Extending the Shelf Life of Vaccines – Like “Tupperware” for Proteins
Nearly half of all vaccines produced go to waste. This is because transporting them to diverse regions of the world involves many logistical challenges. Another…
Biochemistry
Synthetic Polymers Promote Biofilm Formation and Increase Efficiency of Biocatalysis
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis. Their method is described in a paper published today…
Primordial Soup: Scientists Discover New “Origins of Life” Chemical Reactions
The reaction generates the building blocks of proteins and DNA: amino acids and nucleic acids. Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than…
Sugar Code in Protein: Paving the Way for Development of Biopharmaceuticals
Identification of a molecular code embedded in protein for regulating its glycosylation. Many proteins in nature exist as glycoproteins, which are molecules comprised of protein…
Case Solved: The Biosynthesis of Strychnine
Researchers from Jena show how the poison nut tree forms strychnine. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena…
A New Yale-Developed Model Could Lead to Improved Treatment of Diabetes and Obesity
A new model that will allow scientists to better study and treat metabolic illnesses Despite the fact that insulin was discovered more than a century…
Stanford Biochemists Successfully Change How the Brain Communicates With Itself
Enzymes are used by biochemists to alter how brain cells interact with one another While you read this sentence, the neurons in your brain are…
Biochemistry Breakthrough May Soon Have Asthmatics Breathing Easier
Scientists have discovered differences in the biochemistry of asthmatic and non-asthmatics — which could lead to more effective treatments. An important discovery that could lead…
A New Approach to Treating Heart Diseases
Researchers discover a new way to treat cardiovascular diseases. Vascular and cardiovascular illnesses are greatly influenced by a particular protein found in blood vessel cells….
Convergent Evolution: Why COVID-19 Antibody Treatments Aren’t As Effective for New Variants
The new peer-reviewed paper can help inform the development of new vaccines and therapeutics. When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, first appeared, it…
“Reverse Engineering” Brain Tissue Reveals Sugar-Studded Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
In a bit of “reverse engineering” research using brain tissues from five people who died with Alzheimer’s disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have…
How Three Mutations Work Together To Spur New COVID-19 Variants
Like storm waves battering a ship, new versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, have buffeted the world one after another. Recently, scientists keeping…
Scientists May Have Discovered the Mechanism Behind Mysterious COVID-19 Symptoms
In patients with serious and long-term COVID-19, disrupted blood coagulation has often been observed. Now, researchers at Linköping University (LiU), Sweden, have discovered that the…
Newly Discovered Enzyme May Enable the Utilization of Agroindustrial Waste
Brazilian researchers discovered, characterized, and validated the functions of two novel enzyme families with biotechnological potential. One method of reducing reliance on oil and other…
Learning Chemical Networks Give Life a Chiral Twist – Symmetry Breaking To Optimize Energy Harvesting
Chirality preference in living matter may arise spontaneously to optimize energy harvesting. When one holds a right hand in front of a mirror, the reflected…
Photosynthesis: How a Cyanobacterium Makes Far-Red Light Mean “Go”
Researchers identify the locations of structural changes in photosystems I and II that allow growth in far-red light. A team of researchers led by Penn…
New and Improved Cherry Flavor Thanks to the Petunia Flower
That cherry flavor you enjoy in candy and soda is likely a combination of aromatic and flavor compounds discovered through the study of plants in…
Leap Forward in Genetic Sequencing Will Lead to Improved Personalized Medicine and Understanding of Evolution
In a paper published on March 11, 2022, in Sciences Advances, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at…
