Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Diabetes drug modulates cholesterol levels

The DZD-researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and German Diabetes Center Düsseldorf analyzed more than 1.800 blood samples of participants, who joined the…

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Water striders' jumping on water — understood and imitated after careful observations

The Korean-Polish team of biologists, Piotr Jablonski, Sang-Im Lee and Jae Hak Son from the Laboratory of Behavioral Ecology and Evolution (Jablonski, Lee and…

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Boroles get a stability boost

Boroles are boron containing molecules that have great electron-accepting ability. This makes them excellently suited for materials that could bring further…

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Enzyme Mechanism Revealed: Insights for Drug Production

A research group at the University of Tokyo has demonstrated the mechanism by which an enzyme used in industrial production of an important drug for type-2…

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Death’s Head Hawkmoths: Unveiling Nature’s Unique Designs

Their arrival used to be perceived as a bad omen: Because of their scull-like markings on their backs the Death's head hawkmoths (Acherontia atropos) were…

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New Imaging Technique Reveals Secrets of Hormone Receptors

Many hormones and neurotransmitters work by binding to receptors on a cell's exterior surface. This activates receptors causing them to twist, turn and spark…

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Mastering T Follicular Helper Cells for Strong Immunity

Follicular helper Tcells (TFH cells), a rare type of immune cell that is essential for inducing a strong and lasting antibody response to viruses and other…

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Macromolecular Shredder for RNA Discovered in Cell Nucleus

Scientists of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) in Martinsried have now shown how the nuclear compartment of the cell uses a specific version of…

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New Insights on Platelets and Stroke Prevention Strategies

A stroke typically develops as follows: A blood vessel supplying the brain with vital oxygen and nutrients is blocked by a blood clot, resulting in nerve cell…

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Molecular Spies to Fight Cancer – Procedure for improving tumor diagnosis successfully tested

The human immune system forms antibodies that protect the body from pathogens. Antibodies can also, however, be produced in a laboratory to precisely bind to…

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RNA-Binding Protein RC3H1/ROQUIN’s Role in Inflammation

RC3H1/ROQUIN has already been described in previous studies as an RNA-binding protein that influences the stability of various mRNAs. Until now, however, it…

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Ultrafast DNA Diagnostics Powered by Light-Based Heating

This turbocharged thermal cycling, described in a paper to be published Friday, July 31, in the journal Light: Science & Application, greatly expands the…

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Mastering T Follicular Helper Cells for Strong Immunity

Follicular helper Tcells (TFH cells), a rare type of immune cell that is essential for inducing a strong and lasting antibody response to viruses and other…

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Gotcha! Microbial “methane eaters” use gas bubbles to rise from the seafloor into the water column

To improve our knowledge on the role microorganisms play in the process of regulating methane in the sea, scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea…

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Climate Change’s Impact on Antarctic Fish: New Study Insights

Scientists at University of California Davis and San Francisco State University have discovered that the combination of elevated levels of carbon dioxide and…

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High-Performance Single-Molecule Diode Breakthrough

A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab and Columbia University has passed a major milestone in molecular electronics with the creation of the world's…

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