Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Fungus Targets New Triticale Grain Through Evolutionary Trick

Triticale is an artificial grain type stemming from a cross between wheat and rye. Since the 1960s, triticale has been cultivated in many places as a feed…

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Understanding Nerve Cell Death: The Role of Proteins

Proteins consist of long chains of amino acids and function in cells like small machines. To be able to fulfill their function proteins have to assume a…

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Unlocking Epigenetic Marks: New Insights from IMB Mainz

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz have identified a missing piece of the puzzle in understanding how epigenetic marks are removed…

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Newly identified enzyme may be the culprit in Pierce's disease grapevine damage

e researchers hope that the discovery, which runs counter to existing theories, will lead to new diagnostics and potential treatments for Pierce's disease….

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Institut Pasteur Publishes First Complete Zika Virus Genome

Having confirmed the first cases of infection in Suriname then in French Guiana, the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana has sequenced the complete genome of the…

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Two-in-One Packaging Boosts Drug Efficacy, Lowers Side Effects

Chemotherapy often comes with powerful side effects, and one of the reasons for this is that the drugs used to kill cancer cells can also damage other…

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University of Washington Innovates Faster Bioassays Method

Three scientists at the University of Washington have proposed a way to speed up this waiting game. Their solution, reminiscent of the magic behind washing…

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Squeezing Cells: New Method to Create Stem Cells Efficiently

EPFL scientists have developed a new method that turns cells into stem cells by “squeezing” them. The method paves the way for large-scale production of stem…

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Corals and Sponges Communicate Through Metabolic Signals

These interesting findings have now been published in the prestigious multidisciplinary journal Scientific Reports (http://www.nature.com/articles/srep18715)…

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Pathogenic Proteins: Rethinking Ageing and Cellular Health

We age because the cells in our bodies begin to malfunction over the years. This is the general view that scientists hold of the ageing process. For example,…

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Jumping Genes in Stem Cells: Implications for Therapy Safety

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) hold substantial promise for biomedical applications because they have the potential to give rise to every cell…

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Tiny 3D Glasses Reveal Insect Vision Insights

Most knowledge about 3D vision has come from vertebrates, however, a team from Newcastle University, UK publishing today in Scientific Reports, confirm that…

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Discovery of Molecular Mechanism Behind Neurodegenerative Disease

Damage, degeneration or loss of neurons in the region of the brain that controls muscle coordination (cerebellum), results in ataxia. The symptoms include loss…

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Optimize Cell Cycle Analysis With Advanced Algorithms

So far fluorescent stains have been used to assign cells to their cell cycle phase. These chemicals damage the cells and may distort the results. Scientists of…

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Dandelions Use Latex to Shield Roots from Insects

Dandelions are survival experts

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New Findings Connect Retinal Computation Defects to Nystagmus

 

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