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Can we make bioplastics with artificial photosynthesis? 05 June 2023Mimicking photosynthesis to produce bioplastics sustainably and efficiently. Researchers from the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) and the Leiden Ins...
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Leiden researchers join forces against tuberculosis 24 March 2022About one and a half million people worldwide die each year from tuberculosis. For thirty years, therapy with antibiotics has been the same, while it ...
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Non-invasive DNA-labeling tool opens doors for new research 04 November 2021Dutch researchers have developed a new tool to label DNA for studying chromosomes in live cells. The tool is non-invasive and can be applied in cultur...
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Magic Angle Spinning NMR structure determination in magnetic environments on the cover of SSNMR 27 May 2021First author Rubin Dasgupta, PhD student at the Biophysical Organic Chemistry & Macromolecular Biochemistry groups at the Leiden Institute of Chemistr...
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‘Look beyond your own discipline’ 07 May 2021Good research means looking beyond disciplinary boundaries, said Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Remus Dame in his inaugural lecture ...
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Three LUF grants for talented Leiden Science researchers 25 August 2020Fighting against cancer, antibiotic resistance and disposable plastics: Ahmed Ali, Fredj Ben Bdira, and Valerio Barbarossa receive a LUF grant for the...
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Paradigm-shifting theory highlights the importance of substrate flexibility in enzymatic reactions 30 July 2020Leiden chemists have proposed a new model for enzymatic reactions, in which the flexibility of the substrate is much more important than previously th...
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Minute molecular movements might lead to more efficient biofuel cells 28 May 2020Leiden researchers have found minute movements in the laccase enzyme. This discovery could lead to the development of much more efficient biofuel cell...
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Marcellus Ubbink receives grant for research into evolution of enzymes 20 April 2020The Dutch organisation for scientific research NWO has announced that it will award an ENW-Klein grant to Marcellus Ubbink (LIC) for his research into...
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Proteins and DNA loops: Science-Groot grant for Remus Dame 25 February 2020How do our cells keep DNA stored away? To find out, biochemist Remus Dame received a 3 million euro Science-Groot grant. Leiden University will share ...
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Science Groot funding for Leiden scientists 24 February 2020Leiden scientists are the main applicants for five projects that have been awarded a Science Groot grant of up to 3 million euros in the Science Domai...
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How our single-celled relatives package their DNA 05 December 2019A group of single-celled organisms organises its DNA in a similar way to higher organisms such as plants, animals, and fungi. However, the way package...
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A cobalt cage for proteins 17 July 2019A new paramagnetic probe has been synthesized and applied to proteins.
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Marcellus Ubbink in Leidsch Dagblad: "Nanodisk biedt kans op beter griepvaccin" 10 April 2018Marcellus Ubbink talks about research on nanodisks.
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Changing enzymes for clean energy and disease prevention 21 February 2018They can play a role in metabolic disorders and can break down tough plant fibers: β-glycosidases are enzymes that play many roles in nature. Fredj Be...