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Molecular BioSystems

Research at the interface between chemistry and the -omic sciences and systems biology.



Molecular BioSystems News Archive


Green thistle

IUPAC 2009 - Call for Abstracts

21 November 2008

Your chance to take part in 42nd IUPAC Congress (2-7 August 2009, Glasgow, UK). Oral abstract deadline - 16 January 2009


Droplet interface bilayers

Synthetic Biology in Groningen

20 November 2008

The University of Groningen played host to a very successful meeting on synthetic biology earlier this month


A garlic bulb

Injection-free treatment for diabetes patients?

19 November 2008

A compound found in garlic is the basis of a potential orally available drug candidate for types 1 and 2 diabetes


A geothermal site

Instant insight: Life at the extremes

11 November 2008

Miniature natural product libraries can be found in the most unexpected places


The interface between HIV-1 integrase and cellular cofactor LEDGF/p75

Instant insight: The path of least resistance

07 November 2008

If targeting a virus directly promotes drug resistance, why not take a different approach?


A firefly

Light up your life processes

04 November 2008

A modified enzyme could light the way to better imaging of brain tumours


Respiratory syncytial virus infected cells displaying green fluorescence

Dendrimers deliver the goods to tackle virus infection

03 November 2008

A dendrimer that delivers antibodies into cells has potential for infectious disease treatment, say US scientists


Crime scene tape, DNA and a fingerprint

Forensic science hots up

31 October 2008

Could fluorescent probes offer DNA profiling at the scene of a crime?


A drop of blood on a fingertip

Immune function on a chip

30 October 2008

Rapid white blood cell monitoring requires only a drop of blood


Microchannel device for protein expression screening

Passive pumping promotes protein production

24 October 2008

Time-saving device screens nearly 200 protein syntheses in parallel and reduces amounts of reagents required


A spider hanging on a dragline silk thread

INADEQUATE analysis of protein structure

21 October 2008

US chemists use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to probe the structural features responsible for spider silk's strength


Nine images representing the stages in the development of droplet interface bilayers

Latest issue of Molecular BioSystems now published!

14 November 2008

For chemical biology, systems biology, -omics and more see the latest issue of our exciting interdisciplinary journal.


Douglas Kell

Interview: Quick on the uptake

14 October 2008

Douglas Kell tells Elinor Richards about his findings on drug uptake and the implications for drug discovery and development


Dr Wilfried Weber

Breakthrough for Advisory Board member

13 October 2008

Molecular BioSystems Advisory Board member, Dr Wilfried Weber, and his team have developed technology that could replace daily insulin injections with a pill.


Kerr microscope reading a barcode-labelled DNA sample

The barcode and the bioassay

08 October 2008

Mini-barcodes are used to track DNA samples like luggage at an airport