Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Embryology Study Reveals Insights on Birth Defects

The study showed that retinoic acid controls the development (or budding) of forelimbs, but not hindlimbs, and that retinoic acid is not responsible for…

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Key Aging Regulator Found by Research Team

Scientists have long known that a class of proteins called sirtuins promotes fitness and longevity in most organisms ranging from single-celled yeast to…

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New Discovery Links MG53 Protein to Membrane Repair Pathway

In their study, published in the June issue of Journal of Biological Chemistry, the scientists have linked the newly discovered protein MG53 to a pathway that…

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Vancouver Scientists Discover Rare Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough

Vancouver scientists from the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) Program at BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered that…

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New Insights Into How Cells Repair DNA Damage

A team of researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has discovered a new way by which DNA repairs itself, a process that is critical…

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Hatchery Fish Impact Wild Salmon Runs: What You Need to Know

The poor reproductive fitness – the ability to survive and reproduce – of the wild-born offspring of hatchery fish means that adding hatchery fish to wild…

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New Targets Discovered for Breast Cancer Treatment

Four suspects often found at the scene of the crime in cancer are guilty of the initiation and progression of breast cancer in mice that are resistant to the…

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Toll-like Receptors Role in VEE-Induced Neurodegeneration

In an article published in the April 15, 2009 edition of the Journal of General Virology, Drs. Radha Maheshwari, professor of Pathology and Anuj Sharma, at…

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New Oral Anti-Diabetic Drug Innovations by Prof. Sasson

For his groundbreaking work, Prof. Shlomo Sasson of the Hebrew University School of Pharmacy has been named one of the winners this year of the Hebrew…

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Research team rehabs contaminated sites using bioremediation

In Mogpog, Marinduque, a team of experts from UPLB headed by College of Arts and Sciences Dean and micro-biologist Dr. Asuncion K. Raymundo has been examining…

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Tubes Grow From Drops: A Breakthrough in Nanotechnology

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes in the early 1990s, nanotubes and nanowires have been the focus of much scientific attention. Aside from carbon,…

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'Smart' process may boost economics of biofuel production

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory believe they've identified a simpler way to generate biofuels – a one-step…

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Muscle Atrophy: Insights on Thick vs. Thin Loss

During desperate times, such as fasting, or muscle wasting that afflicts cancer or AIDS patients, the body cannibalizes itself, atrophying and breaking down…

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Cells’ Internal Timekeeper: New Insights from Research

But this fungus has an internal, cell-based timekeeper nearly as sophisticated as a human’s, allowing UT Southwestern Medical Center physiologists to study…

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How Snakes Slither on Flat Terrain: New Study Insights

Their findings, which appear in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, run counter to previous studies that have shown snakes…

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Scientists Unveil Enzyme’s Role in Cancer Mechanism

Scientists at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal have discovered a key mechanism used by cells to…

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