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From The Labs

Crystal structure of PKGI suggests a new activation mechanism

May 11, 2016 Biochemistry,  heart disease,  structural biology

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Kinases form a large family of proteins that seem to be involved in nearly every aspect of cell life. Faulty

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From The Labs

Evolution meets biochemistry to better understand how dopamine receptors work

April 18, 2016 Biochemistry,  dopamine receptors,  drug design,  Genetics,  Research

  When proteins fail at doing their job, disease usually follows. To perform their job, proteins need to maintain a particular structure and specific motions,

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From The Labs

One atom can make a difference: Hydrogen-bonding pairing helps design better drugs to neutralize gut bacterial infections

April 15, 2016 Biochemistry,  Infectious diseases

IP6, the natural inhibitor or ligand of Clostridium difficile’s toxin, binds weakly to the toxin. This results in the toxin remaining active (center figure). Changing

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From The Labs

Social amoeba cast wide, lethal DNA nets to kill invading bacteria

April 14, 2016 Biochemistry,  Microbiology

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. The amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum  begins as a soil-dwelling single cell organism. When stressed, many individual cells coalesce to form first a slug

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Dr. Brian Kobilka
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Prized speakers, including Nobel Laureate, to speak at BCM March 7

March 5, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine,  BCM,  Biochemistry,  Dr. Brian Kobilka,  Dr. Melanie Cobb,  Events,  Nobel Laureate

For an established scientist like myself with a 40-plus year career studying biochemistry and genetics, there is no greater enjoyment than learning new science. That’s why

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

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