All Articles Tagged As: enzymes

Purple extremist thrives under inhospitable conditions (6/27/2008)

scientists discovers new protein that repairs DNA under extreme conditions ...> Full Article

Scientists identify a key regulator of DNA mutations (6/11/2008)

Researchers have independently identified a tiny molecule that directly binds to and curbs the production of the potent gene mutator B lymphocyte. ...> Full Article

Researchers Build Model Protocell Capable of Copying DNA (6/5/2008)

Four billion years ago, modern cells were absent on our still-young planet. The simple protocells that are thought to have given rise to Earth's earliest life forms were plentiful, but likely no more than a bit of genetic material surrounded by a hollow membrane. ...> Full Article

X chromosome exposed (6/1/2008)

An enzyme that binds differently to male and female sex chromosomes helps males to make up for their X chromosome shortage ...> Full Article

New Technique Allows Targeted Inactivation Of Genes In Research Model (5/31/2008)

Finding has broad implications for genetic research ...> Full Article

Scientists Automate Molecular Evolution (4/28/2008)

Under the control of a computer, a population of billions of genes morphed through 500 cycles of forced adaptation to emerge as molecules that could grow faster and faster on a continually dwindling source of chemical fuel ...> Full Article

Epigenetic research uncovers new targets for modification enzymes (4/28/2008)

Enzymes regulating genetic expression can be just as important as the genome itself, increasing evidence shows ...> Full Article

Zinc link made in barley breeding (4/23/2008)

Chromosomal regions conferring zinc efficiency in barley ...> Full Article

Plant researchers publish finding on enzyme, drought connection (4/20/2008)

A better understanding of how plants tolerate drought could result ...> Full Article

Molecular engineers design new enzymes from scratch (3/21/2008)

Many important chemical reactions are slow and unwieldy because no enzyme exists to prod them to greater efficiency. Designing new enzymes from scratch is of practical interest in biomedicine, biotechnology, environmental cleanup, and other industries. Precisely engineered enzymes, built to match the specific task at hand, could improve many processes in these fields by triggering, speeding up, and controlling the necessary chemical reactions. ...> Full Article

Lab characterizes novel regulator of chromosome function (3/12/2008)

Lab has shed new light on a novel histone acetyltransferase protein complex called ATAC ...> Full Article

Researchers probe a DNA repair enzyme (2/19/2008)

Researchers have taken the first steps toward understanding how an enzyme repairs DNA. ...> Full Article

New Control Mechanism For Genetic Code Translation Discovered In Bacteria (2/17/2008)

Almost all organisms, from bacteria to human beings, share the same genetic code, a group of universal instructions used to convert DNA or RNA sequences into proteins, the "building blocks" of life. Identification of the evolutionary differences between the system for the translation of the genetic code in humans and other organisms, such as bacteria in this case, are useful, for example, for the design of new antibiotics. ...> Full Article

Researchers Seek to Make Cavity-Causing Bacteria Self-Destruct (1/12/2008)

Larger Goal to Eliminate Key Enzyme's Contribution to all Strep and Staph Disease ...> Full Article

UCI and CODA Genomics collaborate to re-engineer yeast for biofuel production (9/4/2007)

Common fungus could increase ethanol output ...> Full Article