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Turning up the heat on biofuels
Production of biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass would benefit on several levels if carried out at temperatures between 65 and 70 degrees Celsius. Douglas Clark and his colleagues have employed a promising technique for improving the ability of cellulase enzymes to operate at advantageously high temperatures. More
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Rape appointed HHMI Investigator
Michael Rape’s experiments at age 12 on how air pollution killed trees in his native Bavaria, eventually led him to a career studying the impacts of chemicals on biology. His current work on a protein, ubiquitin, found in every cell in the body has gained him an appointment as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator.
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Berger named to National Academy of Sciences
Biochemist and structural biologist James Berger has been elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States. He has been recognized for elucidating the structures of topoisomerases and helicases and providing insights into the biochemical mechanisms that mediate the replication and transcription of DNA.
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Scientists map elusive 3-D structure of telomerase enzyme, key actor in cancer, aging
Like finally seeing all the gears of a watch and how they work together, Kathleen Collins and her colleagues have, for the first time ever, solved the puzzle of how the various components of an entire telomerase enzyme complex fit together and function in a three-dimensional structure. The research represents a breakthrough that could open up a host of new approaches to fighting disease.
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Launch of antimalarial drug a triumph for synthetic biology
The best therapy today for malaria is a drug combination that includes a derivative of artemisinin, now solely available from plants. On April 11, Sanofi began production of the first semi-synthetic version of artemisinin, derived from yeast developed by biotech company Amyris based on discoveries in the laboratory of Jay Keasling.
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Chang honored
Michelle Chang has won two young faculty awards – a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award and a 3M Nontenured Faculty Award. More>
Clark tapped for deanship
Douglas Clark, chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been designated the new dean of the College of Chemistry. More >
A tested career path
Lydia Sohn’s constant optimism belies the challenges she has faced, not only as a whistle-blower in a data- fabrication scandal, but also through her decisions to constantly shift fields of study. More >
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