Science article - January 2, 2016
Catching an enzyme in the act of catalysis
Previously invisible enzyme structure revealed with protein engineering and NMR. Enzymes are dynamic proteins. They shift, bend and flex as they catalyze a reaction. X-ray crystallography shows their stable forms but not their fleeting, intermediate conformations. To design enzymes for applications such as retrieving high-value molecules from cellulose, we need to understand their transitional states. […]
Uncategorized - March 6, 2015
Teachers Who Keep Learning Stay Healthier
Educators who are involved in professional development and learning on the job tend to be healthier, according to a Swedish study. The study was based on interviews with 229 teachers at 20 schools in Sweden’s Vestre, Götaland County. Teachers were surveyed about their health, quality development and opportunities to learn during working hours. The research […]
Uncategorized - September 29, 2013
The Norwegian centre CISMAC will combat threats to women’s and children’s health
The new Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health (CISMAC) in Bergen is seeking to find ways to effectively increase survival and enhance maternal and child health. Each year, some seven million children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) die before the age of five, and close to 300 000 women lose their […]
