Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Engineered Microbe Transforms Plants Into Sustainable Plastics

Researchers, like those at the University of Wisconsin-Madison-based, Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, hoping to turn woody…

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Viruses Outsmart Host Cells: The Science Behind Their Strategy

Viruses depend on host cells for replication, but how does a virus induce its host to transcribe its own genetic information alongside that of the virus, thus…

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New Method Maps Cell Regulatory Networks Efficiently

Faster results. Lower costs. Fewer cells.

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Insect Food Webs: Impact of Biodiversity Loss on Ecosystems

The decline in biodiversity and the associated loss of plant species are greatly affecting our ecosystems. Thus far, this has been shown by studies in the…

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Discovering Binding Consequences: Insights from Freiburg Research

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Winfried Römer and Dr. Elias Hobeika from the University of Freiburg and the University Medical Center in Ulm has discovered a…

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Insulin Boosts Intestinal Barrier, Shields Against Colorectal Cancer

Not only nutrients are absorbed through the intestinal mucosa, but also pathogens and germs enter the intestines through food.

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Tracking Protein Interactions to Combat Viral Infections

Once inside the human body, viruses act like saboteurs. They use the molecular mechanisms of its cells to multiply and spread – sometimes with devastating…

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Personalized Medicine: Effective through AI in Transplantation Medicine – New Prediction Models

Project network provides innovative IT platform for clinical data integration, model development and Validation – Presentation of research results at the…

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Tree rings tell climate stories that technology can't

Satellite imagery, carbon dioxide measurements, and computer models all help scientists understand how climate and carbon dynamics are changing in the world's…

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New Device Mimics Heartbeat Using Tiny Tissue Pieces

It is difficult to study hearts in the laboratory because of their incredible ability to change in response to their environment. Hearts in healthy athletes…

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How Surfaces Supported Early Life’s Emergence on Earth

New research by Irep Gözen, Elif Koksal, and colleagues at the University of Oslo reveals, for the first time, how these vesicles can self-assemble on surfaces…

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New Model Predicts Bubble Diameter for Industrial Applications

Accurate prediction of bubble diameter is crucial for the proper design, optimization, and scale-up of gas-liquid apparatuses. Most previous research focused…

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Researchers Discover Metabolites That Target MS-Related Immunity

Understanding and mitigating the role of epigenetics (environmental influences that trigger changes in gene expression) in disease development is a major goal…

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Understanding Beneficial Mutations in Population Adaptation

Not just since climate change has it been of enormous interest to understand how populations adapt to new environmental conditions. Scientists assume that most…

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Cell Editors Fix Genetic Errors in Plants for Better Growth

One might think that the genetic machinery of higher plants was invented by a bureaucrat who likes to pick the most complicated option: Much of the plants’…

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How Intestinal Microbiota Protects Hosts from Pathogens

From single-celled organisms to humans, all animals and plants are colonised by microorganisms. As so-called host organisms, they accommodate a diverse…

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