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Protein coordinates responses to environmental stress
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (354+ words) Animals aren't worried about what will happen 10 million years from now " they're worried about how to survive in the next five minutes," Dr. Weaver said. Yet, how does an animal change its characteristics without changing its genes?" Noted Dr. Weaver:…...
Researchers Track the Mutations That Allow HIV-1 to Escape Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (498+ words) An electronic 96-channel pipette was one of the tools used to scale up and allow the team to perform over 7, 000 parallel experiments that uncovered more than 100 b NAb escape mutations across 15 viral strains. However, HIV-1 is extraordinarily genetically diverse and…...
Researchers Track the Mutations That Allow HIV-1 to Escape Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies | Newswise
3+ day, 31+ min ago (161+ words) Broadly neutralizing antibodies (b NAbs) are among the most promising new treatments for HIV-1, but the virus is highly diverse and adept at acquiring resistance to them. Researchers used a newly developed method to establish the most comprehensive view to…...
New Clues to Disease Severity Identified in alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (238+ words) Researchers at Wash U Medicine have identified a previously unknown biological process that may help explain why only a subset of patients with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency develop liver disease. In this section of liver from a mouse modeling the genetic disorder,…...
Researchers Pioneer Method to Rapidly Design Proteins
1+ week, 1+ day ago (302+ words) But, they have wondered if these designed proteins behave like natural proteins. Can specialist proteins weakly bind to other types of molecules " a property called "promiscuity? And most importantly, could they be used as starting points for entirely different specialties?...
Aparna Bhaduri Awarded Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize for Advancing Glioblastoma Research
1+ week, 2+ day ago (372+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Aparna Bhaduri Awarded Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize for Advancing Glioblastoma Research Dr. Aparna Bhaduri, assistant professor of medicine and biological chemistry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Newswise " Dr. Aparna Bhaduri, assistant professor of medicine…...
Cold hands, warm heart " Researchers solve medical mystery of why TRPM4 mutations affect skin and heart differently
1+ week, 6+ day ago (632+ words) (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) The saying "cold hands, warm heart" is usually meant metaphorically " but new research from UC Davis School of Medicine and collaborating institutions suggests it has a striking biological parallel. In a study of'TRPM4'ion channel mutations, researchers found…...
Marigold Flowers Show Potential as a Source of Plant-Based Protein | Newswise
2+ week, 1+ day ago (453+ words) Our current fascination with high-protein foods means plant-based protein now shows up in many food products. But rather than growing plants just for their protein, researchers wondered if edible flowers -- like pot marigolds that are usually composted or thrown away…...
Marigold flowers show potential as a source of plant-based protein
2+ week, 1+ day ago (387+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Marigold flowers show potential as a source of plant-based protein A new study examines whether the common decorative flower could be transformed into a sustainable ingredient. Our current fascination with high-protein foods means plant-based protein now shows up in…...
Researchers identify how enzyme affects infertility and cancer progression
2+ week, 2+ day ago (344+ words) HOUSTON, APRIL 28, 2026 " Activation of a specific part of the Dicer enzyme can change its shape in a way that affects its critical role in proper cell division, with implications for both cancer biology and fertility, according to researchers at The…...