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Study: Atg2 tethers pre-autophagosomal membrane to endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation

Postdoctoral Researcher Tetsuya Kotani, Associate Professor Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi and colleagues at Tokyo Institute of Technology have analyzed the Atg protein Atg2, whose function had been completely unknown, and have discovered that Atg2 tethers the pre-autophagosomal membrane to the endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation.

23 Oct 2018

Research: New Jersey's current allowable threshold for dissolved nutrients in its streams is too high

A new way of measuring the relative habitability of freshwater environments for fish and aquatic insects suggests that New Jersey's water monitoring and treatment standards could use a boost.

23 Oct 2018

Map of human liver cells reveals molecular make-up of individual cells

A map of the cells in the human liver has been created by University Health Network Transplant Program and University of Toronto researchers, revealing for the first time differences between individual cells at the molecular level which can have a profound impact on their behaviour in tissue, tumours and disease.

From 10x Genomics, Inc. 23 Oct 2018

Scientists use electron microscope to study chemical transformation in catalytic cross-coupling reaction

Scientists from Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow managed to look inside an organic chemical reaction with electron microscope and recorded the occurred transformation in real time.

23 Oct 2018

Researchers discover new structure in human cells

A new structure in human cells has been discovered by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in collaboration with colleagues in the UK.

22 Oct 2018

Researchers discover how acne-causing bacteria resist treatment

Researchers in Sweden have discovered how acne-causing bacteria feed off their human hosts. The study, which was performed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, could make it possible to find effective ways to treat severe acne.

22 Oct 2018

Epigenetic modifications may contribute to Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists report epigenetic modifications in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's, after observing differences in histone acetylation across the genome.

22 Oct 2018

New protein sequencing technique could revolutionize biomedical research

Scientists have developed a new, low-throughput technique that allows individual proteins to be identified. It is called single molecule fluorosequencing.

22 Oct 2018

IDT to demonstrate CRISPR expertise at European-focused events

As an advocate for the genomics age, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), will showcase its renowned CRISPR expertise at a series of European-focused events.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 22 Oct 2018

Porvair Sciences' UltraVap Mistral XT 100 allows automated solvent dry down in tubes

Porvair Sciences new UltraVap Mistral XT 100 allows for the first time, full automated dry down of organic solvent-based samples in tubes up to 100 mm in length.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Oct 2018

Resemblance to parents increases with offspring age in monkeys

Most of us would acknowledge that family members often resemble one another, particularly in the face. Indeed, humans are good at picking out pairs of close relatives amongst the faces of unfamiliar adults.

22 Oct 2018

Texas A&M and UTA establish Texas Genomics Core Alliance

Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Arlington have established The Texas Genomics Core Alliance to increase access to and decrease costs of cutting-edge, high-throughput genomics sequencing technologies.

22 Oct 2018

Study reveals connection between two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed a connection between mTORC1 and Src, two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer.

20 Oct 2018

Scientists uncover key regulator of mTORC1 in cancer growth

Scientists have discovered that Src is needed for activation of mTORC1, a major regulator of cellular metabolism, growth and proliferation in cancer.

19 Oct 2018

CLARIOstar used for fluorescence measurements on CSIRO's purpose-built research vessel

Professor Peter Karuso, from the Department of Molecular Sciences at Macquarie University, recently set sail on the CSIRO's purpose-built research vessel, the RV Investigator, on a 31 day voyage that covered over 2,600 nautical miles off the Western Australian coast.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 19 Oct 2018

Breast Cancer as a Dynamic Disease

An interview with Dr. Andrew Ewald, discussing the influence of the myoepithelium on breast cancer growth and the importance of studying metastasis.

19 Oct 2018

Using FLUOstar Omega to study new gut bacteria that can influence our health

The Microbial Biology and Metagenomics group at the University of Queensland’s Diamantina Institute uses the BMG LABTECH FLUOstar Omega microplate reader to develop new methods to study the human gut microbiome.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 19 Oct 2018

Newly discovered toxin stands out from others in the battle for microbial domination

A newly discovered toxin that some bacteria deploy to fend off competing bacteria stands out from others in the battle for microbial domination. While many deadly substances have been identified among bacteria, this previously unknown toxin behaves in a familiar way.

19 Oct 2018

Sweat bees are ideal for studying the genes underlying social behavior

Those pesky bees that come buzzing around on a muggy summer day are helping researchers reveal the genes responsible for social behaviors.

19 Oct 2018

UT Southwestern biochemist receives 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for innate immunity discovery

UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen today was named winner of the prestigious 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme that launches the body's immune defense against infections and cancers.

19 Oct 2018