11. Scientists will then work backward to identify these proteins, and decide whether they are novel or related to an important process, like conducting nerve impulses. 12. Similar anti-freeze proteins have been identified in fish. 13. Soon after that, Ross announced that he had identified a protein that seemed to play a key role in atherosclerosis. 14. The detective work needed to identify such proteins will be carried out at the institute. 15. The more difficult and time-consuming part of drug discovery is identifying the proteins produced by genes. 16. The Newton, Mass. company previously reported it had identified proteins specific to colon cancer in the blood of patients with the cancer. 17. They identified the protein that makes sperm tails wiggle, and doctors are now excited about the possibility of a contraceptive drug for men. 18. This means that rather than injecting the whole organism, a particular protein can be identified which will serve to alert the body of an infection. 19. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have identified a protein that can help turn a mild allergic reaction into a full attack. 20. When the rods are mixed with a medical specimen, lab technicians can identify the proteins by looking at the banded patterns on the rods. |