Brian A. Federici and Alexander S. Raikhel, distinguished professors of entomology at the University of California, Riverside, have been selected as fellows of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). This year’s fellows bring the total number of UC Riverside faculty members who have received this distinction to 11 (three are deceased).
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To understand the molecular machinery of the human body, scientists have to be able to observe the structure of cellular proteins. This has been particularly challenging for those proteins embedded in cellular membranes. Now researchers from the Yale School of Medicine have established a novel way to peer inside this hidden universe, obtaining the first close-up look at a membrane-embedded potassium ion channel that, when defective, can cause high blood pressure or epilepsy.
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The molecular mechanisms of tungstate activity in diabetes have been uncovered. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have identified the pathways through which sodium tungstate improves pancreatic function and beta cell proliferation.
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Heralded as a breakthrough in laser technology that will benefit biomedicine by opening the door to DNA manipulation and other applications, scientists in the US have made the world’s smallest semiconductor laser that can focus light in a space smaller than a single protein molecule.
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A local laboratory said Monday that it has developed a test to diagnose the H1N1, or swine, flu in patients.

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Genentech exercised an option to buy a drug manufacturing facility in Singapore for $290 million upfront and up to $70 million in milestone payments.

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Injured workers who claim they were unfairly denied payment by Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s largest workers-compensation insurer, told their stories to a legislative committee Monday at the state Capitol.

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The Stanford University School of Medicine seeks people for a saftey test of an experimental vaccine against the new strain of H1N1 virus.

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U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., announced Monday $1.6 million in U.S. Department of Defense funding to support cell-transplant research at the University of Louisville.

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A Cytokinetics Inc. heart failure drug, key to the company’s decision last year to exit new cancer R&D work, did well enough in two mid-stage trials to warrant moving forward with the programs, the company said. (CYTK) (AMGN)

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