Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Global Survey Reveals Alien Plant Distribution Insights

For the first time, a scientific survey provides a global overview of the naturalisation and distribution of plants on continents outside their native ranges.

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Divide and rule: a tumour's strategy

When normal body cells escape the control from their peers, a tumour can form and eventually lead to cancer. Scientists have been struggling to understand how…

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Simplifying Arylboronates for Industrial Applications

Arylboronates are important base materials for the industrial fabrication of countless products, including pharmaceutical drugs, chemicals for agriculture or…

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Clamshell-shaped protein puts the 'jump' in 'jumping genes'

Scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have deciphered the structure and unusual shape of a bacterial protein that prepares segments of DNA for the insertion…

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Establishing Ground Rules for Nanotechnology Research

In two new studies, researchers from across the country spearheaded by Duke University faculty have begun to design the framework on which to build the…

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UGA Team Finds Toxic Chemicals in Birds Near Superfund Site

SREL scientists and colleagues from UGA's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and the College of Veterinary Medicine published their findings…

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Tiny Organisms’ Journey: Marine Invasion of the Mediterranean

Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 many hundreds of marine animal and plant species from the Red Sea have invaded the eastern Mediterranean, leading…

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ATTO Inauguration: New Insights from the Amazon Rainforest

One hundred fifty kilometers northeast of Manaus in the middle of the densest Brazilian rain forest stands the Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory, ATTO. After…

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Superconductivity Breakthrough: No Resistance at Record Temps

For many solid-state physicists, superconductors that are suitable for use at room temperature are still a dream. Up until now, the only materials known to…

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Linking Molecules to Microbes: Unveiling Chemical Communication

Microbes are the oldest and most successful organisms on the planet, and they communicate and interact using chemistry as their language. While research of the…

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New AUV System Enhances Plankton Sampling Efficiency

Results were published online July 30, 2015 in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

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Zebrafish: Nature’s Blueprint for Amputated Fin Regeneration

Fish, in contrast to humans, have the fascinating ability to fully regenerate amputated organs. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a popular ornamental fish. When…

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Balancing Growth and Play: Insights from Behavioral Biology

Frolicking, wrestling, climbing, jumping – Playing is a lot of fun and promotes development but is also very strenuous. Behavioral biologists therefore suspect…

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NO2 Pollution Boosts Allergenicity in Ragweed Pollen

Together with the Research Unit Protein Science and the Institute for Environmental Medicine of Technische Universität München as well as the research…

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New Insights Into Programmed Cell Death Mechanism

When cells age or suffer damage, they are able to actively bring about their own pre-programmed death – a “suicide” process known as apoptosis. A…

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Singapore Scientists Uncover Metabolic Rejuvenation Factors

Scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered metabolic rejuvenation factors in eggs. This critical finding furthers our…

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