Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New findings on how life could have originated on Earth – hydrogen as a fuel and carbon dioxide as building block

An international research team from Germany (PD Dr. Harun Tüysüz and Prof. Dr. William Martin), France (Prof. Dr. Joseph Moran) and Japan (Prof. Dr. Yoichi…

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Innovative Transport Mechanism in Lactococcus Lactis Explained

The bacterium Lactococcus lactis, which plays an important role in the dairy industry, is unable to produce the amino acid methionine and has to rely on uptake…

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Chlamydia’s New Way to Enter Human Cells Uncovered by Researchers

Chlamydia, a type of pathogenic bacteria, need to penetrate human cells in order to multiply. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have…

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Trojan Horse Strategy Targets Tumor Cell Metastasis

The research is highly significant, as metastases are thought to pose the greatest risk to cancer patients. They are responsible for nearly 90 percent of all…

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Honeybee Dance Dialects: Unlocking Nature’s Communication Secrets

After more than 70 years, a great mystery of zoology has been solved: Honeybees actually use different dance dialects in their waggle dance. Which dialect has…

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New Insights Into Controlling Organ Size and Shape

During development and regeneration, organs must attain proper shape and size. This requires a control system that coordinates the behavior of individual cells…

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Spider Bite Inspires Discovery of New Active Compounds

The bite of a spider caused a severe inflammatory response and cost an Australian woman her forearm. Scientists were able to isolate a fungus from the infected…

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New Membrane Efficiently Separates Small Organic Molecules

“Classic Blue” is the trending colour of the year 2020. The textile industry has long since adjusted its dyeing lines accordingly. To prevent dye residue from…

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What can you learn by peering into a fruit fly's gut? It turns out a lot!

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. But what about a real-time window into the complexity of the gastrointestinal system?

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Three Genes That Drive Plant Symbioses for Nutrient Access

These relationships, known as symbioses, allow plants to access additional nutrients. The most intimate among them are intracellular symbioses that result in…

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How Food Plants Influence Horseradish Flea Beetles’ Defense

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, has now found that these glucosinolates are present in all life stages of…

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Understanding Polyvalent Metal Melts: Structure Anomalies Explained

Metals and their alloys are the main structural materials of modern civilization. The properties of metal melts are well studied.

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Unlocking Zebrafish Stripes: New Tool Reveals Genetic Insights

Scientists want to understand the genetic rules that direct this delicate dance, and a new algorithm developed by Brown University mathematicians could help…

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Polymers get caught up in love-hate chemistry of oil and water

Results published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society provide new insights on the way molecules pack and order themselves into “tunable”…

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Faster Cell Monitoring: Early Detection of Changes and Damage

The research project focuses on cell monitoring and the early detection of cell changes or damages. This is particularly important when testing the tolerance…

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Neutrons Reveal Secrets of the Freeze Drying Process

Who doesn’t know the story: time in the morning is short, we have to get through breakfast quickly. The fruit muesli is poured into the bowl, a few spoonfuls…

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