Ancient Antibody Molecule Offers Clues To How Humans Evolved Allergies Jun 15, 2008
The team from the Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biophysics, King's College London are working on a molecule vital to a chicken's immune system which represents the evolutionary ancestor of the human antibodies that cause allergic reactions. See also. (Science Daily)
The Midas Touch: Using Gold Nanoparticles to Block HIV Jun 11, 2008
This should make them well suited to stop viral proteins from coming in contact with key receptors, says , an associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics in the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. The problem is that HIV targets different receptors on T-cells and researchers only tested their compound on one of them. (Scientific American)
Brain Pathway That Shuts Down Seizures Identified Jun 11, 2008
10, 2008) Researchers at the University of Iowa and the Veterans Affairs Iowa City Health Care System have uncovered a brain pathway that shuts down seizures. The multidisciplinary team of scientists pieced together information from clinical observations made in the first half of the 20th century with knowledge from modern genetics and molecular biology to show that an acid-activated ion channel in the brain reacts to a drop in pH (increased acid) in a way that shuts down seizure activity. (Science Daily)
Znomics Appoints Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery Expert, Bruce A. Beutel, Ph.D., as New Chief Scientific Officer Jun 11, 2008
D. Dr. Cone has accepted the position of chairman of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, starting in August, but will continue as a scientific consultant to Znomics and as an active member of the company's board of directors. Dr. Beutel's appointment is effective June 16, 2008. (Primezone Releases)
Gene That Regulates Glucose Levels And Increases Risk For Diabetes Identified Jun 10, 2008
D., associate professor of preventive medicine and physiology & biophysics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and lead author of the paper. "We found a novel association between fasting glucose and the melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B). It's novel because this is the first time a genetic variant has been associated with both glucose and increased risk of diabetes.". (Science Daily)
Study identifies brain pathway that shuts down seizures Jun 9, 2008
" Ziemann noted that a particular strength of neuroscience research at the UI is the close interaction between faculty doing cutting-edge human studies and those pursuing basic science. ### In addition to Wemmie and Ziemann, the UI research team included Michael Schnizler, Ph.D., who is co-first author of the study and was a postdoctoral fellow at the UI; Gregory Albert, M.D.; Meryl Severson, M.D.; Matthew Howard, M.D., professor and head of neurosurgery who holds the John C. VanGilder Chair in... (EurekAlert!)
Leading scientist named new chair of Cell Biology at Yale Jun 7, 2008
Rothman will come to Yale from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he is now a professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Biology and director of the Columbia Genome Center ... He continued his research at Princeton University from 1988 until 1991, when he became the founding chair of the Department of Cellular Biochemistry and Biophysics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and vice chair of... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Scientists ID Gene Regulating Blood Glucose Levels Jun 7, 2008
"Elevations of blood glucose are diagnostic of diabetes. This finding demonstrates there are gene variants that are important in day-to-day regulation of glucose, but they do not appear to play a significant role in disease risk," co-senior author Richard M. Watanabe, an associate professor of preventive medicine and physiology & biophysics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, said in a prepared statement. "The identification of these variants increases our... (Health-Finder)
Lebanon to bid farewell to seniors Jun 6, 2008
biophysics as a prerequisite for medical school, or biomedical engineering. During college, he hopes to find a health career he will be passionate about, such as anesthesiology or biomedical engineering. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
A supra new kind of froth Jun 6, 2008
"Just last year we found this new pattern in superconductors, and now we've proven that the froth state is really an intrinsic property of superconducting lead. It's a big deal for both the general physics of froth and the growing physics of superconductors. "In physics, if you can find model systems, like suprafroths, that have similar patterns, then by studying these model systems you can actually get additional information about the behavior of very complex systems like galaxies, geophysics... (EurekAlert!)
Gene That Regulates Glucose Levels Identified Jun 4, 2008
D., associate professor of preventive medicine and physiology & biophysics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and co-senior author of the paper ... D., professor of physiology and biophysics and Thomas A. Buchanan, M.D. professor of endocrinology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.. (Science Daily)
New Insights On Spinal Muscular Atrophy Jun 3, 2008
Gideon Dreyfuss, PhD, the Isaac Norris Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and colleagues, report their findings in last week's issue of Cell ... 19, 1998) For the past decade the lab of Gideon Dreyfuss, PhD, the Isaac Norris professor of biochemistry and biophysics at Penn and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has centered on the. (Science Daily)
Synergy between biology and physics drives cell-imaging technology Jun 2, 2008
In the June issue of Physics World, Paul OShea, a biophysicist at the University of Nottingham, Michael Somekh, an optical engineer at Nottinghams Institute of Biophysics, Imaging al Science, and William Barnes, professor of photonics at the University of Exeter, outline these new techniques and explore why their development is an endeavour that requires the best efforts of both biologists and physicists. The traditional division between the disciplines has found common ground in the effort to... (EurekAlert!)
Breslow adds another element to 'pen May 31, 2008
Breslow, 27, graduated from Yale University with a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry in 2002. However, he is still looking for his niche in the Majors. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
Penn researchers gain new insights on spinal muscular atrophy May 30, 2008
Gideon Dreyfuss, PhD, the Isaac Norris Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and colleagues, report their findings in last week's issue of Cell. SMA is a group of hereditary diseases that causes weakness and wasting of the voluntary muscles in the arms and legs of infants and children. (EurekAlert!)
Fruit fly protein acts as decoy to capture tumor growth factors, find Penn researchers May 29, 2008
"There are several designer' cancer drugs that fight tumors driven by EGFR-like receptors, such as Herceptin, Erbitux and Tarceva," says lead author Mark A. Lemmon, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics. "Whereas these drugs all attack the receptor itself, an Argos-like drug would instead neutralize the cancer growth factor by mimicking a silent receptor. This is a change in paradigm for tumor-growth inhibition in this class of cancers.". (EurekAlert!)
Nanotechnology Risks: How Buckyballs Hurt Cells May 28, 2008
"Buckyballs are already being made on a commercial scale for use in coatings and materials but we have not determined their toxicity," said Tieleman, a Senior Scholar of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research who specializes in membrane biophysics and biocomputing. "There are studies showing that they can cross the blood-brain barrier and alter cell functions, which raises a lot of questions about their toxicity and what impact they may have if released into the environment.". (Science Daily)
New Cheaper Method For Mapping Disease Genes May 28, 2008
A Swedish team, led by Sten Linnarsson at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Karolinska Institutet, has now developed a new DNA-sequencing method that can one day make it possible to map out the human genome for one-tenth of today s cost. The method is presented in the online edition of the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology. (Science Daily)
Scientists image a single HIV particle being born May 26, 2008
You never even illuminate anything inside of the cell so you can focus on what you are interested in seeing the moment it is happening, says Simon, professor and head of the Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics. When a beam of light passes through a piece of glass to a cells surface, the energy from the light propagates upward, illuminating the entire cell. (EurekAlert!)
How Small Molecule Can Take Apart Alzheimer's Disease Protein Fibers May 21, 2008
"Surprisingly, a small molecule called DAPH selectively targets the areas that hold fibers together, and converts fibers to a form that is unable to grow. Normally fibers grow from their ends, but the drug stops this activity," says senior author James Shorter, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics. "Our data suggest that it is possible to generate effective small molecules that can attack amyloid fibers, which are associated with so many devastating diseases.". (Science Daily)
Weird Shrimp Has Astounding Vision May 15, 2008
Dr Kleinlogel, is based at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics in Frankfurt, and collected the shrimp from the reef. She notes that, "...scuba divers know them as 'thumb-splitters', they've got wickedly strong claws and are very aggressive!". (Science Daily)
New Clues To How Proteins Dissolve And Crystallize May 15, 2008
3, 2004) Scientists in the department of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale revealed the crystal structure of the first described enzymatic RNA - what it looks like and how it reacts - in the. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Iowa State-ConocoPhillips collaboration advances 26 research projects in first year May 15, 2008
One example is Mark Hargrove, an associate professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology who is studying natural enzymes called cellulosomes, enzymes found in termites and the first stomachs of cows that excel at breaking down cellulose from plants. A grant from ConocoPhillips is helping him develop a method to make synthetic cellulosomes that are efficient and easier to work with than natural cellulosomes. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Cardiac surgeon to join Jewish Hospital, U of L May 15, 2008
and holds appointments in the Department of Surgery and Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the , Chicago. An expert in heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices and surgical management of heart failure, Dr. Slaughter earned his B.S. in civil engineering at and his M.D. at. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Marie Frances Cripps May 13, 2008
Discussions are underway at OSU for a dedication of the Biochemistry and BioPhysics Reading Room that was recently named in her honor. Plans will be announced when finalized. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
King Kong Vs. T. Rex May 11, 2008
Suspend the laws of biophysics, and Hutchinson says the fight would be a tie. Other experts think that Kong has the upper hand. (Forbes)
18 year old graduates from ISU with two degrees May 8, 2008
He wracked up nearly twice the college credits needed to graduate and boasts majors in biophysics, German and classical studies, plus a minor in history ... Shortly after he was named the top senior by the biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology department -- one of many honors he's earned at Iowa State. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Tumor Angiogenesis May 8, 2008
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and the Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto both in Toronto. Address reprint requests to Dr. Kerbel at the Odette Cancer Centre, S-217, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada, or at robert. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Genomic 'Fingerprint' Identified For Alcohol-induced Heart Failure May 7, 2008
Co-authors of the ACER paper, Fingerprint Profile of Alcohol-Associated Heart Failure in Human Hearts, were: Georges E. Haddad of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at Howard University; Lori Saunders, Maria Carles, Angelia A. Doye, Rita Glass, Margo El and Federica del Monte of the Cardiovascular Research Center at Harvard Medical School; Thomas E. Macgillivray of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Massachusetts General Hospital; Marc J. Semigran and George William Dec of the Cardiology... (Science Daily)
Naturally-occuring protein may be effective in limiting heart attack injury and restoring function May 7, 2008
D., assistant professor of biophysics; Jennifer Strande, M.D., PhD instructor in Cardiovascular Medicine; Xiangping Fu, Research Technologist of surgery; Hao Xu, research scientist of surgery; Annie Eis, research associate of pediatrics; Richard Komorowski, M.D., professor of pathology; Eric Jensen, D.V.M., staff veterinarian at the Biomedical Resource Center; James Tweddell, M.D., professor and chief of cardiothoracic surgery; Parvaneh Rafiee, Ph. D., associate professor of surgery; and Garrett... (EurekAlert!)
Acts of faith May 6, 2008
Mediah, studying biophysics at Queen Mary College, wanted to explore the tensions that arise when a Muslim girl falls for a non-Muslim boy. And Osama - "not the best of names at the moment," he joked - wanted to dramatise "the suspicion that all Muslims are terrorists". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Heart Disease Discovery: New Mechanism Links Activation Of Key Heart Enzyme And Oxidative Stress May 6, 2008
D., UI professor of internal medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics and senior study author. "Because CaM kinase activity is involved in arrhythmias, hypertrophy and heart cell death, this work also provides new insights into a disease pathway in heart that may lead to development of new drugs to treat heart disease.". (Science Daily)
He solves global medical puzzles May 5, 2008
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Key bus crash civil trial postponed again May 3, 2008
D. in biophysics, died in January. Ginsburg set up a reenactment of the bus crash accident scene in Minnesota to counter a National Transportation Safety Board reenactment. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Engineers Harness Cell Phone Technology For Use In Medical Imaging May 2, 2008
Both researchers are in the UC Berkeley Biophysics Graduate Group. Rubinsky noted that simply donating imaging devices to the world's poorest regions is not a viable, long-term solution. (Science Daily)
SAN FRANCISCO 10 from north state elected to NAS May 2, 2008
Also elected were: Kenneth Dill, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and biophysics, UCSF; Claire Max, astronomer and director of the Center for Adaptive Optics, UC Santa Cruz; and Stuart Parkin, IBM fellow and magnetoelectronics manager. The National Academy was established by Congress in 1863 and its members are often called upon to serve as advisers to the federal government on issues of science and technology. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Editorial: Roses n’ Razzies (May 2) May 2, 2008
G. Brent Dalrymple, emeritus professor of marine geology and geophysics, has been a member since 1993, and K.E. van Holde, distinguished professor emeritus of biochemistry and biophysics, was inducted in 1989. ROSES to Dave Frohnmayer, who this week announced that he will retire as president of the University of Oregon in June 2009. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
JCHS students flourish in Latin, a course that's rarely offered in high school Apr 23, 2008
Mirts, who plans to do work in molecular biophysics, said his experiences in Latin will help him later in life as well. Having this knowledge already allows me to read some French and have a basic understanding. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Barneys and Friend Apr 22, 2008
"A lot of companies throw this data out, or only use 1% of it," says Gilbert, 32, a suave St. Lucia native who studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics at Yale and spent two years doing genetics research at Cornell Medical College and the Rockefeller University Laboratory for Molecular Genetics and Informatics before segueing into the private sector. Stints at a company that built Web sites for J.Crew, Best Buy, and Martha Stewart, and later working for discount apparel retailer , made him... (FastCompany)
Exotic research: MSU student from Butte traipses jungles of Ecuador (30) Apr 21, 2008
The students were taking a course from Gary Strobel s son, Scott Strobel, head of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor. They were pretty surprised that I had been doing this for so long and I was the same age as them, Mitchell said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Critical Detail Of Cellular Defense Against Genetic Mistakes Discovered Apr 20, 2008
D., J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of Rochester Medical Center, director of the University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology and lead author of the Cell piece. "This work has important implications for our understanding of how one of the human cell's most important activities, protein synthesis, undergoes quality control.". (Science Daily)
'Nanodrop' test tubes created with a flip of a switch Apr 16, 2008
In one set of fluorescence experiments, explains Goldner, The molecules seem unperturbed by their confinementthey do not stick to the walls or leave the containerimportant facts to know for doing nanochemistry or single-molecule biophysics. Similar to a previous work (see Micro-boxes of Water Used to Study Single Molecules, Tech Beat July 20, 2006), researchers also demonstrated that single fluorescent protein molecules could be detected inside the droplets. (EurekAlert!)
Radiation Risks For Astronauts On A Mission To Mars Apr 15, 2008
Scientists are invited by ESA to submit proposals for experiments at GSI. The internationally leading scientists on the Biophysics & Radio-Biology Program Advisory Committee will begin reviewing initial applications in May, and the first experiments could be conducted as early as the end of this year. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
* The advantages of top research at your fingertips Apr 14, 2008
Bruce Alberts is professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, co-chair of the InterAcademy Council, Amsterdam, and editor-in-chief of Science magazine. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE This story has been viewed 316 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
How Proteins Control The Process When Bacteria Multiply: May Lead To New Antibiotics Apr 12, 2008
The findings resulted from a collaboration involving Dajkovic, whose background is in cell biology and biochemistry; Wirtz, whose expertise is in biophysics and engineering; and Sean X. Sun, a Johns Hopkins assistant professor of mechanical engineering who provided computational modeling of the cell division process. Wirtz and Sun were co-authors of the Current Biology paper, along with Ganhui Lan, a doctoral student in Sun's lab, and Joe Lutkenhaus, a University Distinguished Professor in the... (Science Daily)
The No-Incision Appendectomy Apr 11, 2008
Two days later, the patient, Diana Schlamadinger, a biophysics graduate student at UCSD, was recovering with almost no pain: "I feel kind of like I did too many sit-ups," she said. Schlamadinger said she opted for transvaginal surgery after Dr. Horgan outlined its potential post-operative benefits and assured her that he had similarly removed 12 gallbladders. (Time.com)
Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study Apr 10, 2008
In an accompanying editorial published in the journal, Dr. Robert H. Eckel, a professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Colorado and co-chair of both the Cardiometabolic Health Congress and the Committee on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, echoed some of McNamara's comments and called for more research to validate the study findings. "Eggs are like all other foods -- they are neither 'good' nor 'bad', and they can be part of an overall heart-healthy diet," Eckel said. (Health-Finder)
Green Tea Ingredient, EGCG, Significantly Inhibits Breast Cancer Growth In Female Mice Apr 9, 2008
The study was conducted by Jian-Wei Gu, Emily Young, Jordan Covington, James Wes Johnson, and Wei Tan, all of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Dr. Gu will present his team s findings, entitled, Oral Administration of EGCG, an Antioxidant Found in Green Tea, Inhibits Tumor Angiogenesis and Growth of Breast Cancer in Female Mice, at the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Physiological Society, part of the Experimental Biology 2008... (Science Daily)
Visualizing The Machinery Of mRNA Splicing Apr 9, 2008
This work, published in Science, highlights a 16-year quest by Anna Marie Pyle, the William Edward Gilbert Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry at Yale, and her research team into the nature of "group II" introns, a particular type of intron within gene transcripts that catalyzes its own removal during the maturation of RNA.. Group II introns are found throughout nature, in all forms of living organisms. (Science Daily)
Rare Genetic Syndrome May Hold Key To Cure For Heat Stroke Apr 6, 2008
D., chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics at Baylor, was the corresponding author. Although not authoring institutions on the current paper, the Uniform Services University of the U.S. Army and Harvard University also participated in the work through a related grant from the National Institutes of Health. (Science Daily)
Wacky photo captions Apr 4, 2008
In this undated photo released by Tokyo University's Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry Graduate School of Science, a genetically modified mice stays near a cat in Tokyo ... (AP Photo/Ko and Reiko Kobayakawa, Tokyo University Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry Graduate School of Science, HO). (Montana Standard, MT)
Breslow Joins The Tribe Apr 3, 2008
A 2002 Yale graduate with a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, Breslow was the captain of the 2002 Yale baseball team. As a junior, he had a 16-strikeout game against Cornell and a one-hit shutout against Harvard and earned Second Team All-Ivy honors. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Umami, the "fifth taste" Apr 2, 2008
In contrast to them, "umami tastes aren't found as separate tastes," said University of Miami research scientist Nirupa Chaudhari, a specialist in the biophysics of taste. "Lemons have a very isolated sour taste. Fruit quite often has a very isolated sweet taste. Seawater has an isolated salt taste. So maybe that's why umami wasn't as well understood.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Why The Flu Virus Is More Infectious In Cold Winter Temperatures Apr 1, 2008
In the current study, the NIH researchers used a sophisticated magnetic resonance technique, developed and previously tested in NIAAA's Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, to create a detailed fingerprint of how the virus s outer membrane responded to variations in temperature ... D., chief of NICHD s Laboratory of Cellular And Molecular Biophysics ... Other authors of the paper were I.V. Polozov and L. Bezrukov, both of the Laboratory of Cellular And Molecular Biophysics at... (Science Daily)
Gifts Free for Docs -- but Do You Pay? Mar 30, 2008
"The information that drug representatives give to physicians is never objective," said Adriane Fugh-Berman, associate professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at Georgetown University. "Drug reps are trained to emphasize the benefits of their drugs, trivialize any risks, and to emphasize the shortcomings of competing drugs.". (ABC News -- Business)
Poor spring costs Fultz job with Tribe Mar 25, 2008
Breslow, a Yale graduate who studied molecular biophysics, had a 2. 69 ERA with 77 strikeouts in 67 innings at Triple-A Pawtucket in '06 and spent some time in the big leagues with the Red Sox. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Norwalk Advocate Mar 17, 2008
It is about a Yale graduate with a 90 mile-per-hour fastball and a degree in molecular biophysics, whose mission is to heighten awareness and raise funds for childhood cancer research. It is also about how a 12-year-old boy's outlook was shaped forever. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Plant Physiology and TAIR partnership will provide genetic information to public database Mar 15, 2008
It publishes articles on broad aspects of plant biology including physiology, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, and environmental biology of plants. Although Plant Physiology publishes papers on a wide range of plants, it publishes a very high number of papers that describe the use of the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana to decipher how plants function. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Story ideas from Molecular and Cellular Proteomics Mar 7, 2008
Timothy Griffin, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Phone: 612-624-5249, Email. Nelson Rhodus, Division of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Phone: 612-625-0693, Email. (EurekAlert!)
Why Certain Diabetes Drugs Appear To Lower Blood Pressure Mar 6, 2008
D., professor of internal medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and Carmen Halabi, a student in the UI Medical Scientist Training Program and the study's lead author, tested the idea that these two beneficial effects of TZDs are produced through two separate PPAR gamma pathways. Working with mice, the team knocked out the function of PPAR gamma in vascular smooth muscle, which surrounds blood vessels. (Science Daily)
Cell Press announces new partnership with the Biophysical Society Mar 6, 2008
For more than 50 years the Biophysical Society has promoted the development and publication of knowledge in biophysics ... In considering the importance of this new partnership for the Biophysical Society, its new President, Harel Weinstein emphasizes that: The Biophysical Societys Council approved this development unanimously because it will help us strengthen the core missions of the Society by expanding the readership and visibility of Biophysical Journal, and thereby increase the... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Genetic Determinants of Response to Warfarin during Initial Anticoagulation Mar 6, 2008
From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology (U.I.S., A.F.-A., R.B.K., D.M.R., C.M.S.), the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and the Center for Human Genetics Research (M.D.R., Y.B., S.M.D.), and the Department of Biostatistics (C.L.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville. This article has been cited by other articles. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Why Flu Virus Thrives in Winter Mar 4, 2008
"Like an M&M in your mouth, the protective covering melts when it enters the respiratory tract," Joshua Zimmerberg, PhD, chief of the cellular and molecular biophysics lab at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) says in a news release. "It's only in this liquid phase that the virus is capable of entering a cell to infect it.". (WebMD)
Post the First Comment Mar 4, 2008
Biophysics, epilepsy and the brain - Features ... Biophysics, epilepsy and the brain ... This may be because she is the assistant professor of biophysics, the director for the Center of Neurodynamics, the editor of both The Journal of Biological Physics and The Biological Physicist, teacher of Physics 1011 and 1012 as well as a graduate Chaos Theory class. (The Current Online, MO)
Computer simulations point to key molecular basis of cystic fibrosis Mar 1, 2008
The first author of the study is Adrian Serohijos, a graduate student in the department of Physics and Astronomy at UNC and in the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program ... D., co-discoverer of the CFTR gene and professor of biochemistry and biophysics, and Tamas Hegedus, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
