Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Neural Stem Cells: Abnormal Gene Expression Discovered

Neural stem cells grown from one of the federally approved human embryonic stem cell lines proved to be inferior to neural stem cells derived from fetal tissue…

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Advancements in Carbon-Neutral Energy: Cellulosic Ethanol Insights

Professor Chris Somerville of the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University, explained advances in plant science research that are both needed and…

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DNA Insights: How Leukemia Alters Genetic Packaging

While the research involving a cellular signaling system known as JAK/STAT focused on complex questions involving the roots of cancer, the answers the…

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Scientists Reverse Evolution: Unveiling 530 Million-Year-Old Gene

University of Utah scientists have shown how evolution works by reversing the process, reconstructing a 530-million-year-old gene by combining key portions of…

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Gene Linked to Stem Cell Self-Renewal Discovered in Planaria

In a paper to appear in the August issue of the journal Developmental Cell, scientists show that a member of the Bruno-like family of RNA binding proteins –…

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Key Protein Unveiled as Regulator of Fat and Cholesterol Production

“We have identified a key protein that acts together with a family of molecular switches to turn on cholesterol and fat (or lipid) production,” says principal…

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New Mapping System Guides Skin Cell Development and Healing

These cellular cornerstones direct embryonic patterning and wound healing by sending vital location cues to their neighbors, and may help in growing tissue for…

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How Immune System Police Learn: Insights from Genetically Modified Mice

Using genetically manipulated mice and technology that enables a snapshot of the repertoire of antigen receptors that determine what cells recognize, Medical…

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BRIT1 Gene: Guardian of DNA and Tumor Suppression

The advance online publication also reports that the gene – called BRIT1 – is under-expressed in human ovarian, breast and prostate cancer cell lines.Defects…

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Forecasting earth's pollution from space

The Canadian scientist, who once helped to establish the presence of water molecules on the sun, says the challenge of monitoring air quality and pollution in…

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Quick — what’s that smell?

Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that taking as little as a hundred milliseconds longer to smell an odor results in more accurate…

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New Process Enhances Wastewater Treatment and Concrete Chemicals

Sodium aluminate is commonly used in waste water treatment plants to remove suspended solids, some metals and dissolved silica. In construction, sodium…

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How Novelty Enhances Learning: Insights from Recent Research

Researchers have long suspected that the human brain is particularly attracted to new information and that this might be important for learning. They are now a…

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Predators Favor Small-Brained Prey Over Clever Targets

They avoid more intelligent prey such as monkeys which have exceptionally large brains and are more capable of escaping attacks.The study, carried out by Dr…

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Gluing Cells – Precise sticking of living cells on carriers by microelectrochemical methods

Suitable surfaces that induce the adhesion of cells are available, yet, there is no simple method to attach cells onto carriers at defined positions, such as…

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Genetic research at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh reinforces theory of evolution

There are approximately 20,000 pseudogenes in the human and other mammalian genomes. In recent years, there has been growing discussion about the nature of…

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