A new study shows that poplar trees and many other plants from all over the phylogenetic tree have actually evolved to naturally produce zip-lignin. In other words, not only can we potentially breed for degradability in plants, but humans may have been doing just that – selecting certain plants for easier processing – for thousands of years.
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Biochemistry 501 Brings Technology and Flipped Classroom to Summer Term
Biochemistry 501: Introduction to Biochemistry is being taught in the summer for the first time, and with the support of a grant to bring active learning and technology into the classroom, the class has all …
Yeast Knockouts Peel Back Secrets of Cell Protein Function
Proteins are the hammers and tongs of life, with fundamental roles in most of what happens in biology. But biologists still don’t know what thousands of proteins do, and how their presence or absence affects …
Student Chapter of ASBMB Welcomes Undergraduates, Provides Valuable Resources
Biochemistry undergraduates have a new and improved student organization to join this year, as the Undergraduate Biochemistry Student Organization (UBSO) has morphed into a student chapter of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology …
2016 IPiB Retreat Brings Program Together for Research and Collaboration
The 2016 Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) Retreat brought new students together with current students, faculty, post doctoral scientists, and researchers to connect with each other both personally and about the research taking place in the program. …
Biochemistry Welcomes Students to Fall 2016 Semester with Helpful Tips
The Department of Biochemistry is excited to welcome back its students for the Fall 2016 semester. The department wants to wish its undergraduate and graduate students the best of luck in their classes this semester …
Raines Lab Finds Symmetry Crucial for Building Key Biomaterial Collagen in the Lab
Collagen makes up the cartilage in our knee joints, the vessels that transport our blood, and is a crucial component in our bones. It is the most abundant protein found in the bodies of humans …
Mitochondrial Maps Reveal New Connections to Poorly Understood Diseases
Mitochondria are the engines that drive cellular life, but these complex machines are vulnerable to a wide range of breakdowns, and hundreds of their component parts remain a functional mystery. Dave Pagliarini, director of metabolism …
IPiB Community Invited to 2016 Retreat
Update: Registration for the 2016 IPiB Retreat has closed. Check out this page after the event to see photos and learn about the students’ experience. All members of the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) community are …
Ansari Lab Develops Strategy to Irreversibly Inhibit Kinases
Scientists now have a tool to study kinases — cellular machines that function as “information relays” to transfer signals or messages from one molecule to another — thanks to research from the Ansari Lab in …