Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna

"The results are so exciting that we are currently working on setting up a start-up company"

12-Jan-2022 - Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins. Reported this week in Nature Methods, the device is a new method to monitor the structural change of proteins over time – and may go a long way to helping scientists better understand natural and ...

Study of hundreds of proteins in parallel

First highly scalable method developed to monitor protein levels and localizations in cells

20-Nov-2020 - CeMM researchers have developed a highly scalable method which allows for the study of hundreds of proteins in parallel in order to monitor the changes of their levels and localization in the cell. This novel strategy is a notable contribution, not only to drug development for future treatments ...

DNA damage response protein

25-Oct-2016 - Researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have determined that a previously uncharacterized protein called ETAA1 is a “replication stress response protein” with an essential role in maintaining the integrity of the genome. The finding by David Cortez , Ph.D., ...

Breakthrough in mapping nicotine addiction could help researchers improve treatment

04-Oct-2016 - A scientific blueprint to end tobacco cravings may be on the way after researchers crystallized a protein that holds answers to how nicotine addiction occurs in the brain. The breakthrough at the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute comes after decades of failed attempts to crystallize and ...

Charles River Laboratories acquires Blue Stream Laboratories

29-Jun-2016 - Charles River Laboratories Acquires Blue Stream Laboratories Charles River Laboratories International announced that it has acquired Blue Stream Laboratories, Inc. Combining Blue Stream with Charles River’s existing discovery, safety assessment, and biologics capabilities creates a leading ...

Protagen and Charles River Form Strategic Partnership

02-Nov-2011 - Protagen AG and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. are announce a strategic Marketing & Sales alliance. For Charles River Biopharmaceutical Services (BPS) the fast-growing demand for biopharmaceuticals testing requires an expert partner with a broad range of services. Charles River ...

Powerhouses in the cell dismantled Flemish technology at VIB

Ghent University creates revolution in protein research

19-Oct-2009 - All of life is founded on the interactions of millions of proteins. These are the building blocks for cells and form the molecular mechanisms of life. The problem is that proteins are extremely difficult to study, particularly because there are so many of them and they appear in all sizes and ...

Malvern launches new web resource for protein researchers

19-Jan-2005 - Malvern Instruments has added a new and dedicated protein characterization section to its website. This new section provides comprehensive information about the use and applications of light scattering techniques in protein studies and will be a valuable resource for anyone working in this ...

Bruker Daltonics Announces Six Novel Life-Science Products and Three New Bioinformatics Software Releases at PittCon 2002

21-Mar-2002 - NEW ORLEANS, Mar 18, 2002 - Bruker Daltonics Inc. today announces six major product introductions for mass spectrometry-based life science systems at the 2002 PittCon. In addition, Bruker Daltonics releases significant new software capabilities for three of its bioinformatics products. All ...