Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Purdue, NASA research provides blueprint for molecular basis of global warming

Purdue University and NASA examined more than a dozen chemicals, most of which are generated by humans, and have developed a blueprint for the underlying…

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New Study: Using Your Own Stem Cells to Treat Heart Disease

The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of…

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'No muss, no fuss' miniaturized analysis for complex samples developed

However, researchers wanting to use these microfluidic devices to analyze complex solutions containing particulates or other contaminating materials often find…

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Nutrigenomics Researchers Replicate Gene Interaction With Saturated Fat

Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated higher body mass index (BMI) scores and a higher incidence of obesity, but only if they consumed a diet…

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Nanoparticles Found in Common Household Items Caused Genetic Damage in Mice

The TiO2 nanoparticles induced single- and double-strand DNA breaks and also caused chromosomal damage as well as inflammation, all of which increase the risk…

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Bees Can Learn Differences in Food’s Temperature

While other researchers had previously found hints that bees might have the ability to do this, the UCSD biologists provide the first detailed experimental…

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Petascale Tools Could Provide Deeper Insight into Genomic Evolution

Research recently funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 aims to develop computational tools that will utilize next-generation petascale…

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How Cells Tolerate DNA Damage – MDC Researchers Identify Start Signal for Cell Survival Program

Dr. Michael Stilmann, Dr. Michael Hinz and Professor Claus Scheidereit have shown that the protein PARP-1, which detects DNA damage within seconds, activates…

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Sterile Mosquitoes: A New Approach to Malaria Elimination

The supplement, edited by Dr Mark Benedict, who along with the other editors led the development of this technology at the International Atomic Energy Agency…

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Wistar researchers show targeting 'normal' cells in tumors slows growth

Targeting the normal cells that surround cancer cells within and around a tumor is a strategy that could greatly increase the effectiveness of traditional…

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K-State Study Links Climate Change to Cattle Nutrition Stress

Comparing grasslands and pastureland in different regions in the U.S., the study, published in Global Change Biology, discusses data from more than 21,000…

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New Durable Blue Pigment Discovered for Various Applications

Through much of recorded human history, people around the world have sought inorganic compounds that could be used to paint things blue, often with limited…

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Plants Prefer Kin Over Strangers: Insights from Recent Research

The research, which appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Botany, suggests non-kin plants will not only compete underground for soil…

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Study Finds Bees Can Learn Differences in Food’s Temperature

While other researchers had previously found hints that bees might have the ability to do this, the UCSD biologists provide the first detailed experimental…

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Tiny Bubbles Clean Oil from Water

Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas,…

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Chromosomes Pair Up on Nuclear Membrane During Meiosis

Meiosis – the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell – is a major crossroads in all organisms…

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