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Scientists Obtain First Detailed Molecular Structure of Tet Enzyme

Scientists have obtained the first detailed molecular structure of a member of the Tet family of enzymes.

26 Dec 2013

One Possible Way for Start of Building Blocks of RNA’s Ancestor

One of the biggest questions in science is how life arose from the chemical soup that existed on early Earth.

24 Dec 2013

Scientists Investigate Einstein Relation for Motion of Mitochondria Transported by Motor Proteins in Living Cells

A new study focuses on the motion of motor proteins in living cells, applying a physicist's tool called non-equilibrium statistical mechanics

24 Dec 2013

Researchers Examine Role of microRNA in Epilepsy Treatment

Jørgen Kjems and Morten Trillingsgaard Venø, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), contribute to an article on microRNA-128 just published in Science.

24 Dec 2013

Molecules Caught in the Act of Biosynthesis

Chemists have caught molecules in the act of biosynthesis revealing an animated view of how a fundamental piece of cellular machinery operates. The system they observed, a critical metabolic pathway, generates fatty acids, essential components of fats and structures such as cell membranes. Nature published their findings in the early online edition December 22.

23 Dec 2013

Nanopore Chips Developer, NorthShore Bio, Selected as 2014 FiReStarter Company

Strategic News Service (SNS) is proud to announce that NorthShore Bio has been selected as a 2014 FiReStarter company, to be featured at the 12th annual SNS Future in Review (FiRe) conference. Described by The Economist as "the best technology conference in the world," FiRe features global thought leaders in technology and the global economy, including Elon Musk, Paul Jacobs, Mark Hurd, Vint Cerf, Leroy Hood, Azim Premji, Craig Venter, Michael Dell, and many others.

23 Dec 2013

Nano-Sized Copper Pump Safeguards Body's Cells Against Copper Poisoning

We are fundamentally dependent on the presence of copper in the cells of the body. Copper is actually part of the body's energy conversion and protective mechanisms against oxygen radicals, as well as part of the immune system, and it also has great importance for the formation of e.g. hormones and neurotransmitters.

23 Dec 2013

DNA Clamp Detects Mutations with Greater Efficiency

As part of an international research project, a team of researchers has developed a DNA clamp that can detect mutations at the DNA level with greater efficiency than methods currently in use. Their work could facilitate rapid screening of those diseases that have a genetic basis, such as cancer, and provide new tools for more advanced nanotechnology. The results of this research is published this month in the journal ACS Nano.

23 Dec 2013

Nanomotors Hold Great Potential for Biomedical Applications

In the quest to shrink motors so they can maneuver in tiny spaces like inside and between human cells, scientists have taken inspiration from millions of years of plant evolution and incorporated, for the first time, corkscrew structures from plants into a new kind of helical "microswimmer."

From American Chemical Society 20 Dec 2013