Iron-sulfur clusters are critical to life on earth. They are necessary for protein function in cellular processes, such as respiration in humans and other…
Biomedical scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center and nanotechnology experts from UT Dallas describe their experiments in a study available online and in…
The first patient scans from a custom-built scanner combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) technologies indicate that these…
Common lipids such as cholesterol are known to play an important part in the normal functioning of cells and tissues, but human cells contain thousands of…
Activities such as aquaculture, shipping and recreational boating have led to an army of marine alien species hitchhiking around the globe. Now Queen's is…
Chemists at UC Riverside have discovered an inexpensive, clean and quick way to prepare amines – nitrogen-containing organic compounds derived from ammonia…
“We have all heard that eating chocolate is good for you; this study suggests one reason why that might be true,” says the study's lead author Min Kim, Ph.D.,…
But why have some lizards gone bipedal? Have they evolved to trot on two feet, or is their upright posture simply a fluke of physics? Curious to find the…
Because of its toxicity and the dangers involved in handling it, tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4) can no longer be used or produced in many…
Most bacteria are harmless and do not cause infections. Some, however, are pathogenic and are equipped with special accessories that are used to deliver toxins…
“This cell-based study is exciting because it suggests these compounds are likely to be effective in tumors that remain dependent on estrogen for growth but…
The new findings, described this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveal that a protein produced at elevated levels in…
The goal of the collaboration is to advance adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells into clinical trials for stroke. The underlying damage in stroke is…
Most people think before making decisions. As it turns out, so do bees. In this week's issue of Nature, Israeli researchers show that when making decisions,…
It’s not unusual for scientists to focus their work in one direction, only to discover something unexpected. Researchers within the Darby Children’s Research…
Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of ¡°mad cow¡± disease (BSE). The culprits are ¡°incorrectly folded¡± proteins that can…
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