Two New Papers on Integrin Activation
Category: integrins
My first first-author paper and another that I contributed to shed light on the important biological process of integrin activation.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:39 AM • 1 Comments •
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Why Swine Flu Is Resistant to Adamantane Drugs
Category: structural biology
All H1N1 swine flu isolates tested to date are resistant to adamantane-based drugs. This post explains the origin of this resistance in light of what we know about the structure and function of influenza proteins.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:49 AM • 33 Comments •
Fine-Tuning Cell Adhesiveness
Category: integrins
The cell adapts to constantly changing conditions by controlling the adhesiveness of the integrins.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 3:48 PM • 1 Comments •
Do You Want to Be Able to Crap Gold?
Category: chemistry
That might not be possible, but ingesting isotopically-enriched food would make your waste even more valuable.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:37 AM • 1 Comments •
NMR Blogs
Category: NMR
A list of blogs covering NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance)
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:27 PM • 4 Comments •
The Structure of the Living Cell
Category: structural biology
Oxford's Iain Campbell discusses the past and future of structural biology.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 10:20 AM • 4 Comments •
Sixth Annual CCPN Meeting in Ambleside, UK
Category: conferences
On the weekend of July 28th-30th, about 150 NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) scientists from the UK and Europe (and a few from the US) gathered in Ambleside for the Sixth Annual Collaborative Computing Project for NMR (CCPN) Meeting. The topic...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:55 AM • 1 Comments •
Celebrating Nikola Tesla
Category: Nikola Tesla
Since my Ph.D. research is on protein NMR, I would be remiss if, as we celebrate his 150th birthday, I didn't mention Tesla's connection to my field--particularly since the unit for the strength of a magnetic field bears his name!
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:56 PM • 2 Comments •
Fantastical Fridays: NMR Goes Natural, Baby!
Category: Fantastical Fridays
In NMR, bigger really is better, at least when it comes to magnetic field strength, and the entire field has in some ways become one big manhood size-measuring contest. One group, though, reported earlier this year in Nature Physics that sometimes it may be better to just go natural. Forget about all of the high-tech magnets--just use the big one right under your feet!
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:59 AM • 11 Comments •
