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Chemical biology: DNA’s new alphabetAuthors Kwok, Roberta Source Nature 21 November 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Phil Holliger's work is discussed in an article about re-engineering genetic material Keywords Steven Benner; Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution; iso-C; iso-G; xanthosine; Eric Kool; Floyd Romesberg; Philipp Holliger; XNA; genetic alphabet; Ichiro Hirao: polymerases; unnatural bases; immue-system protein -
College scales down Crick memorial plan – Statue idea out amid fears of ‘vandalism’ and ‘horseplay’Authors Havergal, Chris Source Cambridge News 25 September 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Fears of student ‘horseplay’ have forced plans for a major monument honouring Francis Crick to be scaled down. Keywords Francis Crick; Gonville and Caius College; fountain; statue; Great Gate; horseplay; vandalism; memorial; monument -
CWRU researcher Jonathan Karn seeks way to find HIV when it is hidingAuthors Townsend, Angela Source Cleveland. com 17 April 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Former LMB scientist Jonathan Karn received an grant awarded from amfAR to continue his research on HIV latency. Keywords American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR); Rowena Johnston; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRU); Jonathan Karn; HIV; “what ‘s keeping the lid on the pot”; California Institute of Technology; Massacshusetts General Hospital; Ghent University Hospital; HIV/AIDS; Dr. Nathan Berger; Dr. David Margolis; Collaboratory of AIDS Researchers for Eradication (CARE) -
Earth’s atmosphere bore life’s materialAuthors Buchan, Lizzy Source Cambridge News 1 October 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Groundbreaking scientific research from Cambridge Lab may have found the key to the way life began on Earth Keywords Dougal Ritson; John Sutherland; RNA; Nucleotides; Sugar; hydrogen cyanide; copper cyanide; UV; iron; Earth; genetic material -
Enamine, MRC LMB and IOCB Announce Collaboration to identify Novel Rhomboid Protease Inhibitors for Treatment of Various Diseases.Authors Business Wire Source Business Wire 6 June 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Collaboration agreement signed between Enamine Ltd, LMB and IOCB to discover potential drug treatments Keywords Enamine Ltd; Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic (IOCB); Rhomboid Protease; Dr. Sergey Zozulya; Dr. Matthew Freeman; Dr. Kvido Strisovsky; Molecular Modelling; Compound Library; Screening Assays; Hit Finding and Characterization; Hit to Lead Chemistry; ADMET; collaboration agreement -
Evolution at the Lab BenchAuthors Blow, Nathan Source Biotechniques 2 February 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Overcoming the PCR inhibitors often present in complex environmental samples. A look at the many ways directed evolution is enhancing protein function. Keywords Philipp Holliger; polymerases; Svante Paabo; Max Planck Institute; compartmentalized self-replication (CSR); molecular breeding; 2D9; David Liu; PACE; phage M13; PIII; Taq polymerase; environmental inhibitors; Jerry Joyce -
Evolution seen in ‘synthetic DNA’Authors BBC News Source BBC News 19 April 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Researchers have succeeded in mimicking the chemistry of life in synthetic versions of DNA and RNA molecules. Keywords synthetic biology; Philipp Holliger; Goldilocks; XNAs; polymerase; Gerald Joyce; synthetic genetics; nucleobases; polymers -
Friends of FUS; Protein’s Many RNA Buddies Point to DiseaseAuthors Dance, Amber Source Alzheimer Research Forum 4 October 2012 Year 2012
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Subject This work follows another study of FUS targets led by Jernej Ule Keywords University of California; Don Cleveland; Gene Yeo; FUS; TDP-43; Jernej Ule; Chris Shaw; King’s College London; RNAs; Magdalini Polymenidou; Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne; Kasey Hutt; Boris Rogelj; Josef Stefan Institute; ALS; mRNAs; CLIP; mutations -
Halogen Bonding Helps Design New DrugsAuthors ScienceDaily Source ScienceDaily 5 June 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Scientists have demonstrated that halogen bonding can be used to identify potential drug candidates for drug treatment. Keywords Halogen; chlorine; bromine; iodine; Dr. Rainer Wilcken; Prof. Frank Bockler; Dr. Andreas Joerger; Prof. Sir Alan Fersht; University of Tubingen; halogen bonding; HEFLibs -
Heptares and UK Medical Research Council Extend GPCR Collaboration.Authors PR Newswire Source PR Newswire 19 June 2012 Year 2012
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Subject Heptare Therapeutics has extended its collaboration with the MRC. Keywords Heptares Therapeutics; G- protein coupled receptors (GPCR); National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR); Chris Tate; Dave Tapolczay; Malcolm Weir