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Scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A team led by scientists at Scripps Research and the University of Amsterdam has achieved an important goal in virology: mapping, at high resolution, critical proteins that stud the surface of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and enable it to enter host cells.
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Immune system uses two-step verification to defend against HIV: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Human immunodeficiency virus 1, more commonly known as HIV-1, is known for its uncanny ability to evade the immune system. Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborators have now uncovered how our innate immune system, the body's first line of quick defence in attacking foreign invaders de
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Study reveals potential of photosynthesis regulation found under altered l
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal, 'New Phytologist', researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam-Golm (Germany) and the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University (USA) demonstrate the significance of two key proteins for the d
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Polarity proteins in grass shape efficient "breathing" pores: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Grasses have "respiratory pores" (called stomata) that open and close to regulate the uptake of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis on the one hand and water loss through transpiration on the other.
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Protein that can protect heart during certain cancer treatment regimens id
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Anthracyclines are a class of chemotherapies effective in treating many forms of cancer, including leukemias, lymphomas and breast cancer. Anthracyclines -- such as doxorubicin, frequently used against breast cancer -- kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA.
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Research explains how plants optimize photosynthesis under changing light
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For research, plants are frequently grown under stable lighting, which does not reflect natural conditions. In a series of experiments with changing light conditions, simulating the natural interplay of light and shadow, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
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Study finds regulation of photosynthesis under changing light conditions
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Plants are commonly grown in controlled lighting environments for research purposes, which does not mimic real-world conditions. Researchers revealed the significance of two key proteins for the dynamic control of photosynthesis in a series of experiments with changing light conditions, simu
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Research: Polarity proteins in grass shape efficient "breathing" pores
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Grasses have "respiratory pores" (called stomata) that open and close to regulate the uptake of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis on the one hand and water loss through transpiration on the other.
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Researchers suggest antibiotic that works against multidrug-resistant bact
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The use of antibiotics is essential in the management of numerous bacterial illnesses. Researchers have created analogues of a novel antibiotic that works well against bacteria that are multidrug resistant, opening a new front in the battle against these illnesses.
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Researchers discover new mechanism to boost RNA therapies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have identified how biological pacemaker cells--cells that control your heartbeat--can "fight back" against therapies to biologically correct abnormal heartbeat rates. The research also uncovered a new way to boost the effectivenes
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Study reveals changes in cholesterol levels in cell membrane
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Despite its health risk when its blood levels are too high, cholesterol is a vital part of the membrane that surrounds every human cell. Researchers revealed new insights into how cells achieve cholesterol homeostasis within the cell membrane.
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Researchers discover that women are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have identified a clue to the molecular origin of Alzheimer's disease--a clue that may also explain why women are more susceptible to the disease.
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