13-10-23 Recycling or scrap press: physicians at the Ruhr-Universitt have found out which molecular mechanisms decide about the fate of the import receptor Pex18. Pex18 is responsible for the import of proteins into specific cell components, namely peroxisom...

13-08-07 A Dartmouth-led team has discovered a group of stress-related proteins that explains how plants avoid sunburn in intense light, a finding that one day could help biotechnologists to develop crops that can better cope with hotter, drier conditions oc...

13-06-07 Rutgers scientists have described for the first time the biological process of how corals create their skeletons -- destined to become limestones（石灰岩） -- which form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world's oceans. In a publicat...

13-06-07 Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a computational model of 1,366 genes in E. coli that includes 3D protein structures and has enabled them to compute the temperature sensitivity of the bacterium's proteins. The s...

13-05-21 A new study of both computer-created and natural proteins suggests that the number of unique pockets -- sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins -- is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to...

13-04-15 Newcastle University scientists have revealed the mechanism that causes a slime（黏液，烂泥） to form, making bacteria hard to shift and resistant to antibiotics. When under threat, some bacteria can shield themselves in a slimy（黏滑的） protective...

12-12-18 Finding ways to diagnose cancer earlier could greatly improve the chances of survival for many patients. One way to do this is to look for specific proteins secreted（分泌） by cancer cells, which circulate in the bloodstream. However, the quantity...

12-11-29 Nylon, Kevlar and other synthetic fabrics: Step aside. If new scientific research pans out（成功） , people may be sporting shirts, blouses（女衬衫） and other garments made from fibers modeled after those in the icky, super-strong slime from a crea...

12-11-14 UC Irvine biologists have discovered that fats within cells store a class of proteins with potent antibacterial activity, revealing a previously unknown type of immune system response that targets and kills bacterial infections. Steven Gross, UCI pr...

12-10-31 People tend to think of ozone as something in the upper atmosphere that protects Earth's surface from UV radiation. At the ground level, however, ozone is a pollutant that damages crops, particularly soybean. Lisa Ainsworth, a University of Illinois...