Disease caused by spreading tick forces Kansas family to go red meat-free

A picture of the Last Supper hangs in the Niemanns’ dining room. Through an entryway is the kitchen where Greg and Jennifer ...

Alpha gal syndrome forces Kansas family to go red meat-free

Now, he mostly has “turkey, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken” – and emu burgers, which looks and tastes closer to red meat ...

This GA tick can give you a meat and dairy allergy. Here’s what you should know

Alpha-gal (galactose-α-1,3-galactose) is a sugar molecule found in most mammals. When a tick bites you, it can transfer alpha ...
MIT Technology Review

A natural protein may protect the GI tract from infection

Embedded in the body’s mucosal surfaces, proteins called lectins bind to sugars found on cell surfaces. A team led by MIT ...
C&EN

The Stacking Tryptophan of Galactose Oxidase: A Second-Coordination Sphere Residue that Has Profound Effects on Tyrosyl Radical Behavior and Enzyme Catalysis †, ‡

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, ...
Nature

Screening Newborns for Galactosemia Using Total Body Galactose Oxidation to CO

Classic galactosemia is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT EC 2.7.7.12). The biochemical phenotype is characterized by accumulation ...