Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Identifying Genes That Guide Embryonic Stem Cell Development

By knowing the genes and proteins that control a cell's progress toward the differentiated form, researchers may be able to accelerate the process – a…

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Middle Eastern Families Aid in Identifying Autism Genes

Now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Christopher Walsh, in collaboration with scientists and physicians in the United States, Turkey, Saudi…

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A Protein’s Path to the “Chamber of Doom”

The tube is part of the 26S proteasome, an enzyme that acts as the cell’s protein garbage disposal. As described by researchers from the Technion-Israel…

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RNA emerges from DNA's shadow

RNA, the transporter of genetic information within the cell, has emerged from the shadow of DNA to become one of the hottest research areas of molecular…

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Inhibiting Brain Cell Death in Living Birds: A Breakthrough

It is the first time scientists have shown that inhibiting an enzyme involved in programmed cell death can protect a brain region in a living animal from…

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Enhancing Proteomics: How Pressure Boosts Performance

Many coaches inspire better performance by pressuring their teams. Now, proteomics researchers are using pressure to improve the performance of their analyses….

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Molecular Motor Detects Force Changes for Cellular Insights

The motor puts tension on cellular springs that allow vibrations to be detected within the body. This finely tuned regulation has important implications for…

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Unlocking Drug Potential: New Uses for Old Medications

Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) discovered a new way to make use of drugs’ unwanted side effects. They developed a…

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Leukemia – Not the protein, but its location in the cell, determines the onset of leukemia

The white blood cells in our body combat foreign intruders, such as viruses and bacteria. However, in leukemia, the formation of white blood cells is…

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Population dynamics – Distribution of a species of butterfly predicted using geometric variables

The research, published in the latest edition of the magazine Oecologia (Ecology), has made it possible to determine the relative importance of the area which…

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Fruit Fly Gene Study Opens Doors for New Flu Treatments

As they design new drugs to fight off influenza, scientists may not need to attack the virus directly. Instead, they may be able to stave off infection by…

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Key Factors Impacting Organic Device Efficiency Uncovered

Research presented on July 8 at the International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals in Brazil provides insight into factors that…

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Breakthrough Antimicrobial Coatings Developed by Researchers

Led by Virginia Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Aleksandr Simonian, professor of materials engineering in the…

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Scientists Identify Favorite Waters of Egg-Laying Mosquitoes

The findings are significant because they could lead to the development of targeted lures to control the insects, which also spread dengue fever in more than…

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Sewing DNA Threads: A New Method for Genetic Diagnosis

“We discovered that the European starling (found throughout Eurasia and North-America) and the zebrafinch (found in Australia and Indonesia) control their…

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Fish Oil Supplements in Late Pregnancy May Lower Asthma Risk

According to their work, the risk of developing asthma was reduced by 63% in those whose mothers had been given fish oil supplements during the last trimester…

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