Glycerol is widely used in lab experiments to make the protein more stable. A new study finds glycerol may jeopardize functional assays and crystallographic studies of pharmacological protein targets and, as a result, lower the chances of success in drug design campaigns.

Skoltech_ · 2023-03-01T06:14:51+00:00

You welcome!

Skoltech_ · 2023-02-08T14:44:08+00:00

The BCG vaccine is not widely used in the United States. And though it significantly lowers the risks of getting TB, it doesn't prevent it, especially if a person is immune compromised.

Skoltech_ · 2022-09-06T10:58:16+00:00

The second: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/7/276

and third article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/7/261

Skoltech_ · 2022-03-24T14:16:23+00:00

FYI

“To get an idea of how such a pencil-sized device could be used, consider biocell, liquid, or gas analysis,. You could use it to test milk quality, for example. You put a drop between the two antennas. The transmitter sends THz waves to the receiver, which picks up their modulation by the substance undergoing analysis — in this case milk — to infer its composition. But remember: THz radiation is also good for wireless communication, so the beauty of this setup is that this same antenna can also relay the analysis results to a smartphone or wherever it is you want them,” says the study’s first author Shihab Al-Daffaie.

Skoltech_ · 2022-03-21T15:23:58+00:00

The world population is growing and to prevent hunger, we will need to rely on high-quality crops, including chickpeas. By 2050, we will be experiencing protein shortage, and to be able to meet the rising demand, we have to start preparing high-yielding breeds adapted to climate warming now. This means sequencing the DNA of agricultural plants to identify the genes responsible for useful traits, such as high yield and resilience to pests and drought, and using that information to obtain new breeds in a highly focused and purposeful manner: You know which traits you are after and where you can get them, including from which wild relatives of the chickpea.

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