Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

How Primates Use Vision to Enhance Grasping Skills

Primates have good vision, enlarged brains, and grasping hands and feet, and use their vision to guide reaching and grasping. Scientists have thought that…

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Purple Corn and RNA Defy Genetic Laws in New Research

The new research indicates that an additional molecule, DNA's little cousin RNA, is needed for the intriguing gene interactions known as paramutation….

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Norwich Science Gains Momentum with Sophien’s Expertise

Sophien has an outstanding career history, having worked in Paris, the University of California, Wageningen University (the Netherlands) and most recently Ohio…

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Sustainable chemistry: Implementing the research & innovation agenda for Europe

On 27 August the initial proposals for implementing the ambitious European research agenda for the chemical & biotech sciences developed by SusChem will be…

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Phytoplankton Research: Small Organisms, Big Global Impact

While phytoplankton scientists focus their research on some of the smallest organisms in the world, the impacts can be global. This week, in Proceedings of the…

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Figuring out function from bacteria's bewildering forms

A new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Indiana University Bloomington scientists answers that form-and-function question for…

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Protein Discovery Linked to Brain Cell Death Uncovered

They report their findings in the Journal of Biological Chemistry article, “Fibrillar Beta-Amyloid Stimulated Intracellular Signaling Cascades Require Vav for…

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New Insights on Malignant Brain Tumor Origins Uncovered

Arturo Alvarez-Buylla and Erica L. Jackson, of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues reported their findings in a paper in the July 20,…

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New Disorder Linked to Chronic Diarrhea in Children Uncovered

UCLA researchers have unraveled a mysterious condition that causes congenital diarrhea and intestinal failure in children. The new disorder, named enteric…

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New Insights on Serotonin’s Role in Appetite Control

That knowledge could aid in the design of safer anti-obesity drugs nearly a decade after Fen-phen was banned for causing harmful side effects.The study, which…

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New Genetic Code Reveals How DNA Is Organized in Nucleus

The precise location of the nucleosomes along the DNA is known to play an important role in the cell's day to day function, since access to DNA wrapped in a…

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NHGRI Unveils New Sequencing Targets for Genetic Research

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced several new sequencing targets including…

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Enhancing Animal Health: Insights from Glasgow’s Professor Monaghan

Professor Pat Monaghan of Glasgow University, said: “ If environmental conditions improve for animals that have previously experienced a poor quality diet,…

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Scientists Isolate Leukemia Stem Cells in Human Model

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston and their colleagues have isolated rare cancer stem cells that cause leukemia in a…

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New Insights on p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein and DNA Interactions

Clearly, a detailed view of the p53 protein in direct contact with DNA could provide important insights into preventing and treating an array of human cancers….

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Agile Molecular Motors: New Hope for Motor Neuron Diseases

Motor neuron diseases are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscles for such…

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