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Improvements in solar cell technologies increase their lifespan tenfold

May 16, 2018 - crystallography."

The current photography method employed in the study could aid in determining whether or not X-ray crystallography is really necessary. If there are no changes detected in the photography, then it should be fine to simply postpone the crystallography. Photography is also useful in that it can be used to produce more reliable results when compared with optical measurement devices. (Related: U.S. solar industry explained: 5 important ...

An unlikely hero in antibiotic resistance: Platypus milk could be used to fight superbugs

April 14, 2018 - crystallography, they came up with a structure in the protein that, when solved, formed a ringlet-like, three-dimensional fold. The never-before-seen protein fold was dubbed the "Shirley Temple" due to its striking resemblance to the former child star’s distinctive curly locks.

Dr. Janet Newman, a CSIRO scientist and the lead researcher of the study, noted that it only seemed par for the course that extraordinary animals like platypuses would have such an unconventional ...

Scientists unlock the molecules that make STEVIA 200x sweeter than regular sugar

March 06, 2020 - crystallography. With this method, they crystallized the enzyme by binding it to RebA, revealing a molecule and a large cavity that accommodates the growing branched chain. According to the scientists, UGT76G1's large cavity makes it unique among glycotransferases – others found in stevia add glucosides in a more linear manner. Understanding UGT76G1's structure contributed to the scientists' understanding of what gives stevia its high-intensity sweetness, and more importantly, ...

SCIENTIFIC PROOF: Flu vaccine found to be completely ineffective because of how it is made, new study finds

November 02, 2017 - crystallography to take a closer look at H3N2, the team found that a key protein in the virus changes so much during chicken egg incubation that it no longer functions as a match in humans. In fact, the end result is that bird cells rather than human cells end up becoming a better fit.

This mutation is described in the study as L194P, which occurs in H3N2's hemagglutinin glycoprotein, also known as HA. It is said to completely disrupt the region of the protein ...

Curcumin targets aggressive and lethal forms of cancer while leaving noncancerous cells unharmed

October 22, 2018 - crystallography, they obtained 3-D images that show curcumin binding to this enzyme atomically.

You might be wondering why we should be excited about this. It turns out that inhibiting the DYRK2 enzyme stops protein complexes known as proteasomes that are involved in cancer development. This action interferes with the proliferation of cancer cells, reducing tumors and slowing the cancer’s growth.

This is great news for sufferers of proteasome-addicted cancers, ...

Curcumin found to stop cancer cell growth

July 18, 2022 - crystallography to obtain 3D images showing curcumin can bind to DYRK2. This is important because DYRK2 inhibition impairs the activity of proteasomes, or protein complexes, linked to the development of cancer.

The researchers reported that suppressing proteasome activity in cancer cells interferes with proliferation, which helps reduce tumors and slows the growth of cancer.Curcumin targets weakness of aggressive, hard-to-treat cancers

Certain cancers, such ...

Human cells and microorganisms found to be biochemically similar, according to astonishing study

November 11, 2017 - crystallography.

In the 1900s, John Reeve, a science paper collaborator, discovered that aside from eukaryotes, histone proteins can also be found in nucleus-free archaea cells. Reeves and Luger then worked together to crystallize histone-based archaeal chromatin, which was compared to eukaryotic chromatin.

Following years of a “gnarly crystallographic problem” where the researchers had difficulty growing reliable archaeal histone crystals, they were finally ...

Scientists find that the coronavirus has another doorway to infect human cells

November 18, 2020 - crystallography, which allowed them to see the three-dimensional structure of the spike protein down to its individual atoms, alongside other biochemical approaches.

Using these, Daly’s team was able to observe how the spike protein was able to bind to the neuropilin-1 receptor, allowing the virus to invade the cell.

In addition, further laboratory experiments showed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was able to infect fewer human cells that lacked neuropilin-1....

Shocking video reveals cell tower transmissions interfering with xylitol crystal formation, showing disruption of “morphic resonance”

April 12, 2021 -

As Woodard and McCrone wrote in their article, 'Unusual crystallization behavior,' published in the Journal of Applied Crystallography (Vol. 8, 1975, p. 342.)

Xylitol, first prepared in 1891, was considered a liquid until 1941 or 1942, when a form melting at 61 °C crystallized (Wolfrom & Kohn, 1942). These experiments were successfully repeated by Carson, Waisbrot & Jones (1943) and in the course of further recrystallizations a new form, melting at 94°C, crystallized....