular "fingerprint" by which to identify the compounds. Thevis and colleagues show that, using high resolution mass spectrometry, ...

... M. ulcerans isolates into SNP haplotypes. Molecular fingerprinting of disease isolates based on these genetic ... evolution of M. ulcerans. SNP-based molecular typing of isolates is now expected to help ...

... Schmidt Professor of Chemistry at the U. of I. "The pattern of the color change is a unique molecular fingerprint for any toxic gas and also tells us its concentration. By comparing that pattern to ...

... in digestion, disease fighting, and other functions. Scientists are seeking ways to use the proteins as molecular "fingerprints" to develop quick diagnostic tests that provide an alternative to the ...