A monthly digest of research news from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/ en-us Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/rss/biobeat.gif http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/ A monthly digest of research news from NIGMS Salamanders glow green under blue light, showing off GFP--a fluorescent protein that has become one of the most useful tools in biomedical research. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#1 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#1 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST In budding yeast, two proteins help daughter cells know when they're ready to divide. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#2 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#2 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST A research duo uses a mix of cells to make a human tissue patch that holds promise for repairing heart damage. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#3 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST Thousands of previously unknown drug-protein associations may help scientists predict medicines' unwanted side effects. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#4 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#4 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST Scientists learn how the pathogen that causes tuberculosis can evade our immune defenses. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#5 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-11-18/index.html#5 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST Researchers pour a mixture of cells and elastic collagen over microscopic posts to study how our tissues stretch and contract. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#1 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#1 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST It seems like something right out of a science fiction novel, but it's true: Researchers use nanoparticles and magnetic fields to deliver drugs. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#2 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#2 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST Scouring billions of DNA "letters" from people with and without Lou Gehrig's disease reveals genes linked to the devastating condition. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#3 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#3 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST The biological clock was known to regulate metabolism. New evidence shows that metabolic processes can alter the clock's timing. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#4 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#4 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST What do telomeres and ribosomes have in common? A 2009 Nobel Prize. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#5 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-10-21/index.html#5 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST Watch a cell ripple toward a beam of light that turns on a movement-related protein. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#1 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#1 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST Researchers identify a common gene variant that affects people's response to a popular anti-clotting drug. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#2 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#2 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST Malignant malaria may have originated in chimpanzees--and more recently than researchers thought. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#3 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#3 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST A worm offers a clue into how certain cells punch through tough membranes in the body. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#4 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#4 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST Chemists create drug-carrying plastic blood cells and study glowing proteins in this issue of Findings. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#5 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-09-16/index.html#5 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST Mapped one at a time, proteins in an E. coli bacterium teach researchers about cell organization and signaling. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#1 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#1 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST Researchers uncover two clues about why H1N1 "swine" flu has trouble spreading from person to person. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#2 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#2 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST X-ray crystallography reveals the structure of a protein that helps make anthrax bacteria so dangerous. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#3 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#3 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST Researchers have found that a little-known protein helps hold together an important cellular part. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#4 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#4 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST A new, multidisciplinary systems biology center studies our immune systems on a holistic level in real-time. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#5 http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/09-08-19/index.html#5 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST