PDB files: not just beautiful protein structures!!! @BitesizeBio shows you what extra goodies you can find in a pdb file and how to access them.
Structure Analysis: Extra Information in a Protein Data Bank File
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A team of researchers from the Department of Biochemistry have been given a big boost for their inspiring plan...
Otago Biochemists plan protein nanotechnology to make better crops
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The antibodies don’t work! The race to rid labs of molecules that ruin experiments
nature.com/articles/d4158…

Wetter in than out.
Otago Biochemists reached work this morning only to find large puddles on the floors. An issue with a pipe in the kitchen led to water gushing through the building through Thurs night. The clean up started promptly so we can return to a dry building on Mon

Don't forget to submit your abstract and award nominations for the GO Symposium by the 14th of November. Full details here: blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/events/

Department of Biochemistry Seminar
Mon 11 Nov, 4pm, Rm BIG13
Prof Renwick C.J. Dobson, Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury
TRAPped in an elevator: amino-sugar uptake and utilisation by bacteria

Molecular dynamics simulations in mixed reality!

With @labriataphd and @lucien_krapp we’re scaling our multi-user WebXR platform to enable immersive molecular simulations, fully based on web technologies.

Stay tuned, lots of cool stuff coming soon!

@threejs #WebXR #Quest3

Should we be teaching coding to basic science students?
Coding is an essential skill that our students and post-docs need to develop as they prepare for their future. Please share your perspectives, interests and experiences
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Holly Pinkney, an Otago Biochemistry PhD candidate, has identified some RNAs that could help to guide the treatment of colorectal cancer patients.
Bowel cancer breakthrough
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Latest publication with a contribution from Otago Biochemistry
Activity and cryo-EM structure of the polymerase domain of the human norovirus ProPol precursor journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jv…

Latest publication from Otago Biochemistry
Structural and biophysical characterisation of ubiquitin variants that inhibit the ubiquitin conjugating enzyme Ube2d2
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fe…

Wondering what you might do with your biochemistry degree? Take a look at what some of our graduates have done with theirs.
Just added new videos to our playlist:
Careers with a biomedical sciences degree
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Journal Club – TODAY, 12pm, Rm BIG13
Nihar Naik: A Tale of Doritos, Chicken, and Mice. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Gabrielle Chieng: No Meds, No Problem: How to Hack Your Brain to Kill Pain. nature.com/articles/s4158…

wow, snow-making machines depend on this bacterial protein to nucleate ice

thank you P syringae for enabling snowboarding on the East coast

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Gotta love eels!!!❤️😀
I reckon there's just enough biochemistry in here that we can repost it...
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Latest publication with a contribution from Otago Biochemistry
Human-driven evolution of color in a stonefly mimic science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Nicely explained in the ODT last weekend
Deforestation brings rapid evolution: study (paywall)
odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/d…

Researchers can craft their own polished, professional figures and images with the help of these tools and design principles go.nature.com/3C3Lsez

This is great! @NIAIDNews have launched a collection of public domain illustrations (currently 550 individual icons) bioart.niaid.nih.gov

Presenting to a pigeon...