Articles tagged with: proteins
Fish fend off invading germs with an initial response similar to the one found in people
Since the response to human infection is very complex, research to understand how people fight infection is facilitated by the study of how similar processes occur in simpler organisms. Zebrafish are becoming an important model for human disease, because they are easy to manage, maintain and manipulate, and that the fundamental processes between zebrafish and […]
New discovery reveals fate of nanoparticles in human cells
Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered what happens to nanoparticles when they enter biomimetic human cells. They found that the important proteins that form the outer layer of the nanoparticles are degraded by an enzyme called cathepsin L. Scientists now have to take into account this phenomenon and […]
Seasonal H1N1, Shows Signs of Resisting Tamiflu
If the behavior of how seasonal flu virus H1N1 is any indication, the scientists say chances are good that most strains of H1N1 influenza pandemic will be resistant to Tamiflu, the main drug storage to be used against them. Researchers at Ohio State University have traced the evolutionary history of seasonal influenza virus H1N1, which […]
