1000 disease protein structures

Posted by David Bradley on June 18, 2012 Comments Off

An interdisciplinary study hinging on X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance studies has examined 1000 proteins from more than 40 different human pathogens, including those responsible for plague, anthrax, salmonella, cholera, tuberculosis, leprosy, amoebic dysentery and influenza. Researchers at the …

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Helical light

Posted by David Bradley on June 15, 2012 Comments Off

Researchers have known for some time of monochromatic light beams, such as Laguerre-Gauss beams, which carry orbital angular momentum also have a helical phase profile. According to Ole Steuernagel of the University of Hertfordshires Science and Technology Research Institute, UK, …

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Recognizing chemical hazards

Posted by David Bradley on June 14, 2012 Comments Off

“Memorize the pictograms” is really the take-home point. To that end, it’s important for people to recognize the distinctions between them. The two groups that I think require particular attention are the three health-related pictograms (human profile, exclamation mark, and …

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Algae burn for you

Posted by David Bradley on January 16, 2012 Comments Off

Finding sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels that would both solve the problem of dwindling supplies of oil and cut the net carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles running on hydrocarbon fuels is a cause high on the environmental agenda. The use …

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Drugs used to overcome cancer may also combat antibiotic resistance: McMaster researchers

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 16, 2012 Comments Off

Drugs used to overcome cancer may also combat antibiotic resistance: McMaster researchers - The pharmaceutical sector has made a big investment in targeting kinases proteins, so there are a lot of compounds and drugs out there that, although they were …

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One-pot synthesis creates anticancer candidates

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 15, 2012 Comments Off

One-pot synthesis creates anticancer candidates - Researchers in Germany have developed a simple, rapid and high-yielding cascade synthesis of a collection of polycyclic compounds that resemble indole alkaloid natural products and which interfere with cell division. The compounds could be …

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