Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Unveil Groundbreaking Pentagonal Ice Discovery

Researchers, in collaboration with University College London and the Fritz-Haber Institut in Berlin, created the first moments of water condensing on matter –…

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Rhythmic genomics — the yeast metronome and the walk of life

Ribosomal RNA sequence changes have been ticking away like clockwork for over 3 billion years, maybe even pre-dating the origin of the DNA world itself….

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Duckweed: A Green Solution for Hog Waste and Ethanol Production

Their research shows that growing duckweed on hog wastewater can produce five to six times more starch per acre than corn, according to researcher Dr. Jay…

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Spring fishing season arrives… and with it, amphibian diseases

Waterdogs, they're called, these larvae of tiger salamanders used as live bait for freshwater fishing.With tiger salamander larvae, anglers hope to catch…

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UIC Biologists Use DNA to Track Threatened Whale Shark Migration

That threat is underscored in a new study from geneticists led by Jennifer Schmidt, University of Illinois at Chicago associate professor of biological…

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First Tri-Continuous Mesoporous Silica Developed in Singapore

Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has developed the first tri-continuous mesoporous material using a unique surfactant template….

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Niacin’s Flushing Biology: A New Hope for Cholesterol Control

Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, has long been regarded as one of the most effective weapons in managing cholesterol. It can lower levels of…

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Analyzing Seaweed’s Defensive Chemicals Using DESI-MS

Known as desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS), the technique for the first time allows researchers to study unique chemical activity…

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New Insights Into Spinal Muscular Atrophy Genetics Revealed

A new study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine details the first research focused on human muscle tissue atrophied due to a genetic condition,…

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Gene Discovery Safeguards Tumor Suppressor in Breast Cancer

Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a gene that protects PTEN, a major tumor-suppressor that is reduced but…

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Molecular Ripcord: Controlling Chemical Reactions with Force

For the first time they used mechanical forces to control catalytic activity – one of the most fundamental concepts in chemistry. This allowed them to initiate…

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New Technique Uncovers Pancreatic Stem Cells in PNAS Study

Yet, as of today, thanks to a study just published in the Proceedings of the National Accademy of Sciences (PNAS) and authored by Nobel Laureate for Medicine…

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New Technique Reveals Single RNA Molecules in Living Cells

Techniques scientists currently use to image these transporters of genetic information within cells have several drawbacks, including the need for synthetic…

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Stem Cell Innovation Faces Challenges in New Research Studies

These are the findings of two major studies into the commercialisation and adoption of stem cell therapy carried out by researchers at The University of…

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New Risk Variant for Atopic Dermatitis Uncovered in Study

In a large genome-wide association study the researchers scanned the genomes of more than 9600 participants from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.”Our…

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Understanding Why the Heart Beats on the Left Side

When a fertilized ovum is to grow into a viable organism during its embryonic development, one of the things the cells need to know is where left and right…

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