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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

From The Labs

Evolution meets biochemistry to better understand how dopamine receptors work

April 18, 2016May 4, 2018Biochemistry, 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,

From The Labs

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

April 15, 2016Biochemistry, 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

From The Labs

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

April 14, 2016September 17, 2019Biochemistry, 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

Momentum

Prized speakers, including Nobel Laureate, to speak at BCM March 7

March 5, 2013October 7, 2016Baylor 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