Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment

The suggestion that AMD was caused by a failure of complement regulation in the eye has catalysed a rush to develop drugs that inhibit complement to treat…

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Decades Before Diagnosis: Uncovering Early Cancer Mutations

Cancer occurs as part of a lifelong process in which our genome changes over time. As we age, our cells cannot maintain the integrity of the genome after cell…

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Chromothripsis: Unlocking Insights in Human Cancer Research

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High-Precision Imaging Unveils Gold Nanocluster Innovations

Manufacture of chemical sensors and catalysts based on gold nanoclusters gained new light from recent cutting-edge research. Chemists at the University of…

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Quickly Identify and Manage New Ebola Virus Variants

People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are still battling with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus which has been ongoing since 2018 and has already…

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Programmed vascular endothelium remodeling using a remote-controlled 'smart' platform

Within the vascular regeneration process, endothelium remodeling, which refers to the formation of a confluent vascular endothelial cell monolayer on the…

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Fruit Flies Adapt to Light Changes with Luminance Neurons

Vision is fundamentally based on the perception of contrast. When light conditions change, the eye needs a certain period of time to adapt and restore its…

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Four new species of chameleons from Madagascar – revision of the „nosed-chameleons“

Madagascar is a paradise for nature lovers, since most of the land vertebrate species are only found on this large island off the east coast of Africa. The…

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Unlocking Soil Diversity: Insights from Microbial Communities

Microbiological communities, which include bacteria, single-celled organisms and nematodes, reveal a great deal of information about the state of soils. All…

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Bumble Bees Thrive on Low-Fat Diet for Better Pollination

Bees are an important factor for our environment and our sustenance. Without insect pollination, many plant species – including various crops – cannot…

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Flyception 2.0: Advanced Imaging Tracks Social Behavior

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have a much clearer idea thanks to the evolution of an advanced imaging system designed to record…

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Fungal Invisibility Cloak: How It Evades Human Immunity

While viruses and bacteria regularly manage to infect the human organism, fungi only very rarely succeed. The reason for this is that the human immune system…

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A bumble bee’s diet affects survival and reproductive capabilities

Bees are an important factor for our environment and our sustenance. Without insect pollination, many plant species – including various crops – cannot…

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Unlocking Cell Regulation: Insights From Nucleus Blueprints

In living cells, everything follows a plan: The blueprints for all building and operating materials are stored in the cell nucleus. If, for example, a certain…

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New Method Cleans Oil From Water in Just 18 Seconds

The video clip is as short as it is impressive: The 18-second sequence shows a pipette from which dark-colored crude oil drips into a glass of water. Then a…

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Exploring Microbial Symbiosis in Deep-Sea Environments

Bacteria in our environment can be difficult to study: They are tiny and often live under conditions hard to recreate in the lab, for example in the deep sea…

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