Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Boron-based Compounds Trick a Biomedical Protein

In June 2008, University of Oregon chemist Shih-Yuan Liu reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society his lab's synthesis of boron-nitrogen…

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Avastin Dramatically Improves Response, Survival in Deadly Recurrent Glioblastomas

Patients with recurrent glioblastoma have a grim prognosis, and conventional treatments were typically limited to largely ineffective and highly toxic…

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Powerful new 'molecular GPS' helps probe aging and disease processes

The probe works like a GPS or navigation system for finding these proteins in cells. It could lead to new insights into disease processes and identify new…

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3-D DNA Crystals: Bridging Molecules to Real-World Applications

The work, reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature, also has a range of potential industrial and pharmaceutical applications, such as the creation of…

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Fungal Mutations Boost Enzyme Production for Bioenergy

Trichoderma reesei's makeover is due in part to scientific explorations that led to the development of mutant fungal strains that produce large quantities of…

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Reptile Hearts Unveil Secrets of Four-Chamber Evolution

The first genetic link in the evolution of the heart from three-chambered to four-chambered has been found, illuminating part of the puzzle of how birds and…

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Trapping Bighorn Sheep: Innovative Research in the Rockies

Coltman, a U of A biology professor, is part of a team that traps the animals in a plywood enclosure on a mountaintop in the Rockies. He and the research team…

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New Method Boosts Hydrogen Storage for Eco-Friendly Vehicles

A new method for “recycling” hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles.In an article appearing…

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Enhancing Joint Cartilage Imaging with Cationic CT Contrast

Assessing the local variations in GAGs are of significant interest for the study of cartilage biology and for the diagnosis of cartilage disease like…

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Gladstone Scientists Uncover Genetic Link in Heart Evolution

Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have traced the evolution of the four-chambered human heart to a common genetic factor…

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DNA Mutations Linked to Type II Diabetes Explained

Type II diabetes is characterised by a lower sensitivity to insulin in muscles and organs, and a reduced ability to consume energy in the form of glucose….

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Invasive Plant Loses Toxic Traits Over Time: Study Insights

The study, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is one of the first to show that evolutionary forces can alter the very attributes that give an…

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Diversity in Key Environmental Cleanup Microbe Found

The team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Michigan State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory analyzed the gene…

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Researchers Identify Protein–telomere Interactions That Could be Key in Treating Cancer, Other Diseases

Since this RNA also facilitates the formation of DNA at telomeres—a process that can protect aging cells and destabilize tumor cells—manipulating its…

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Unlocking Humanity: Novel Genes Shed Light on Human Uniqueness

The prevailing wisdom in the field of molecular evolution was that new genes could only evolve from duplicated or rearranged versions of preexisting genes. It…

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Monkeys Dance to Their Own Beats in New Music Study

A new report by Charles Snowdon, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and musician David Teie of the University of Maryland shows…

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