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Newly found protein helps cells build tissues

Communication on the tissue construction site Kristi Wharton studies “glass-bottom boat” proteins, which allow organisms to shape tissue into wings, hands, organs, and everything else. Credit: Mike Cohea/Brown University
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Discovery paves way for improved pain-killers

An international team of researchers involving the University of Adelaide has made a major discovery that could lead to more effective treatment of severe pain using morphine....
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Malaria Box to advance drug discovery

By: Skye Small - Three boxes of active drug compounds have arrived in Australia as local researchers focus on finding fresh ideas to tackle one of the world’s deadliest diseases....
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Scientists use a clever new technology to distinguish between healthy and disease-causing tau protein

BOSTON – Under normal circumstances, the tau protein is a hard-working participant in memory and normal brain functioning. ...
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Culprit behind unchecked angiogenesis identified

Max Planck researchers discover how drug resistance in tumours may be prevented...
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Researchers Create Molecular Braille to Identify DNA Molecules

Researchers at NYU and UCLA have developed a method to detect sequence differences in individual DNA molecules by taking nanoscopic pictures of the molecules themselves. ...
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Predicting how proteins will partner

Amy Keating models critical interactions that underlie most cellular functions. ...
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UGA study reveals basic molecular ‘wiring’ of stem cells

Finding promises to streamline creation of therapeutic cells...
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Vitamins doing gymnastics: Scientists capture first full image of vitamin B12 in action

Work by University of Michigan and MIT team yields new understanding of crucial reaction in the body and in CO2-scrubbing bacteria...
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U of Toronto discovery of new catalyst promises cheaper, greener drugs

TORONTO, ON –A chemistry team at the University of Toronto has discovered environmentally-friendly iron-based nanoparticle catalysts that work as well as the expensive, toxic, metal-based catalysts that are currently in wide use by the drug, fragrance and food industry....
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