Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Gene Alteration Linked to Pediatric Neuroblastoma Risks

By studying the familial forms of this tumor, the researchers also conclude that ALK is a gene that predisposes to neuroblastoma. This discovery may allow the…

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Plant Cells: Unlocking Secrets of Pharmaceutical Compounds

The studies bring new information about the functions of genes involved with the biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites. The results can be used in…

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Brain recognises verbal 'Oh-shit' wave

It seems that our brain can correct speech errors in the same way that it controls other forms of behaviour. Niels Schiller and Lesya Ganushchak, NWO…

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Unlocking Neuronal Stem Cell Fate with Jumonjd3 Protein

A protein named Jumonjd3 has been identified by a team of scientists at the IFOM-IEO Campus in Milan, as the molecular key required for starting up the…

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Fuels of the future may come from 'ice that burns,' water and sunshine

Those fuels include “green gasoline,” “designer hydrocarbons,” “the ice that burns,” and other sources that can help power an energy-hungry world into the…

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Previously unknown immune cell may help those with Crohn's and colitis

Their report will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Nature and is currently available through advanced online publication.”These cells have an…

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Minorities accomplish most – watching micoorganisms at work

In an alpine lake, the lion's share of the lakes metabolic activity in the investigated layer was accomplished by a tiny part of the bacterial community. Such…

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Rainforest Fungus Innovates Sustainable Diesel Production

“This is the only organism that has ever been shown to produce such an important combination of fuel substances,” said Professor Gary Strobel from Montana…

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Clicking knees are antelopes’ way of saying ‘back off’

Jakob Bro-Jørgensen from the Zoological Society of London and Torben Dabelsteen from the University of Copenhagen studied antelopes within a 400km2 area of…

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Innovative Therapeutic Vaccines for West Nile Virus

SARS, avian flu, Ebola – outbreaks of deadly viral infections are becoming increasingly frequent. And we still don’t have vaccines for many of the pathogens…

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‘Natural Killer’ immune cells reveal factors for reproductive success

Collaborative research between scientists at the Babraham Institute and Centre for Trophoblast Research in Cambridge is illuminating the role that…

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Epigenetic Insights into Elf5’s Role in Cell Fate Decisions

The findings, reported in November’s Nature Cell Biology, provide new insights into the developmental decisions that are made after fertilisation, to ensure…

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Human Genes Create Unique Tunes Across Different Tissues

Scientists have long known that it's possible for one gene to produce slightly different forms of the same protein by skipping or including certain sequences…

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Bacterial Clotting: New Insights from Nature Study

Bacteria can directly cause human blood and plasma to clot—a process that was previously thought to have been lost during the course of vertebrate evolution,…

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Protein-Printing Technique Reveals Immune Defense Insights

Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have borrowed a technique from such “intaglio” printing to create snapshots…

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New Gene Discovery Sheds Light on Stomach Acid Control

This data is published in the Nov. 3 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).UC professor Manoocher Soleimani, MD, and colleagues…

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