Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Solutions for Managing Rabbit Damage in the UK

In the UK alone, rabbits cause an estimated £115m worth of damage annually.Researcher David Cowen and his team at Central Science Laboratory showed that…

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Molecular Solomon’s Knot

It has been a beloved symbol for centuries, prized as an ornament found in engravings and embroidery, mosaics, and tattoos—and now as a molecule: Solomon’s…

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Quality Over Quantity: Immune Response Insights for HIV

“Conventional medical wisdom tells us that the bigger the immune response, the more effective it will be in controlling HIV,” says Professor Philip Goulder, a…

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Large Genome Shields Against Mutations, Say Experts

In the opinion of L.I. Patrushev and I.G. Minkevich, specialists of the M.M. Shemiakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bio-organic Chemistry and the G.K….

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New Genetic Markers Enhance Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Released as an advance online publication in the “Breast Cancer Research and Treatment” journal, the work can help, not only in the early detection and…

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Nano Design Breakthrough Enhances Water Contaminant Removal

Experiments designed to test discrepancies in theoretical computational chemistry have turned up a barely two-angstrom difference that may lead to a new…

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Stem Cells and Their Microenvironment: A New Insight

Stems cells are regulated by “intrinsic factors” but it’s also becoming increasingly clear that their “stemness” depends on the unique microenvironment called…

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Genetically Matched Stem Cells Created for Transplantation

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston report a new and efficient strategy, using eggs alone, for creating mouse embryonic stem cells that can be…

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Expelling Worms: A Potential New Approach to Asthma Treatment

Based on experiments with worms similar to those that infest millions of children in the tropics, researchers see potential for a new way to treat asthma….

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New Insights into Genome Inheritance Unveiled at UCSD

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have identified a protein group…

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UCSD Researchers Uncover Immune Cell’s Internal Compass

The research, reported in the December 15, 2006 issue of the journal Science, describes the elements of the “internal compass” that neutrophils use to detect…

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Key Gene Identified in Dangerous Common Parasite

The finding, reported in this week's issue of Science by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere, should make it…

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'Clumping' protein linked to return of ovarian cancer

“Now there's the possibility that testing for NAC-1 protein in cancer tissue removed during surgery might identify women most at risk for recurrence and guide…

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Laos Bacteraemia Study Reveals Need for Local Health Insights

Laos has a population of 5.2 million, the majority of whom are rural rice farmers, and life expectancy in the country is 54 years. Prior to the study, which…

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Innovative Advances in Cancer Therapies: A New Hope

Cells divide to form two identical cells as part of the body’s natural development and replenishment processes but when cells divide in an abnormal manner,…

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AZTI-Tecnalia Grows Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Conjugated linoleic acid is a mixture of isomers, some of which have functional properties and, thereby, are considered to be molecules of high added value….

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