This RSS news feed maintained by uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 20 UW news releases about Biochemistry. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByAuthorId&departmentID=164&numToShow=20 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2009 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:12 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ While applauding findings that an Easter Island compound extends the lives of middle-aged mice, University of Washington longevity researchers caution that healthy people shouldn't start taking the drug in the hopes of extending their own life spans -- at least not yet. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50852 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50852 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:01:02 GMT University of Washington researchers are helping to write the operating manual for the nano-scale machine that separates chromosomes before cell division. The apparatus is called a spindle because it looks like a tiny wool-spinner with thin strands of microtubules or spindle fibers sticking out. The lengthening and shortening of microtubules is thought to help push and pull apart chromosome pairs. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47860 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47860 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:07:25 GMT Dr. David Baker, University of Washington professor of biochemistry and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute, has been selected to receive the 2008 Raymond & Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=45508 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=45508 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:07:24 GMT An atomic-resolution view of an enzyme found only in the eye has given researchers at the University of Washington clues about how this enzyme, essential to vision, is activated. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=44180 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=44180 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:33:52 GMT Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41558 Technology Science Health and Medicine Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41558 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:30:00 GMT University of Washington scientists have uncovered details about the mechanisms through which dietary restriction slows the aging process. Working in yeast cells, the researchers have linked ribosomes, the protein-making factories in living cells, and Gcn4, a specialized protein that aids in the expression of genetic information, to the pathways related to dietary response and aging. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41162 Science Health and Medicine Justin Reedy (jreedy@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41162 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:43:04 GMT In research published in Science and in Nature, scientists manufactured the top-ranking computer-designed proteins by figuring out their gene sequences, and giving bacteria these genetic directions to make the desired protein. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40536 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40536 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:32:34 GMT The most common contaminant at Superfund sites is the industrial solvent trichloroethylene. Experimental poplar plants, several inches tall and growing in a solution laced with trichloroethylene, were able break down, or metabolize, the pollutant into harmless byproducts at rates 100 times that of the control plants. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37313 Science Environment Sandra Hines (shines@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37313 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:49:59 GMT Just because you don't know much about biology or medicine won't stop you from helping to someday cure diseases like malaria, HIV, or cancer. In fact, all you need is a computer and an Internet connection and you can play a pivotal role in the search for treatments and cures for some of the world's biggest killers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23576 Science Health and Medicine Justin Reedy (jreedy@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23576 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:00:00 GMT Sariah Khormaee has been selected as a National Institutes of Health- Cambridge University Scholar in Biomedical Research. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23380 Campus Robert Roseth (roseth@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23380 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT