Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Wax Coating Boosts Desert Plant Survival Rate

In 1956, the Würzburg botanist Otto Ludwig Lange observed an unusual phenomenon in the Mauritanian desert in West Africa: he found plants whose leaves could…

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Nanofibers Boost Wound Healing for Nerve Injuries

In the case of injuries of the so-called peripheral nervous system, which are often caused by accidents, the prognosis of healing depends very much on whether…

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Artificial Hearing: Making Sound More Natural and Intuitive

In a recently published study, scientists led by Prof. Tobias Moser, Director of the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience at the University Medical Center…

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Researchers Identify Neurotransmitter That Fuels Cancer Growth

The work, described in the April 9 issue of the journal Cell Reports, found that this neurotransmitter, called N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG) NAAG is more…

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Unlocking Energy: How Cells Thrive Without DNA

Whether human beings or animals, plants or algae: the cells of most life forms contain special structures that are responsible for energy production. Referred…

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Using DNA templates to harness the sun's energy

In a recent paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), a team of researchers led by Hao Yan, Yan Liu and Neal Woodbury of the…

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Trigger Region Discovered for Absence Epileptic Seizures

Epileptic seizures come in several varieties. Most are familiar with tonic-clonic seizures, which are characterized by large convulsions. However, several…

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Echolocating Bats: Mastering 3D Hearing at Night

Echolocating bats have turned night into day. They ensonify their environment with loud ultrasonic calls and listen for reflected echoes. Over a thousand…

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Hippo: Exploring Organ Size Control in Brain Research

How the size of our organs is controlled, is one of the “big” questions of current biomedial research. This is true, in particular, for the human brain and its…

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Proteins Counteract Nerve Cell Regression in Neurodevelopmental Syndrome

Mutations in human Integrator genes intS1 and intS8 were associated with neurodevelopmental syndrome, which is characterized by profound intellectual…

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Controlling Instabilities: Advancing Chemistry in Hypersonic Vehicles

“We reduced the pressure by a factor of eight, which is something experimentalists couldn't do,” said Deborah Levin, researcher in the Department of Aerospace…

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Princeton Scientists Uncover Bone Interaction in Cancer Spread

“Lanthanides are used in a variety of current technologies, including the screens and electronics of smartphones, batteries of electric cars, satellites, and…

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Radiolabelling Antibodies: A Fast Method for Breast Cancer Imaging

Radioactive antibodies are used in nuclear medicine as imaging agents for positron emission tomography (PET) – an imaging technique that improves cancer…

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Research on TGN1412 – Fc:Fcγ receptor interaction: Strong binding does not mean strong effect

An ever increasing number of different monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are used to influence the immune system and to treat diseases, which are also constantly on…

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Scientists propose new theory on Alzheimer's, amyloid connection

It has been more than 100 years since Alois Alzheimer, M.D., a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, first reported the presence of senile plaques in an…

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Bacteria use their enemy — phage — for 'self-recognition'

Recently, scientists discovered that cells can distinguish themselves from closely related competitors through the use of a virus, and the harboring of phage…

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