05/18/2017
Research has identified a new way that viruses keep infected cells alive – so the viruses can use the cells to reproduce. The finding suggests it may be possible to target this process to treat viral...
06/23/2017
Research results reported this week in the journal Science overturn long-held views on a basic messaging system within living cells.
The findings suggest new approaches to designing precisely...
Two proteins that control how cells break down glucose play a key role in forming human stem cells, University of Washington researchers have found. The finding has implications for future work in...
A route for constructing protein nanomachines engineered for specific applications may be closer to reality.
Biological systems produce an incredible array of self-assembling, functional protein...
A team at the University of Washington is developing an enzyme aimed at enabling people with Celiac disease to safely eat foods with gluten.
Team lead Ingrid Swanson Pultz, of the Institute for...
The potential of modular design for brand new proteins that do not yet exist in the natural world is explored Dec. 16 in the journal Nature. The reports are the latest in a recent series of...
A new report documents one cancer patient's experience with an unprecedented level of individualized care, provided through the University of Washington Center for Cancer Innovation.
In the study, 32...
A small protein molecule, engineered through computer design, protects against diverse strains of influenza in mice. Its preventive and therapeutic power does not depend on the animals’ own immune...
GeekWire reports the news that biochemists at the UW Institute for Protein Design have engineered complex protein molecules with additional chemical bonds that can be mixed and matched like the base...
How a key protein in cancer cells changes its shape, function and interactions with other proteins when exposed to different concentrations of cancer drugs is the topic of a University of Washington...