Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New Antiviral Drug Mechanism Could Speed Up Approvals

“Viruses are a massive threat to global public health,” said Craig Cameron, professor and holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular…

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'Wing prints' may identify individual bats as effectively as fingerprints identify people

The ability to recognize individual animals is key to wildlife research, but finding a reliable technique that does not imperil a bat or change its behavior…

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Exploring Noisy Cell Membranes: Insights into Biological Life

Biological membranes are essential for any form of life. They are the wrapping for the precious molecules of life inside the cell. Membranes also contain many…

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Shrews Shrink in Winter, Regrow Stronger in Spring

Shrews live their lives on the fast track. These constantly active insect eaters with a weight of only 10 grams are closely related to moles and hedgehogs….

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Rising Threat: Multidrug-Resistant E. Coli Strain Identified

Escherichia coli, or E. coli, is a member of a group of Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae that predominantly reside in the human gut. Some strains can trigger…

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Discovering High-Speed Locomotion Neurons in the Brainstem

Think of you either taking a casual stroll on a sunny Sunday afternoon or running at full speed to catch a bus for work on Monday morning as two extremes. Both…

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Novel Histone Modifications Link Metabolism and Gene Activity

DNA is wrapped around proteins called histones, which serve to package the DNA inside the cell nucleus and play an important role in regulating gene…

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Scientists write 'traps' for light with tiny ink droplets

The printing-based approach, jointly developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, combines high-resolution…

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Notch Gene Mutations Linked to B Cell Cancer Insights

The researchers found that in B cell tumors, mutated overactive versions of the Notch protein directly drive the expression of the Myc gene and many other…

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Innovative In Vitro System Analyzes Zebrafish Oligodendrocytes

Dr. Michell M. Reimer, group leader at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden, and his team introduce a…

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New Insights on Reversing Antibiotic Resistance

In the first paper, University of Bristol researchers defined the relative importance of two mechanisms associated with β-lactam antibiotic resistance. In one,…

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Herpes Simplex Virus: Family Transmission and Its Changes

“Millions of people worldwide have herpes simplex virus,” said Moriah Szpara, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State and an…

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Salmonella: An Innovative Approach to Tumor Treatment

Salmonellae are dangerous pathogens that enter the body via contaminated food and can cause severe infections. But these bacteria are also known to target…

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Microfluidics probe 'cholesterol' of the oil industry

It sounds cliché, but things do get worse before they get better when oil and gas lines are being cleared of contaminants, according to Rice University…

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'Y' a protein unicorn might matter in glaucoma

It was a Y-shape. That made it an extreme oddity significant to science, and possibly someday to medicine, too, particularly in the treatment of certain types…

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Mycoplasmas: Stealthy Bacteria Evading Immune Defenses

Mycoplasmas are very simple bacteria. They have a minimalist genome and no protective cell wall. Nevertheless, they are common and successful pathogens that…

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