Thursday, January 05, 2012

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News


No more free rides for 'piggy-backing' viruses

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

Scientists have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, significantly advancing our understanding of how a group of devastating human viruses including HIV and Hepatitis C hijack human enzymes to reproduce and cause disease.

Nanotechnology: Nanomechanical measurements of unprecedented resolution made on protein molecules

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 07:22 AM PST

Physicists have made nanomechanical measurements of unprecedented resolution on protein molecules. The new measurements are approximately 100 times higher in resolution than previous mechanical measurements, a nanotechnology feat which reveals an isolated protein molecule, surprisingly, is neither a solid nor a liquid.

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