Systematic screening of peptides is a well-established approach. The peptides can be naturally derived or chemically synthesized, with the latter method being more prevalent.
Scientists have captured on video the intracellular version of a postal delivery service. Reporting in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC), bioengineering researchers at UC San Diego published videos of a key message-carrying protein called Paxillin moving abruptly from hubs of communication and transportation activity on the cell surface toward the nucleus. Paxillin was labeled with a red fluorescence marker to make it stand out in live cells.
Government of India and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) have signed an agreement to address a major obstacle in AIDS vaccine development
Australia-based Neuren Pharmaceuticals has recruited the first patient in its phase III clinical trial of its lead compound, Glypromate, which is used to reduce cognitive impairment