Scientists Fixate on Ric-8 to Understand Trafficking of Popular Drug Receptor Targets

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 11, 2012 Comments Off

Scientists Fixate on Ric-8 to Understand Trafficking of Popular Drug Receptor Targets – Half the drugs used today target a single class of proteins – and now scientists have identified an important molecular player critical to the proper workings of …

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Record reaction cascade yields cancer drug candidate

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 11, 2012 Comments Off

Record reaction cascade yields cancer drug candidate – New active substances can be produced quickly and efficiently with the help of reaction cascades. Once set in motion, these processes lead to the desired end product via a series of intermediate …

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The TNA world that came before the RNA one

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 9, 2012 Comments Off

The TNA world that came before the RNA one – The question of how non-living chemicals emerged from the so-called primordial soup to give rise to life on Earth is one of the most intriguing in science. Finding an answer …

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Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 7, 2012 Comments Off

Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique – A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists Carol Tanner and Steven Ruggiero …

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Apple has plans to use hydrogen in batteries allowing iPhones and iPods to hold a charge for WEEKS

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 5, 2012 Comments Off

Apple has plans to use hydrogen in batteries allowing iPhones and iPods to hold a charge for WEEKS – Batteries as you know them may become a thing of the past for your Apple products as the company hopes to …

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Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 4, 2012 Comments Off

Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique – A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists Carol Tanner and Steven Ruggiero …

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