Biochemistry

Paired ribosomes

The Protein that Puts Staphylococcus Ribosomes to Sleep

21.12.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Paired ribosomes temporarily stop producing proteins. New research suggests a way to prevent this pairing so that antibiotics can make the stoppage...

malaria vesicles

How Malaria Tricks the Immune System

07.12.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer

The new study suggest a possible defense in the battle against this deadly disease

Dr. Daniella Schatz and Prof. Assaf Vardi

Algae Open “Message in a Bottle” at Their Own Risk

09.11.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Environment, Environment, Climate

Are tiny packages of cellular material helping the algal cells or the viruses that infect them?

skeletons

Thinking outside the Skeleton

02.11.2017

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Scoliosis may be linked to problems with our "sixth sense"

Enzyme activity

How Enzymes Behave “At Home” in the Cell

24.10.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

A first-ever study of enzyme efficiency inside living cells reveals a surprising constraint on their activities

Designed and experimental antibody

Spare Parts Might “Jump-Start” Protein Design

26.09.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Including “non-ideal” components in the designs may be key to functional artificial proteins

Fluorescently labeled actin in a cell exhibiting circular ruffled membrane structures

Reshaping the Surface: Wave Fronts Ruffle the Cell Membrane

28.08.2017

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology

A new model for the formation of crucial membrane structures revises the picture of cell dynamics

filaments

Lego Proteins Revealed

23.08.2017

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Nanoscience, Structural Biology

Self-assembling protein complexes based on a single mutation could provide scaffolding for nanostructures

single-celled lining of the intestines under a microscope

Cell Economics 101

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food

Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture

Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops

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