Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

La Jolla Institute Unveils Novel Tumor Suppressor Discovery

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology researchers studying an enzyme believed to play a role in allergy onset, instead have discovered its previously…

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Unlocking Human Fertility: Insights from University Researchers

Drs David Miller and David Iles from the University of Leeds, in collaboration with Dr Martin Brinkworth at the University of Bradford, have found that sperm…

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DNA Computation Advances at Weizmann Institute of Science

Biomolecular computers, made of DNA and other biological molecules, only exist today in a few specialized labs, remote from the regular computer user….

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Detecting H1N1 faster than ever using Omics SmartAmp technology

As a part of emergency government research aimed at addressing this need, RIKEN and University of Tokyo, are developing an H1N1 detection technique based on…

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Roaming receptors

Changes in the synaptic strength of neurons, effected by repeated neuronal activity, drive important behavioral processes such as learning and memory….

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New Diagnostic Advances for Emphysema and Lung Diseases

Chronic inflammatory lung diseases like chronic bronchitis and emphysema are a major global health problem, and the fourth leading cause of death and…

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UCSF researchers identify new drug target for Kaposi’s Sarcoma

The new drug target, which is known as a protease dimer, could serve as a model for developing new therapeutics for diseases ranging from cancer to…

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New Insights: Monocyte Reservoir Found in the Spleen

It takes a spleen to mend a broken heart – that's the conclusion of a surprising new report from researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center…

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New RNA Regulation Discovery Could Impact Cancer Research

That's because University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have discovered that the RNA degradation, which, when improperly regulated can lead to cancer and…

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Drug-Proof Zebrafish: Unlocking Secrets of Addiction Research

Katharine Webb, from the German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, worked with an international team of researchers to carry…

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New Test Enhances Safety in Biomedical Research Results

But do researchers always know what is really living in their culture dishes? Under the microscope, different cell lines are almost impossible to distinguish…

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Bacteria Unravel Their Own Demise: VIB Research Breakthrough

After years of work, VIB researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) were able to determine the structure and operating mechanism of the proteins…

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New Zinc Research Identifies Promising Therapeutic Targets

Everyone knows that vitamins “from A to zinc” are important for good health. Now, a new research study in the August 2009 print issue of the Journal of…

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‘Microfluidic Palette’ May Paint Pictures of Bioprocesses

The masterpieces that spring from the talents of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and other artists often begin with the creation of a gradient of colors on a palette.In a…

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MRN Protein Complex: Essential for DNA Repair and Cancer Prevention

As the body creates antibodies to fight invaders, a three-protein DNA repair complex called MRN is crucial for a normal gene-shuffling process to proceed…

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Unlocking Value: Researchers Explore Novel Uses for Dirt

Researchers have not yet found a way to turn dirt into gold, but they are trying to find something valuable in it nonetheless: starting materials for novel…

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