Antibiotic-resistance genes in viruses in fossilised 14th century human...
A discovery of viruses harbouring antibiotic-resistance genes in fossilised faecal samples dating from the 14th century could have implications not only for microbiologists but also for archaeologists,...
View ArticlePost-Doc Fellowship for Researchers from India, East Europe & South America
We are offerring Post-Doc Fellowship in Food Biotechnology with research on Development & Characterization of Food Flavors. The candidates could be PhDs in Food Science & Technology,...
View ArticleGenetic Engineering
hey....i am a S.Y.B.Sc.Biotechnology student from Mumbai, India...i want to persue my career in Genetic Engineering...i need help in how to go about it???...which colleges are best??...how to apply...
View ArticleBEST JOB PORTAL FOR BOTH CANDIDATES AND COMPANIES ON SAME PLATFORM
Hello Placement 2 Placement is an India based company that is engaged in providing excellent placement solutions to public and recruitment facilities to companies and bring both candidates and...
View ArticleSmall nuclear RNAs: new tool for cancer prediction?
Small non-coding RNAs, long dismissed as 'transcriptional noise' due to their apparently random distribution and lack of any discernible link to known functions, may actually be predictive of...
View ArticleImmunoproteasome inhibitor treats multiple sclerosis
For over a decade, the development of potent protease inhibitors, like the breakthrough drug Bortezomib, have been an important therapuetic strategy of cancer drug development. Now researchers are...
View ArticleMilk does the heart good: Milk-derived peptides exhibit antihypertensive effect
Bioactive milk peptides have potential in the treatment of a number of ailments including cancer and diabetes. In a recent publication, orally administered milk-derived peptides were shown to survive...
View ArticleCrystal structures are still reveal novel features of protein folding &...
In a recent paper published in Nature Chemical Biology, new crystal structures provide insights into the evolution and activity of the AdoMet radical enzyme family that plays a critical role in purine...
View ArticleBiologics Data Management System
Hyderabad, India and Indianapolis, IN, USA, March 11, 2014: Ocimum Biosolutions announces release of its new software product, Sciantis™, a lab process and data management platform for biologics labs....
View ArticleImproved, traceable membrane protein production in E.coli through tandem...
Membrane protein expression remains a bottleneck in its characterization and structure determination. In a recent study, scientists created a robust strategy to increase the probability of membrane...
View ArticleAntibody against clotting factor prevents thrombosis without increasing...
A recent publication in Science Translational Medicine describes the use of a humanized monoclonal antibody against activated FXIIa, identified using phage display, to prevent the formation of blood...
View Article3 Critical Proteins for Maintaining Stem Cells in Culture
STAP (Stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency) cells have made recent science headlines with reports that mouse somatic cells can be reprogrammed into pluripotent cells simply by being subjected...
View Articleheat-transfer fluid - alternatives ?
Hello German collegs, is there an alternativ product available in the market for: “heat-transfer fluid” for Osmometer/Cryoscope from Advanced Instruments Inc. USA ? Greetings from Morocco, Fred
View ArticleRare codons in the N-terminal region enhance protein expression
Although the Central Dogma was first stated by Francis Crick over a half-century ago, we're still learning exactly how transcription and translation are orchestrated in cells. A recent Science paper...
View ArticleThe ‘love hormone’ oxytocin and protection from addiction
Poor development of so-called ‘love hormone’ oxytocin system could play a major role in susceptibility to addiction. This is the theme of a special edition of the international journal Pharmacology,...
View ArticleAlgae: truly a ‘green’ organism for biotechnological processes?
We are now in an era where development of sustainable energy sources and more environmentally friendly biochemical production are priorities. In this context, algae are emerging as potentially useful...
View ArticleSoon cancer and cardiovascular disease detection could be as simple as taking...
In a recent study, published in PNAS, researchers developed an ingenious point-of-care diagnostic method using synthetic peptide biomarkers and immunoassays. The method was capable of detecting and...
View ArticleProtein C Tag Antibody (HPC4)
Protein C (HPC4) tag encodes residues 6 through 17 of the protein C heavy chain. Compared with the His tag, Protein C tag can capture higher purity proteins from Escherichia coli, yeast, Drosophila,...
View ArticleQuery regarding Lawn Culture that I performed.
MY question is regarding the lawn culture results. During my last lab class, I performed the Kirby-Bauer Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Test. To attain results in this experiment I needed to perform...
View ArticleQuestion regarding final year thesis/project work.
I'm currently in my 8th semester. I realize that I don't have much time as I'm going to graduate soon. I'm actually wondering on what to work on my thesis for my final year. If you could please advise...
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