Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria Resistance Decoded: New Insights from Protein Research

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria is one of the most important medical issues of our time. Left unchecked, previously well-treatable bacterial diseases are at…

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Surprising Network Activity in the Immature Brain Unveiled

One of the outstanding mysteries of the cerebral cortex is how individual neurons develop the proper synaptic connections to form large-scale, distributed…

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Marine Algae Toxins Impact Zooplankton Development and Food Web

The study, led by UB lecturers Ricard Albalat and Cristian Cañestero from the Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics and members of the…

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Actin Cytoskeleton Remodeling Shields Tumor Cells From Immunity

The Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research at LIH’s Department of Oncology conducts clinically oriented research aiming at understanding how cancer cells…

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New Caledonian Crows Craft Compound Tools from Short Parts

The new study, published today in Scientific Reports, shows that these birds can create long-reaching tools out of short combinable parts – an astonishing…

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How High-Calorie Diets Impact Liver Health and Innovation

The high-calorie and high-fat diet now common in many parts of the world, including Europe and North America, can lead to a wide range of health problems. This…

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Innovative Optoelectronic Interface Stimulates Neural Networks

In the past few decades, research aimed at finding approaches to restoring brain function has increased exponentially. An interdisciplinary approach to the…

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Ancestral Protease Functions as Protein Import Motor in Chloroplasts

Over 1 billion years ago, a relationship began between the ancestor of all living plants and a type of bacterium that paved the way for the evolution of life…

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'Mushrooms' and 'brushes' help cancer-fighting nanoparticles survive in the body

For a number of innovative and life-saving medical treatments, from organ replacements and skin grafts to cancer therapy and surgery, success often depends on…

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AI Algorithm Accelerates LED Material Predictions

Researchers from the University of Houston have devised a new machine learning algorithm that is efficient enough to run on a personal computer and predict the…

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New technique reveals limb control in flies — and maybe robots

Scientists from the lab of Pavan Ramdya at EPFL's Brain Mind Institute and Interfaculty Institute of Bioengineering have developed a new method for recording…

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Nanoparticle Interactions: Insights for Biological Systems

Personal electronic devices — smartphones, computers, TVs, tablets, screens of all kinds — are a significant and growing source of the world's electronic…

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Dresden Engineers Develop Multi-Organ Chip to Reduce Animal Testing

Dresden Fraunhofer engineers have developed a so-called “multi-organ chip”. This microsystem from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS…

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DNA-Based Dendrimers: Transporting Nanoparticles with Nanocages

Nanocages are highly interesting molecular constructs, from the point of view of both fundamental science and possible applications. The cavities of these…

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Unlocking Cuttlefish Camouflage: Nature’s Master Mimics

The unique ability of cuttlefish, squid and octopuses to hide by imitating the colors and texture of their environment has fascinated natural scientists since…

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Plants Emit More Nitrous Oxide Than Previously Thought

Nitrous oxide, or N2O, is a greenhouse gas that affects the ozone layer and the earth‘s climate. Until now, experts believed that microbes in the soil were…

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