A team of astronomers, led by JPL's Mark Swain, has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting another star.
... deposits that build up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s. The researchers also determined that these molecules work by targeting a protein called presenilin-1, which has long been linked to ...
A Canadian high school student has won a national science competition for her new molecule that binds to flu viruses, which may eventually be used to diagnose or prevent flu infections.
... ) and a betaine (BT).
When white light (sunlight) shines on a solution of the molecules, light absorbed by the porphyrin (or by the antennas) is converted to electrochemical potential energy. When ...
... detect the presence of plastic explosives, a pressing need for soldiers in Iraq. The molecules can also identify which type of explosive is present, allowing security personnel to quickly determine ...
... to create a composite diffraction image, Argonne Physicist Robin Santra said.
Some molecules, such as many involved with drug interaction, cannot be crystallized and imaging would require numerous ...
... by Venus Express’s Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, VIRTIS.
The elusive molecule was detected by turning the spacecraft away from the planet and looking along the faintly visible ...
... and Biophysics. “Our data suggest that it is possible to generate effective small molecules that can attack amyloid fibers, which are associated with so many devastating diseases.”
The researchers ...
TEMPE, Ariz., May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have created a molecule they say regulates its activities in response to the intensity of light.
Experts in the field of nanoscience have discovered a way of controlling the motion and detecting the forces that move molecules within molecules.
... Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to go prospecting in a rich molecular cloud in our Milky Way Galaxy. They seek to discover new, complex molecules in interstellar space that may be precursors to life.
... levels in cancer cells, thereby leading to their death by apoptosis. In addition, these synthetic molecules appear to be synergistic with chemotherapeutic drugs.
Dagan and Gatt state that their ...
A new study identifies a signaling molecule that plays a major role in radiation-induced intestinal damage. The research, published by Cell Press in the June issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, may ...
... proximity to one another. By labeling each of the two subunits of a single ribosomal molecule with these fluorescent markers, the researchers were able to watch the subunits move in relation to one ...
JERUSALEM, June 10 (UPI) -- Israeli scientists say they have created a synthetic molecule that holds promise for a new family of anti-cancer drugs.