14-07-19 Scientists may be able to entomb（埋葬） the malaria parasite in a prison of its own making, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report July 16 in Nature. As it invades a red blood cell, the malaria parasite takes pa...

14-06-24 Biologists at UC San Diego have found the missing link in the chemical system that enables animal cells to produce ribosomes（核糖体） -- the thousands of protein factories contained within each cell that manufacture all of the proteins needed to bu...

14-06-06 Tweaking（捏，扭） a protein expressed by most liver cancer cells has enabled scientists to make a vaccine that is exceedingly effective at preventing the disease in mice. Alpha-Fetoprotein, or AFP -- normally expressed during development and by liv...

14-05-26 Rhode Island Hospital researchers have discovered a protein that is essential for malaria-causing parasites to escape from inside red blood cells. Antibodies to this protein trap the parasite inside these red blood cells. This protein could lead to...

14-05-23 Numerous studies have linked exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic, receipt paper, toys, and other products with various health problems from poor growth to cancer, and the FDA has been supporting efforts to find and use alternatives. But are the...

14-05-22 Venomous（有毒的） creatures usually conjure up images of hissing snakes or stinging scorpions--but for scientists Bryan Fry, et. al., an overlooked group --centipedes-- are all the rage. Centipedes（蜈蚣） prey on bugs and other pests by stinging t...

14-04-30 In healthy individuals, the amount of glucose（葡萄糖） , or sugar, in the blood increases after eating. When glucose increases, levels of insulin increase to carry the glucose to the rest of the body. Previous research has shown that extreme increa...

14-04-28 A new study published online in the Journal of Applied Physiology shows additional benefits of consuming a blend of soy and dairy proteins after resistance exercise for building muscle mass. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch fo...

14-04-27 Everyone knows that once spring is in the air, we can welcome back our white wardrobes. Fashion experts have assured us that we are not breaking the law if we slip into those white jeans today! 夏天已经临近，我们可以重新穿上白色的衣着。时尚专家告诉...

14-04-17 A research team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has discovered an protein family that plays a central role in the fight against the bacterial pathogen Salmonella within the cells. The so called interferon-induced GTPases reveal and elim...