Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New Research on Plant Colors Reveals Antioxidant Benefits

The knowledge could lead to a range of benefits, including better understanding of the cancer-fighting properties of plant pigments and new, natural food…

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How 'Mother of Thousands' Makes Plantlets

Having lost the ability to make viable seeds, the plant has shifted some of the processes that make seeds to the leaves, said Neelima Sinha, professor of plant…

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Linking 2 molecular pieces of the Alzheimer's puzzle

Guojun Bu and colleagues published their findings in the October 4, 2007 issue of the journal Neuron, published by Cell Press.In their studies, the researchers…

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Cilia: Small Organelles That Drive Big Cellular Decisions

The transmitters are primary cilia, relatively rigid, hairlike “tails” that respond to specialized signals from a host of proteins, including a key family of…

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Crocodile Tears Are Real: Researchers Uncover the Truth

Now, a University of Florida researcher has concluded that crocodiles really do bawl while banqueting – but for physiological reasons rather than rascally…

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New Nordic EMBL Partnership Boosts Molecular Medicine Insights

The partnership between EMBL, the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, the Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway and the Laboratory for Molecular Infection…

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Join Citizen Scientists to Track Wild Bees in Illinois

A new initiative from the University of Illinois seeks to build a better record of honey bee and bumble bee abundance and distribution in Illinois by…

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Explore Free Gene Regulation Data in Virtual Bazaar

According to research published in the online open access journal, Genome Biology, customers can access data without any charge from any boutique or extract…

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New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Utah Fossil Find

Researchers from the Utah museum, the national monument and California’s Raymond M. Alf Museum of Palaeontology unearthed fossils of this ancient plant-eater…

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Tamiflu Found in Sewage: Environmental Implications Explained

Consequently, in countries where Tamiflu is used at a high frequency, there is a risk that its concentration in natural waters can reach levels where influenza…

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Umbilical cord gene expression signals premature babies' lung disease risk

Isaac Kohane and his team at the Children's Hospital, Boston, US, collected umbilical cord tissue samples from 54 premature infants born at less than 28 weeks…

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New System Enhances Safety of Leishmaniasis Drugs

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease found largely in the tropics which the World Health Organisation has estimated infects 12 million people worldwide each…

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DASGIP Showcases Innovative Bioreactor Solutions at Biotechnica

DASGIP AG, leading manufacturer of parallel bioreactor systems, will present a number of innovations at their booth during Biotechnica in Hanover.OD4, an…

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Genetics Influence Learning: Insights from New Research

Michael Frank, an assistant professor of psychology and director of the Laboratory for Neural Computation and Cognition at The University of Arizona, headed a…

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Fossil Data Sheds Light on Ancient Species Insights

While many scientists feel that fossils can offer insights from the ancient past, others have been reluctant to use extinct species because the data they offer…

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New Pathway Linked to HIV-Related Immune Dysfunction Discovered

Researchers at the Partners AIDS Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (PARC-MGH) may have discovered a second molecular “switch” responsible for…

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