This is a selection of articles from the February 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Biomedical Science headlines.
2DCSi: identification of protein secondary structure and redox state using 2D cluster analysis of NMR chemical shifts.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 27, 2007 Authors: Wang CC, Chen JH, Lai WC, Chuang WJ Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: news
A mathematical model for the adenylosuccinate synthetase reaction involved in purine biosynthesis
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Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - February 27, 2007 Authors: Evgeniya A Oshchepkova-Nedosekina and Vitalii A Likhoshvai Source Type: news
Collective consciousness and its pathologies: Understanding the failure of AIDS control and treatment in the United States
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Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - February 26, 2007 Authors: Rodrick M. Wallace, Mindy T. Fullilove, Robert E. Fullilove and Deborah N. Wallace Source Type: news
Acidification and aggregation in biohydrogen production
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Attractive cloths for fashioning tissues
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Stop cycling for more protein
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Immobilizing proteins with silica tags
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Hydrolytic resolution of (R,S)-2-hydroxycarboxylic acid esters in biphasic media: Implication for rate-limiting formation or breakdown of tetrahedral intermediates in acylation step
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 23, 2007 Authors: Pei-Yun Wang, Teh-Liang Chen, Shau-Wei Tsai, Wolfgang Kroutil Source Type: news
A hidden cost for use of disposables in biologics manufacturing
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Pushing the upper limit for lignocellulosic bioethanol
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Fractionating recalcitrant lignocellulose at modest reaction conditions
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Yi-Heng Percival Zhang, Shi-You Ding, Jonathan R. Mielenz, Jing-Biao Cui, Richard T. Elander, Mark Laser, Michael E. Himmel, James R. McMillan, Lee R. Lynd Source Type: news
Scale-up from shake flasks to fermenters in batch and continuous mode with Corynebacterium glutamicum on lactic acid based on oxygen transfer and pH
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Juri M. Seletzky, Ute Noak, Jens Fricke, Eike Welk, Werner Eberhard, Christof Knocke, Jochen Büchs Source Type: news
Production of synthetically created phospholipase A2 variants with industrial impact
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Yvonne Markert, Johanna Mansfeld, Angelika Schierhorn, Karl Peter Rücknagel, Renate Ulbrich-Hofmann Source Type: news
On the relative efficiency of two vs. one-stage production of astaxanthin by the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Claude Aflalo, Yuval Meshulam, Aliza Zarka, Sammy Boussiba Source Type: news
Changes in retention behavior of fluorescently labeled proteins during ion-exchange chromatography caused by different protein surface labeling positions
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Christopher A. Teske, Robert Simon, Axel Niebisch, Jürgen Hubbuch Source Type: news
Relative gene expression quantification in a fungal gas-phase biofilter
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Claudia K. Gunsch, Kerry A. Kinney, Paul J. Szaniszlo, Christian P. Whitman Source Type: news
Location of scaffolds in bioreactors modulates the hydrodynamic environment experienced by engineered-tissues
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Bahar Bilgen, Gilda A. Barabino Source Type: news
Enzymes working at the backbone of organic chemistry
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Dependence on glucose limitation of the pCO2 influences on CHO cell growth, metabolism and IgG production
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Authors: Shinya Takuma, Chikashi Hirashima, James M. Piret Source Type: news
PEG as the backbone of a gene delivery vehicle
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and transverse sinus stenosis: a modelling study
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Stevens, S. A., Previte, M., Lakin, W. D., J.Thakore, N., Penar, P. L., Hamschin, B. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Within-host population dynamics of antibiotic-resistant M. tuberculosis
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Alavez-Ramirez, J., Castellanos, J. R. A., Esteva, L., Flores, J. A., Fuentes-Allen, J. L., Garcia-Ramos, G., Gomez, G., Lopez-Estrada, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Multiphase modelling of cell behaviour on artificial scaffolds: effects of nutrient depletion and spatially nonuniform porosity
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Lemon, G., King, J. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Disease emergence in multi-host epidemic models
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - February 22, 2007 Authors: McCormack, R. K., Allen, L. J. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Fibrin gel formation in a shear flow
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Guy, R. D., Fogelson, A. L., Keener, J. P. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Seasonally varying epidemics with and without latent period: a comparative simulation study
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Moneim, I. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Using respirometric techniques and fluorescent in situ hybridization to evaluate the heterotrophic active biomass in activated sludge
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 21, 2007 Authors: A. Ismail, MC Wentzel, F Bux Source Type: news
Diets and Circadian Rhythms: Challenges from Biology for Medicine.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 21, 2007 Authors: van der Steen WJ, Ho VK Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: news
The Eclipse of Species Ranges.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 21, 2007 Authors: Hemerik L, Hengeveld R, Lippe E Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: news
Single-Molecule Studies of Enhanced Fluorescence on Silver Island Films
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Source: Plasmonics - February 17, 2007 Tags: Plasmonics Source Type: news
Accelerated formation of multicellular 3-D structures by cell-to-cell cross-linking
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 16, 2007 Authors: Paul A. De Bank, Qingpu Hou, Robert M. Warner, Ian V. Wood, Bahaa E. Ali, Sheila MacNeil, David A. Kendall, Barrie Kellam, Kevin M. Shakesheff, Lee D. K. Buttery Source Type: news
Ozonotherapy in an Induced Septic Shock. I. Effect of Ozonotherapy on Rat Organs in Evaluation of Free Radical Reactions and Selected Enzymatic Systems
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Source: Inflammation - February 15, 2007 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: news
Expression of β-1,4-Galactosyltransferase-I in Rat during Inflammation
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Source: Inflammation - February 15, 2007 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: news
Hydrogen Peroxide in Exhaled Breath Condensate (EBC) vs Eosinophil Count in Induced Sputum (IS) in Parenchymal vs Airways Lung Diseases"
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Source: Inflammation - February 15, 2007 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: news
Quantitative image analysis as a diagnostic tool for monitoring structural changes of anaerobic granular sludge during detergent shock loads
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: J.C. Costa, A.A. Abreu, E.C. Ferreira, M.M. Alves Source Type: news
Enhancement of cell growth in tissue-engineering constructs under direct perfusion: modeling and simulation
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: C. A. Chung, C. W. Chen, C. P. Chen, C. S. Tseng Source Type: news
Hydrodynamic stress induces monoterpenoid oxindole alkaloid accumulation by Uncaria tomentosa (Willd) D. C. cell suspension cultures via oxidative burst
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: Gabriela Trejo-Tapia, Gabriela Sepúlveda-Jiménez, José Luis Trejo-Espino, Carlos M. Cerda-García-Rojas, Mayra de la Torre, Mario Rodríguez-Monroy, Ana C. Ramos-Valdivia Source Type: news
Cryopreservation in micro-volumes: impact upon Caco-2 colon adenocarcinoma cells proliferation and differentiation
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: Rita Malpique, Alisa Katsen-Globa, Manuel J. T. Carrondo, Heiko Zimmermann, Paula M. Alves Source Type: news
Factors affecting protein refolding yields in a fed-batch and batch-refolding system
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: Gareth J Mannall, Nigel J Titchener-Hooker, Paul A Dalby Source Type: news
Bacterial oxidation of ferrous iron at low temperatures
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: Daniel Kupka, Olena I. Rzhepishevska, Mark Dopson, E. Börje Lindström, Olia V. Karnachuk, Olli H. Tuovinen Source Type: news
lpp deletion as a permeabilization method
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: Ye Ni, John Reye, Rachel R. Chen Source Type: news
Concurrent nitrite oxidation and aerobic denitrification in activated sludge exposed to volatile fatty acids
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 15, 2007 Authors: Merve T. Oguz, Kevin G. Robinson, Alice C. Layton, Gary S. Sayler Source Type: news
Biological information specialists for biological informatics
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Source: Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration - February 12, 2007 Authors: P. Bryan Heidorn, Carole L Palmer and Dan Wright Source Type: news
A general algorithm for peak-tracking in multi-dimensional NMR experiments.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 10, 2007 Authors: Ravel P, Kister G, Malliavin TE, Delsuc MA Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: news
An artificial liver sinusoid with a microfluidic endothelial-like barrier for primary hepatocyte culture
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 8, 2007 Authors: Philip J. Lee, Paul J. Hung, Luke P. Lee Source Type: news
Broadband homonuclear chemical shift correlation at high MAS frequencies: a study of tanh/tan adiabatic RF pulse schemes without [Formula: see text] decoupling during mixing.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 8, 2007 Authors: Riedel K, Herbst C, Leppert J, Ohlenschläger O, Görlach M, Ramachandran R Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: news
An aerobic sequencing batch reactor for 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (picric acid) biodegradation
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 7, 2007 Authors: Jennifer L. Weidhaas, Edward D. Schroeder, Daniel P.Y. Chang Source Type: news
Drug-polymer microparticles produced by supercritical assisted atomization
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 7, 2007 Authors: Ernesto Reverchon, Alessandra Antonacci Source Type: news
Anaerobic methanethiol degradation in upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactors at high salinity ([ge] 0.5 M Na+)
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 7, 2007 Authors: Robin C. van Leerdam, Frank A.M. de Bok, Piet N.L. Lens, Alfons J.M. Stams, Albert J.H. Janssen Source Type: news
Trehalose and calcium exert site-specific effects on calmodulin conformation in amorphous solids
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 7, 2007 Authors: Yunsong Li, Todd D. Williams, Richard L. Schowen, Elizabeth M. Topp Source Type: news
Genetic engineering, expression, and activity of a fusion protein of a human neurotrophin and a molecular Trojan horse for delivery across the human blood-brain barrier
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 7, 2007 Authors: Ruben J. Boado, Yufeng Zhang, Yun Zhang, William M. Pardridge Source Type: news
Immunostimulation and Immunoinhibition of Premalignant Lesions
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Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - February 6, 2007 Authors: Richmond T Prehn Source Type: news
Relating a calcium indicator signal to the unperturbed calcium concentration time-course
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Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - February 6, 2007 Authors: Alexander Borst and Henry D I Abarbanel Source Type: news
Fabrication of nanofibers with antimicrobial functionality used as filters - protection against bacterial contaminants
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 5, 2007 Authors: Neeta L. Lala, Ramakrishnan Ramaseshan, Li Bojun, Subramanian. Sundarrajan, R.S. Barhate, Liu Ying-jun, Seeram Ramakrishna Source Type: news
Surface Plasmon Dynamics of High-Aspect-Ratio Gold Nanorods
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Source: Plasmonics - February 2, 2007 Tags: Plasmonics Source Type: news
A proximal activator of transcription in epithelial-mesenchymal transition
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Venkov, C. D., Link, A. J., Jennings, J. L., Plieth, D., Inoue, T., Nagai, K., Xu, C., Dimitrova, Y. N., Rauscher, F. J., Neilson, E. G. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Notch: a mastermind of vascular morphogenesis
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Anderson, L. M., Gibbons, G. H. Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
A little stress is good: IFN-{gamma}, demyelination, and multiple sclerosis
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Lees, J. R., Cross, A. H. Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Primitive hematopoietic cells resist HIV-1 infection via p21Waf1/Cip1/Sdi1
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Zhang, J., Scadden, D. T., Crumpacker, C. S. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
An intrinsic host defense against HIV-1 integration?
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Bieniasz, P. D. Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Physiology and immunology of the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Tracey, K. J. Tags: Review Source Type: news
Inhaled iloprost suppresses the cardinal features of asthma via inhibition of airway dendritic cell function
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Idzko, M., Hammad, H., van Nimwegen, M., Kool, M., Vos, N., Hoogsteden, H. C., Lambrecht, B. N. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Improving AAV vector yield in insect cells by modulating the temperature after infection
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 1, 2007 Authors: Marc G. Aucoin, Michel Perrier, Amine A. Kamen Source Type: news
Digenic mutations account for variable phenotypes in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Pitteloud, N., Quinton, R., Pearce, S., Raivio, T., Acierno, J., Dwyer, A., Plummer, L., Hughes, V., Seminara, S., Cheng, Y.-Z., Li, W.-P., Maccoll, G., Eliseenkova, A. V., Olsen, S. K., Ibrahimi, O. A., Hayes, F. J., Boepple, P., Hall, J. E., Bouloux, P. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Influence of calcium on microbial reduction of solid phase uranium(VI)
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 1, 2007 Authors: Chongxuan Liu, Byong-Hun Jeon, John M. Zachara, Zheming Wang Source Type: news
Drug designed to raise HDL levels falls down
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Honey, K. Tags: News Source Type: news
The integrated stress response prevents demyelination by protecting oligodendrocytes against immune-mediated damage
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Lin, W., Bailey, S. L., Ho, H., Harding, H. P., Ron, D., Miller, S. D., Popko, B. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Transcriptional regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Teng, Y., Zeisberg, M., Kalluri, R. Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide suppress autoimmune neuroinflammation
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Chora, A. A., Fontoura, P., Cunha, A., Pais, T. F., Cardoso, S., Ho, P. P., Lee, L. Y., Sobel, R. A., Steinman, L., Soares, M. P. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Mechanism underlying inhibition of intestinal apical Cl-/OH- exchange following infection with enteropathogenic E. coli
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Gill, R. K., Borthakur, A., Hodges, K., Turner, J. R., Clayburgh, D. R., Saksena, S., Zaheer, A., Ramaswamy, K., Hecht, G., Dudeja, P. K. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Targeting TACE-dependent EGFR ligand shedding in breast cancer
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 1, 2007 Authors: Kenny, P. A., Bissell, M. J. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
