Science news articles about 'molecular workings'

  • Research shines spotlight on a key player in the dance of chromosomes

    ... moves is to watch it in real time. Using special molecular bulbs called quantum dots, which light ... features with kinesin-1 provides insights into its molecular workings. “We showed that it is likely that CENP-E ...
  • Introns: A mystery renewed

    ... , doing that now. In addition, there is need for some solid molecular work to test our hypothesis about the mechanism of intron ... to have been improvised by the machinery responsible for DNA synthesis. "Our molecular analyses have enabled us to reject a number ...
  • Movies for the human genome

    ... . Published today in Nature, their work begins to unravel the molecular workings of one of the most fundamental processes of life ... at the molecular level – a task which will be tackled by a follow-up project called Mitosys. All data from this follow-up work ...
  • Research on killer HIV antibodies provides promising new ideas for vaccine design

    ... , which effectively keep the virus at bay. By detailing the molecular workings of a proven immune response, the researchers ... Fairchild Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Immunology. "That's the theme in this work. The reason the research community ...
  • Missouri Botanical Garden researcher discover new genus

    ... to my attention in May of 2007 and involved morphological and molecular work from four researchers from four institutions ... Central American plant genus or family. A molecular analysis based on four genes ultimately ...
  • Study details molecular structure of major cell signaling pathway

    ... Hill School of Medicine have reported the exact molecular structure and mechanisms of a major cell signaling ... the signal," Sondek said. The group plans to carry more of the molecular work into mice and other animals. "It's already well ...
  • Molecular movements of neural transporters unveiled

    ... College has shed light on the molecular workings of transporter proteins, molecular machines embedded in the cell ... addiction." To figure out how transporters work, it is first necessary to study their molecular structure, Dr. Weinstein ...
  • 'Alarm clock' gene explains wake-up function of biological clock

    ... , a type of enzyme, as the molecular bugle call for cells and organs to get back to work each ... throughout the day and night. Digging deeper into the molecular workings of the clock, Panda and his colleagues ...
  • Researchers uncover molecular pathway through which common yeast becomes fungal pathogen

    ... chemotherapy (or even a simple round of antibiotics). The molecular workings of Candida albicans were mapped for the first ... Leah Cowen of the University of Toronto's Department of Molecular Genetics, whose lab showed that growth ...
  • Chemists explain the molecular workings of promising fuel cell electrolyte

    ... substantially higher temperatures. Chemists have sought a molecular level understanding of proton ... with excess protons in aqueous solutions. In their work, the researchers carried out a type of " ...
  • Antibacterial protein's molecular workings revealed

    ... investigators now report new insights to the workings of calprotectin -- including a detailed structural view ... Diseases (AI101171) to advance their studies of calprotectin and how it works to limit bacterial infections and in other inflammatory conditions ...
  • New method for researching understudied malaria-spreading mosquitoes

    ... have developed a new method for studying the complex molecular workings of Anopheles albimanus, an important but less ... . The researcher's findings were published online in the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. "Technologies and platforms are needed ...

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