Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Self-Organization: Neuronal Activity Insights

The underlying self-organization process is regulated by neuronal activity but the detailed mechanisms are still poorly understood. Based on in vitro studies…

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Ceramic Technologies Enhancing Power-to-X Efficiency

As one of the world’s largest economies, Germany ranks sixth worldwide in terms of CO2 emissions. In the industrial sector alone, 188 million tons of CO2 are…

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Neuronal Migration: Key to Shaping Network Architecture

Based on in vitro studies and computational modeling, neuroscientists Dr. Samora Okujeni and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Egert from the Bernstein Center Freiburg now made…

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New Strategy for Synthesizing Complex Natural Products

Certain microorganisms, such as fungi, are a rich source of secondary metabolites, which have great potential in medicinal applications. Of particular interest…

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New Skin Technology Measures Health Parameters for Diabetics

The idea of measuring parameters that are relevant for our health via the skin has already taken hold in medical diagnostics. Diabetics, for example, can…

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New Pathways for Proton Exchange in Water and Methanol

The exchange of protons between two chemical groups (acid-base neutralization) is a textbook chemistry problem for many years. Surprisingly, up to this date…

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Control Swarming Molecular Machines with Simple Techniques

The swarming molecules in motion aligned in one direction, exhibited zigzag patterns, or formed a vortex responding to varying mechanical stimuli. They could even self-repair the moving pattern after a disruption, according to a study led by Hokkaido University scientists. In recent years, many scientists have made efforts to miniaturize machines found in the macroscopic world. The 2016 Nobel laureates in chemistry were awarded for their outstanding research on molecular machines and design and synthesis of nanomachines. In previous studies, the research…

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Plants’ Response to Fungi: Insights Into Nature’s Defense

Plants are under constant pressure from fungi and other microorganisms. The air is full of fungal spores, which attach themselves to plant leaves and…

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New Mechanism Balances Autoimmunity and Antibody Production

B cells are white blood cells that generate antibodies against an almost unlimited number of pathogens, a capacity that is vital for any higher organism….

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Mason Scientists Unveil New Tech to Streamline Drug Discovery

According to Amanda Haymond, lead author on the study and researcher in the Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine and Institute for Biohealth…

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Discovering Weak Spots in Pathogenic Bacteria for Better Antibiotics

Antibiotics are still the most important weapon for combatting bacterial infections. But medical science is running out of “ammunition” because of more and…

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Fast Dance of Electron Spins: Unveiling Photoinduced Reactions

When a molecule is hit by light, in many cases a so-called “photoinduced” reaction is initiated. This can be thought of as the interplay of electron motion and…

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New Antibiotic Target: ClpX-ClpP Protein Complex Insights

Almost 700,000 people in Europe suffer from infections every year through antibiotic-resistant pathogens; approximately 33,000 of them die. Despite this…

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Visualizing HIV: How Pathogens Multiply in the Body

The researchers focused on the sluice through which the HI virus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) emerges from the cell after having infected it: the plasma…

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3D Tissue Models Mimic Brain Tumors for Cancer Research

A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3D) human tissue culture models of pediatric and adult brain cancers in a…

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First-Ever Visualization of Disease-Linked Protein Unveiled

For the first time, researchers have observed at the molecular level how a protein associated with numerous health problems works.

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