Tag: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Link identified between virus recognition, destruction in bacterial immune system
An immune system that helps bacteria combat viruses is yielding unlikely results such as the…
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Tuan Nguyen
Goldwater Scholar Tuan Nguyen spends a lot of his time doing research in the lab,…
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UGA researchers receive $1.8 million grant to fight deadly parasite
Researchers at the University of Georgia recently received a five-year $1.8 million grant from the…
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Study identifies continuous production of hyaluronic acids as key trigger to cancer initiation, grow
Chronic inflammation that induces low oxygen levels, or hypoxia, is a widely accepted cause of…
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UGA stem cell research uncovers importance of cell cycle
One of the biggest problems in stem cell research may not be a problem at…
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Two UGA faculty named AAAS Fellows
Two University of Georgia faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for…
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Research unveils insight into a debilitating brain disease
From the neurons that enable thought to the keratinocytes that make toenails grow-a complex canopy…
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Fuel from the air? Researchers getting close
The breakthrough could lead to clean, efficient method of producing fuels
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UGA discovery promises to improve drugs used to fight cancer, other diseases
Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic…
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Protect and defend
In 1906, when Alois Alzheimer discovered the neurodegenerative disease that would later be named for…
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Fourth annual Ljungdahl Lecture to be held at UGA Nov. 9
Michael Russell of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, known for his research on the emergence of life…
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UGA researchers discover how tiny sugars regulate stem cells
Embryonic stem cells hold great promise as a potential cell-based therapy for a myriad of…
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UGA discovery sheds light on Alzheimer’s mystery
In 1906, when Alois Alzheimer discovered the neurodegenerative disease that would later be named for…
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The best defense
Bacteria and archaea are among the smallest forms of life on the planet, but don’t…
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UGA researchers looking to exploit bacterial immune system for medicine and industry
Athens, Ga. – Bacteria and archaea are among the smallest forms of life on the…
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Discovery of plant gene lays groundwork for improved biofuel processing
Since 2007, researchers at the BioEnergy Science Center, one of three Department of Energy-funded research…
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UGA researcher receives NSF CAREER Award to study evolution of cellular signaling
When people don’t communicate effectively, relationships suffer and entire organizations can fail. When cells don’t…
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Tiffany Hu
Tiffany Hu’s various UGA experiences in such programs as Honors, CURO, Ramsey Scholars, Dean Tate…
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Amar Mirza
The recipient of a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, Amar Mirz has been an author on four…
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Split decision
In principle, stem cells offer scientists the opportunity to create specific cell types—such as nerve…
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UGA scientists ‘hijack’ bacterial immune system
A team of University of Georgia researchers has discovered how to harness this bacterial immune…
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New strategy could lead to dose reduction in X-ray imaging
For more than a century, the use of X-rays has been a prime diagnostic tool…
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UGA discovery changes how scientists think about plant cell wall formation
University of Georgia researchers have discovered that two proteins come together in an unexpected way…
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Genetic leaps
With his discovery of a new class of molecules that put the brakes on the…
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