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- Scientists identify potential malaria drug candidates
- New class of antimalarial compounds discovered
- How the fly flies
- Toward more cost-effective production of biofuels from plant lignocellulosic biomass
- Chemists develop compounds capable of forming heath-resistant, economic and biocompatible gels
- Shoe strings and egg openers: Scientists discover photosynthesis helper protein in red algae
| Scientists identify potential malaria drug candidates Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:46 PM PST Researchers have discovered a group of chemical compounds that might one day be developed into drugs that can treat malaria infection in both the liver and the bloodstream.  |
| New class of antimalarial compounds discovered Posted: 17 Nov 2011 10:57 AM PST Scientists have discovered a family of chemical compounds that could lead to a new generation of antimalarial drugs capable of not only alleviating symptoms but also preventing the deadly disease.  |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2011 05:13 AM PST Flies are real flight artists, although they only have small wings compared to their body size. Scientists have recently identified the genetic switch that regulates the formation of flight muscles.  |
| Toward more cost-effective production of biofuels from plant lignocellulosic biomass Posted: 16 Nov 2011 07:43 AM PST Lignocellulosic biomass contains bound acetate, which is released upon processing and is an inhibitor of microbial fermentation of sugars into bioethanol. A new study identifies a gene responsible for O-acetylation of a hemicellulose component of lignocellulosic biomass in the model plant Arabidopsis. Mutation of the gene eliminates acetylation of this hemicellulose, providing a new avenue for reducing acetylation in plant feedstocks and thereby lowering the cost of biofuel production.  |
| Chemists develop compounds capable of forming heath-resistant, economic and biocompatible gels Posted: 09 Nov 2011 06:37 AM PST Eating a yogurt or a jelly, using a pharmaceutical or cosmetic cream or shampoo are just some of the numerous everyday actions in which we use gels developed through a process of gelation. Researchers have now developed a new family of compounds that enables to develop gels more resistant to high temperatures with a higher level of biocompatibility and able to work with a variety of organic solvents, and all this with an easy synthesis, scalable and low cost. This family of compounds has significant applications in industries such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics or food industry, among others.  |
| Shoe strings and egg openers: Scientists discover photosynthesis helper protein in red algae Posted: 08 Nov 2011 07:46 AM PST Photosynthesis is one of the most important biological processes. However, it is less efficient in plants than it could be. Red algae, in contrast, use a slightly different mechanism and are thus more productive. Scientists in Germany have now identified a so far unknown helper protein for photosynthesis in red algae.  |
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