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Ethynylated Duplex Drugs: Advancing Cancer Therapy Solutions

Our invention describes so called duplex drugs by using phosphodiester bounding as a linker between two nucleoside analogues. Their in vivo metabolism delivers…

Environmental Conservation

New Study Shows that Florida’s Reefs Cannot Endure a ‘Cold Snap’

Remember frozen iguanas falling from trees during Florida’s 2010 record-breaking cold snap? Well, a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM)…

Studies and Analyses

Obesity Surge: 65 Million More Adults in US by 2030

The rising prevalence of obesity around the globe places an increasing burden on the health of populations, on healthcare systems and on overall economies. A…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Track Hurricane Irene’s Path and Impact

Coastal evacuations were already happening in New York City, coastal New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North and South Carolina.NASA satellites…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Capture Super Typhoon Namadol’s Growth

NASA's Aqua satellite provided two different perspectives of this supertyphoon: a visible and an infrared. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer…

Environmental Conservation

Study Reveals 4% Ocean Preservation Safeguards Marine Mammals

Of the 129 species of marine mammals on Earth, including seals, dolphins and polar bears, approximately one-quarter are facing extinction, the study said.”It's…

Life & Chemistry

Six Genetic Variants Linked to Type 2 Diabetes in South Asians

People of South Asian ancestry are up to four times more likely than Europeans to develop type 2 diabetes, which is a major risk factor for heart disease and…

Life & Chemistry

Targeting Shape-Shifting Proteins: New Breakthrough in Kidney Care

A molecule which can stop the formation of long protein strands, known as amyloid fibrils, that cause joint pain in kidney dialysis patients has been…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Link to Mesothelioma Found in BAP1 Mutation Study

Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing two forms of cancer – mesothelioma, and…

Health & Medicine

Apixaban Outperforms Warfarin in Stroke Prevention and Safety

The results were presented by Duke University Medical Center researchers at the European Society of Cardiology in Paris, France, today, and published…

Life & Chemistry

Cell Culture Insights: Why Surface and Neighborhood Matter

But surfaces also matter, says Laura Kiessling, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who observes that living cells are normally in…

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FIZ CHEMIE and CINF Announce 2011 Scholarship Winners

Yesterday evening at the Fall 2011 ACS National Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA, Dr Felix Rudolphi, Barun Bhhatarai, PhD, and Karen L. Salazar, PhD were…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Genome Sequence Enhances Key Agricultural Crops

The project was conducted by an international consortium involving researchers working across four continents, with the majority of the data generated in…

Life & Chemistry

1001 Genome Project: Mapping the Arabidopsis Genome

People can develop new technologies and animals may migrate to other regions. However, plants are tied to their location. Nevertheless, they have found ways to…

Life & Chemistry

Brassica Rapa Genome Unveils Insights Into Evolution

The Institute of Vegetables and Flowers Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,…

Life & Chemistry

New research validates clinical importance of leukemia stem cells

Cancer scientists have long debated whether all cells within a tumour are equal or whether some cancer cells are more potent – a question that has been highly…

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