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NEWS Jul 9 2007

Probing Biology’s Dark Matter

A typical human mouth teems with as many as 700 different species of microbes. A handful of these have been specifically implicated in promoting gum disease, dental cavities, and bad breath, but for...

NEWS Sep 12 2017

3-D Protein Structure Offers Insight into Rapid Communication by Brain Cells

An intricate new three-dimensional protein structure is providing a detailed look into how brain cells communicate rapidly. By visualizing how three neural proteins interact with one another,...

NEWS Jul 8 2005

Structure of Biological "Transistor" Detailed in Higher Organisms

Researchers are unveiling the first detailed view of the architecture of a natural “transistor” that ensures the proper flow of potassium ions in cells. The research group, which had...

NEWS Nov 19 2013

Tiny Crystals Could Revolutionize Structural Biology Studies

For structural biologists, the first step in determining a protein's precise molecular structure is often the hardest: coaxing the protein to grow into the orderly, three-dimensional crystals...

NEWS Apr 6 2007

Structural Biology Reveals How T Cells Recognize Transplanted Tissue

Before T cells are sent into battle, these sentinels of the immune system must complete a rigorous educational process. There are basically two things a T cell must demonstrate before it makes the...

NEWS Jul 8 2005

Se detalla la estructura de transistor biológico de organismos superiores

Unos investigadores están revelando la primera imagen detallada de la arquitectura de un “transistor” natural que asegura el flujo apropiado de iones potasio de las células. El grupo de...

NEWS Sep 2 2010

RNA Structure By Rapid Fire

A new rapid-fire technique for visualizing the structure of RNA in a cell could revolutionize the way scientists study this vital molecule. Unlike earlier techniques, which are labor-intensive and...

NEWS Sep 4 2017

New Fluorescent Dyes Could Advance Biological Imaging

With a new technique to craft a spectrum of glowing dyes, chemists are no longer chasing rainbows. Swapping out specific chemical building blocks in fluorescent molecules called rhodamines can...

NEWS Feb 25 2007

Watching a Biological Jigsaw Puzzle Come Together

Scientists have recorded the action involved in assembling telomerase, an enzyme used by cells to protect their genes during the potentially dangerous process of DNA replication. Using a...

NEWS Nov 4 2005

Technique Offers New View of Dynamic Biological Landscape

A new technique for analyzing the network of genetic interactions promises to change how researchers study the dynamic biological landscape of the cell. The technology, which is called epistatic mini...

NEWS Apr 21 2000

Gene Mutation Upsets Mammalian Biological Clock

Researchers have pinpointed the cause of a genetic mutation that switches a hamster's biological clock to a 20-hour day from the normal 24-hour day. In the April 21, 2000, issue of the journal...

BULLETIN ARTICLE May 1 2013

A Structural Toolbox

Natalie Strynadka wants to design a better antibiotic. Her strategy: learn about the molecules bacteria use to invade cells. Her tool: structural biology. Easier said than done. Some...

NEWS May 22 1997

Key HIV Protein Structure Solved

They determined the precise structure of a protein fragment from the surface of HIV that penetrates a cell's membrane like a sewing-machine needle. This allows the virus to "fuse" with the membrane...

NEWS Aug 10 2017

Genetically Engineered Ants Showcase Smell’s Role in Social Behavior

Without a sense of smell, female ants wander off on their own, mooch crickets caught by others, and refuse to mate. These mutant insects are adrift in society, living lives seemingly separate from...

NEWS Sep 18 2002

A Research Biologist on a Teaching Tightrope

Research groups are the backbone of any scientist's lab. A senior faculty member heads a team comprising postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, research associates and occasionally, undergraduates...

BULLETIN ARTICLE Jan 1 2013

A Structural Revolution

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NEWS Jun 18 2001

Biology to Go

Lupe Quinones looks more than a little skeptical as she gingerly pokes at the owl pellet in front of her. Lupe's reluctance to touch the regurgitated lump of undigestable food doesn't bother Mobile...

NEWS May 10 2006

Putting More Protein Structures in the Research Pipeline

Biologists have long been thwarted in determining the three-dimensional structure of proteins that carry out their jobs only after intimately embracing other proteins. Although the structures of...

NEWS Nov 18 2007

Measles Structure Offers Drug Design Guide

Despite extensive vaccination efforts, measles remains a dangerous, highly contagious disease worldwide, infecting some 20 million people a year. Structural information about the protein the virus...

NEWS Nov 6 2018

Structure-ID Technique Could Shift Chemistry to Warp Speed

Work that previously could have taken chemists months can now be done in minutes. Using a technique called microcrystal electron diffraction, or MicroED, scientists need just 30 minutes and a...

NEWS Sep 9 1999

Experiments Illuminate Workings of Biological Clocks

By zapping fruit flies with light pulses and analyzing the biochemical consequences, investigators from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at the University of Pennsylvania have pinpointed...

NEWS Apr 4 2008

New Structure Shows Mobile RNA is Poised and Ready

A new picture of a genetic parasite isolated from a deep-sea bacterium is helping researchers see how certain specialized segments of RNA escape from their positions in the genome and invade new RNA...

BULLETIN ARTICLE Jan 1 2013

Kinetochore Structure: A Sizable Problem

Kinetochores are huge. The simplest ones contain more than 250 proteins. This makes sense, considering the kinetochore’s hefty responsibility—connecting chromosomes to the long, thin...

NEWS Dec 2 2004

Preparing Biology Undergrads to be Problem Solvers

If today's undergraduates are going to become researchers who solve the important biomedical problems of tomorrow, interdisciplinary thinking must be cultivated at the undergraduate level, says...

NEWS May 15 2006

Chemical Biology Suggests New Way to Thwart Brain Cancer

Taking advantage of a large assortment of chemical inhibitors produced by the pharmaceutical industry as potential drugs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have synthesized and...

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Structure of Biological "Transistor" Detailed in Higher Organisms

Tiny Crystals Could Revolutionize Structural Biology Studies

Structural Biology Reveals How T Cells Recognize Transplanted Tissue

Se detalla la estructura de transistor biológico de organismos superiores

RNA Structure By Rapid Fire

New Fluorescent Dyes Could Advance Biological Imaging

Watching a Biological Jigsaw Puzzle Come Together

Technique Offers New View of Dynamic Biological Landscape

Gene Mutation Upsets Mammalian Biological Clock

A Structural Toolbox

Key HIV Protein Structure Solved

Genetically Engineered Ants Showcase Smell’s Role in Social Behavior

A Research Biologist on a Teaching Tightrope

A Structural Revolution

Biology to Go

Putting More Protein Structures in the Research Pipeline

Measles Structure Offers Drug Design Guide

Structure-ID Technique Could Shift Chemistry to Warp Speed

Experiments Illuminate Workings of Biological Clocks

New Structure Shows Mobile RNA is Poised and Ready

Kinetochore Structure: A Sizable Problem

Preparing Biology Undergrads to be Problem Solvers

Chemical Biology Suggests New Way to Thwart Brain Cancer

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Probing Biology’s Dark Matter

3-D Protein Structure Offers Insight into Rapid Communication by Brain Cells

Structure of Biological "Transistor" Detailed in Higher Organisms

Tiny Crystals Could Revolutionize Structural Biology Studies

Structural Biology Reveals How T Cells Recognize Transplanted Tissue

Se detalla la estructura de transistor biológico de organismos superiores

RNA Structure By Rapid Fire

New Fluorescent Dyes Could Advance Biological Imaging

Watching a Biological Jigsaw Puzzle Come Together

Technique Offers New View of Dynamic Biological Landscape

Gene Mutation Upsets Mammalian Biological Clock

A Structural Toolbox

Key HIV Protein Structure Solved

Genetically Engineered Ants Showcase Smell’s Role in Social Behavior

A Research Biologist on a Teaching Tightrope

A Structural Revolution

Biology to Go

Putting More Protein Structures in the Research Pipeline

Measles Structure Offers Drug Design Guide

Structure-ID Technique Could Shift Chemistry to Warp Speed

Experiments Illuminate Workings of Biological Clocks

New Structure Shows Mobile RNA is Poised and Ready

Kinetochore Structure: A Sizable Problem

Preparing Biology Undergrads to be Problem Solvers

Chemical Biology Suggests New Way to Thwart Brain Cancer

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