by | Mar 10, 2018 | Goodenough, Ursula, Goodson, Carrie
— There is currently keen interest in cultivating eukaryotic algae as sources of triacylglycerides (TAGs) to be converted into diesel and jet transportation fuel. Recent studies from numerous labs have shown that when stressed by nitrogen (N)-starvation, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii produce TAGs that ca…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Kotzbauer, Paul, Mach, Robert, Tu, Zhude "Will", Yu, Lihai
— A novel series of phenothiazine-derived molecules are useful for detecting Parkinson’s disease using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The molecules bind with high affinity to the alpha- synuclein protein, which forms aggregates in the brain and is associated with the neurodegenerati…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Connolly, Janet, Fremont, Daved, Hansen, Ted, Lybarger, Lonnie, Miley, Michael, Mitaksov, Vesselin, Truscott, Steven
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Lam, Woei Chuan, Lodge, Jennifer, Upadhya, Rajendra
— Cryptococcus fungi are pathogenic fungi that, unless treated, are invariably fatal to those individuals infected, particularly to those who are immunocompromised. Recent reports indicate that Cryptococcus fungi infects 1,000,000 individuals per year and causes approximately 600,000 deaths. While ant…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Druley, Todd, Young, Andrew
— Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) allows rapid sequencing of an individual’s entire genome or portions of the genome to identify thousands of genetic variants. Personalized genomic tests based on NGS technologies can be used to predict an individual’s risk of disease or monitor disease pr…