Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Aussie and Kiwi Researchers Uncover Double MS Genetic Clue

Their findings will be published today in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics.”For decades the cause of MS has remained a mystery. This discovery reveals…

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Tiny Frozen Microbe Offers Insights Into Extraterrestrial Life

Dr Jennifer Loveland-Curtze and a team of scientists from Pennsylvania State University report finding the novel microbe, which they have called Herminiimonas…

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Breakthrough in Cellulose Synthesis for Energy-Rich Crops

But how it forms, and thus how it can be modified to design energy-rich crops, is not well understood. Now a study led by researchers at the Carnegie…

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Protein’s Role in Mitochondria Movement in Brain Cells

“Understanding the molecular machinery that helps distribute mitochondria to different parts of the cell has only recently begun to be understood,” said…

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Hormones and Gender Differences in Neurological Disease Insights

Research published today in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience suggests that a number of estrogens acting through their receptors affect the DAT, which…

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U of Alberta Study Uncovers Protein Role in DNA Repair

Through an international collaboration, University of Alberta researchers Chris Le and Michael Weinfeld have discovered how damaged DNA is recognized and…

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A New Chemical Element in the Periodic Table / The new element 112 discovered by GSI has been officially recognized

IUPAC confirmed the recognition of element 112 in an official letter to the head of the discovering team, Professor Sigurd Hofmann. The letter furthermore asks…

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Missing Molecule Targeted for Liver Cancer Therapy in Mice

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a potential strategy for cancer therapy by focusing on what's missing in tumors.Noticing the conspicuous absence of…

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'Designer molecules' being developed to fight disease

Researchers in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester are developing a new way to make protein based drugs with potential…

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A new 'idol' grabs the spotlight

BACKGROUND: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the so-called “bad cholesterol” often linked to medical problems like heart disease and clogged arteries. Cells in…

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New Protein Unveils Secrets of Plant Cell Division

Parent cells must be able to divide in ways that create daughter cells that are different from each other, a process called asymmetric division. Scientists…

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Bioinformatics Breakthrough: Mapping Global Protein Functions

Eight different types of large-scale genomic, proteomic, and functional genetic data have been combined in the largest reconstructions ever of networks in nine…

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Hebrew University research leads to advanced trials of new cancer treatment

The research, conducted by Prof. Avraham Hochberg of the Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at the university, has won for him first prize among faculty…

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Combining organic molecules and metal elements to explore a new chemistry

Masanobu UchiyamaAssociate Chief ScientistAdvanced Elements Chemistry LaboratoryRIKEN Advanced Science InstituteChemistry supports our modern society both…

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Knocking out a clock gene in plant cells interrupts mitochondrial function and energy release

Daily rhythms in the biochemical or metabolic activity of cells have long been known across all biological kingdoms. They are governed by the oscillating…

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Magnetic sensors attract attention

When we smell an aroma or taste a flavor, we convert a chemical stimulus—adsorption of a particular molecule—into an information signal. Researchers are…

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