10/07/2008
Structural Puzzle Connecting Cancer Drug and Sepsis Solved (TechJournal South)
ATLANTA - A well-known anticancer drug also binds a protein in the human body that triggers sepsis, a life threatening inflammation, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have revealed.
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10/06/2008
Study unveils structural details of enzyme vital to DNA repair (EurekAlert!)
( Scripps Research Institute ) Working in close collaboration, two groups of scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have revealed for the first time details of the crucial role played by the enzyme Mre11 in DNA repair, a process critical to cell survival and good health.
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10/06/2008
Scripps Research scientists define structure of important neurological receptor (PhysOrg)
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined the structure of an adenosine receptor that plays a critical role in a number of important physiological processes including pain, breathing, and heart function. The findings could lead to the development of a new class of therapeutics for treating numerous neurological disorders, including Parkinson's and Huntington disease.
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10/04/2008
First Glimpse Of A Key DNA Repair Protein At Work (Medical News Today)
Repairing breaks in the two strands of the DNA double helix is critical for avoiding cancer. In humans and other organisms, a molecular machine called the MRN complex is responsible for finding and signaling double-strand breaks (DSBs), then launching the error-free method of DNA repair called homologous recombination.
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10/03/2008
Don't Stress! Bacterial Cell's 'Crisis Command Center' Revealed (Science Daily)
A bacterial cell's 'crisis command center' has been observed for the first time swinging into action to protect the cell from external stress and danger, according to new research.
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10/03/2008
The structure of the Mre11 protein bound to DNA (EurekAlert!)
( DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ) DNA repair is critical for avoiding cancer and other diseases. A molecular machine called the MRN complex finds and signals double-strand breaks and initiates error-free repair by means of homologous recombination. Researchers at DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Scripps Research Institute have solved the structure of MRN's core ...
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10/03/2008
Bacterial Crisis Command Center Revealed (Medical News Today)
A bacteria cell's 'crisis command centre' has been observed for the first time swinging into action to protect the cell from external stress and danger, according to new research out today (3 October) in Science.
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10/02/2008
Don't stress! Bacterial crisis command center revealed (EurekAlert!)
A bacteria cell's 'crisis command center' has been observed for thefirst time swinging into action to protect the cell from external stressand danger, according to new research out today in Science.
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10/01/2008
BioCryst to Present at the JMP Healthcare Focus Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Jon P. Stonehouse, Chief Executive Officer and President of BioCryst, will present a corporate update at the JMP Healthcare Focus Conference in New York on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
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09/29/2008
Beginning to see the light (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have detailed the active form of a protein which they hope will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of vision, and advance drug design.
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