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  • Gut-brain connection signals worms to alter behavior while eating

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    December 20, 2018
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    Study may lead to a better understanding of the digestive tract’s nervous system. When a hungry worm encounters a rich food source, it immediately slows down so it can devour the feast. Once the worm is full, or the food runs out, it will begin roaming again. A new study from MIT now reveals more…

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  • Engineering “capture compounds” to probe cell growth

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    December 17, 2018
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    Researchers develop a method to investigate how bacteria respond to starvation and to identify which proteins bind to the "magic spot" – ppGpp.  In 1969, scientist Michael Cashel was analyzing the compounds produced by starved bacteria when he noticed two spots appearing on his chromatogram as if by magic. Today, we know one of these…

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  • Computer model offers more control over protein design

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    November 5, 2018
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    New approach generates a wider variety of protein sequences optimized to bind to drug targets. Designing synthetic proteins that can act as drugs for cancer or other diseases can be a tedious process: It generally involves creating a library of millions of proteins, then screening the library to find proteins that bind the correct target.…

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