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- Scientists take a step towards developing better vaccines for bluetongue
- Genome of CHO-K1 provides new insights into optimization of biopharmaceutical protein production
- Some plants duplicate their DNA to overcome adversity
- Stress protection: How blue-green algae hoard energy
- Grapes protect against ultraviolet radiation, study finds
- New protein structure model to inhibit cancer
| Scientists take a step towards developing better vaccines for bluetongue Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:02 PM PDT Researchers have taken a step towards producing better vaccines against bluetongue -- an important disease of livestock -- after successfully assembling the virus outside a cell. This research could provide scientists with the tools to develop vaccines with useful new properties.  |
| Genome of CHO-K1 provides new insights into optimization of biopharmaceutical protein production Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:51 AM PDT Researchers have decoded the genome of the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) K1 cell line. Their work yields a better understanding of the genetics of CHO cells and promises to accelerate the discovery and development of new recombinant protein therapies.  |
| Some plants duplicate their DNA to overcome adversity Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:47 AM PDT Whatever does not kill a plant may actually make it stronger. After being partially eaten by grazing animals, for example, some plants grow bigger and faster and reproduce more successfully than they otherwise would. In a new study, researchers report that one secret to these plants' post-traumatic triumph lies in their ability to duplicate their chromosomes -- again and again -- without undergoing cell division.  |
| Stress protection: How blue-green algae hoard energy Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:42 AM PDT Under normal conditions, cyanobacteria, also termed blue-green algae, build up energy reserves that allow them to survive under stress such as long periods of darkness. They do this by means of a molecular switch in an enzyme. By removing this switch, researchers now show that it is possible to use the excess energy of the bacteria for biotechnological purposes such as hydrogen production, without the bacteria suffering.  |
| Grapes protect against ultraviolet radiation, study finds Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:49 PM PDT Some compounds found in grapes help to protect skin cells from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, according to a study by researchers in Spain. The study supports the use of grapes or grape derivatives in sun protection products.  |
| New protein structure model to inhibit cancer Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:24 AM PDT Researchers in the UK have developed a new structural model of a protein, which makes it possible to develop more effective drugs to target diseases such as cancer, heart disease and influenza.  |
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