Solute carriers (SLCs) represent the largest family of transmembrane transporters in the human genome, with over 400 members arranged into 65 families. They…
Natural environments are constantly changing. If the change is a familiar one—like the shift from day to night or fluctuation in food supply—organisms use gene…
Antibodies are vital for the survival of human beings. They typically consist of two longer and thus heavier amino acid chains and two lighter ones. In rare…
In a recent study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, researchers at California Polytechnic State University revealed that in addition to seasonal…
Squamous cell carcinoma is a very unusual type of cancer. They occur in many tissues – for example in the lungs, esophagus, pancreas, throat and pharynx, and…
Die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler identifizierten einen bestimmten Antikörper, der an die Immunzellen des Gehirns bindet. Dadurch wird deren…
Most large herbivores in arid landscapes are especially vulnerable to disturbances of their habitat – one of these is the Asiatic wild ass or khulan (Equus…
Most vaccines induce specific antibodies that provide life-long defense against infection by pathogens. There are still many infections, however, for which no…
Research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG) and University College…
On 6 March at 11:50 PM EST, the International Space Station resupply mission Space X CRS-20 took off from Cape Canaveral (USA). On board: 250 test tubes from…
Over the past few weeks, the research group in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, led by Professor Markus Lill, has been working with computer-aided…
New discovery in breast cancer could lead to better strategies for preventing the spread of cancer cells to other organs in the body, effectively reducing…
Biochemist Dorothee Kern and her colleagues reconstructed extinct forms of two cell division proteins, and then watched in the lab as one boosted the activity…
Tularemia remains poorly understood and no safe and effective vaccine exists for the disease. The extreme lethality of F. tularensis and its potential to be…
What do rapeseed, avocado and olive tree have in common? They are all used by humans as producers of oil or fat. However, the ability to produce oil from water…
It is a well-known school experiment: When a voltage is applied between two electrodes inserted in water, molecular hydrogen and oxygen are produced. To…
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