Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Latest Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Maize Root Chemicals Can Increase Wheat Yields by 4%

Maize roots secrete certain chemicals that affect the quality of soil. In some fields, this effect increases yields of wheat planted subsequent to maize in the same soil by more than 4%.

14 Aug 2023

Human Scent Receptors Could Help 'Sniff Out' Nerve Gases In New Sensor

By some estimates, the human nose can detect up to a trillion different smells with its hundreds of scent receptors.

14 Aug 2023

New Mechanism Regulating Tumor Growth in the Skeleton Identified

Tumor cells are known to be fickle sleeper agents, often lying dormant in distant tissues for years before reactivating and forming metastasis. Numerous factors have been studied to understand why the activation occurs, from cells and molecules to other components in the so-called tissue microenvironment.

11 Aug 2023

Gene Therapy Prevents Progression of Kidney Disease in Children

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.

11 Aug 2023

Deep Learning Methods Developed For Computational Protein Design

The key to understanding proteins -; such as those that govern cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases -; is quite simple. Identify their chemical structure and find which other proteins can bind to them. But there's a catch.

11 Aug 2023

Study Links Adenovirus Infection With a Rare Blood Clotting Disorder

Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other conditions can cause platelet levels to drop throughout the body, termed thrombocytopenia.

11 Aug 2023

Mouse Model Lacking TMCO3 Gene Has Shortened Bones

Through next-generation sequencing, investigators have identified a mutation in the TMCO3 gene in two sisters with short stature.

10 Aug 2023

The “Unknome” Dataset Contains Protein Sequences That Are Still Unknown

Researchers from the UK anticipate that a new, freely accessible database they have developed will get smaller rather than bigger over time. This is due to the fact that it is a compilation of the many understudied proteins that are encoded by genes in the human genome, whose existence is recognized but whose activities are mostly unknown.

9 Aug 2023

Revealing the Link Between Radiation Damage and DNA Rupture Time

Investigators from the University of Trento’s Physics Department discovered a link between the effect of radiation on DNA and the time when the damaged molecule breaks irreversibly.

9 Aug 2023

Researchers Find New Way to Defeat Gray Mold Without Toxic Chemicals

It's a mold that causes billions in crop losses every year, infecting berries, tomatoes and most other fruits and vegetables.

9 Aug 2023

UK Food-Tech Business Clean Food Group Announces Strategic Collaboration with LATAM Food Technology Specialist, Alianza Team

Pioneering UK-based bio-tech business Clean Food Group is pleased to announce a new investment and strategic collaboration with Alianza Team, the Latin American food production and lipid-based technology expert, a leading company in the world of lipids, nutrition and frozen bakery.

9 Aug 2023

Unique Molecular Structure Has Effects on Age-Related Diseases

The mitochondria, sometimes known as the “powerhouses of the cell,” are widely recognized for their function as energy producers, but these organelles are also essential for preserving general health.

8 Aug 2023

Detection of Mutations in Children with Brain Tumors

Uppsala University researchers have devised a novel approach for detecting mutations in pediatric brain cancers.

8 Aug 2023

Bacteria Have Complex Circadian Clocks, Study Finds

Bacteria make up more than 10% of all living things but until recently we had little realization that, as in humans, soil bacteria have internal clocks that synchronize their activities with the 24-hour cycles of day and night on Earth.

7 Aug 2023

Researchers Elucidate STING Protein's New Role in Immune Defense

A signaling protein known as STING is a critical player in the human immune system, detecting signs of danger within cells and then activating a variety of defense mechanisms.

7 Aug 2023

RNA Modification in Driving Pancreatic Cancer Growth

RNA molecules can undergo chemical changes like m6A, which can have a significant influence on gene expression and affect several aspects of cancer development and progression

7 Aug 2023

Leveraging Nature's Blueprint: The Impact of Directed Evolution in Protein Engineering

In this interview conducted at SLAS EU 2023 in Brussels, Belgium, we spoke to Miguel Alcalde, a Research Professor at the CSIC, about directed evolution in enzymology and the wider biotechnology sector.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 4 Aug 2023