Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Cutting License: How Signaling Shapes Growth Factor Production

Researchers from German Leibniz Institute for Age Research and Harvard University, US, showed that the factor-precursor-producing cells themselves define if…

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Daily Changes in Human Cells: The Role of Fatty Acids

Fatty acids are important components of cell membranes. They have signalling functions within the cells and play a role in controlling metabolic processes in…

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Microbiota’s Role in Allergy Prevention: New Insights Unveiled

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Institut Pasteur in Paris have succeeded in explaining this…

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Spawning Frequency’s Impact on Coral Reef Species Networks

New research on tropical coral reef ecosystems showed that releasing larvae more often is beneficial for a species' network. The study on reproductive…

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How Flowers Use Scent and Nectar to Attract Pollinators

Some pollinators not only provide fertilization services for flowering plants, they also lay their eggs on the plants’ leaves after they have visited the…

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Singapore team's discovery of new genomic aberrations of gastric cancer could pave the way for precision medicine

Singapore scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), together with colleagues from the…

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How RNA Interference Works: Insights from Japanese Researchers

University of Tokyo and Kyoto University researchers have revealed the molecular mechanism of RNA interference (RNAi), the phenomenon by which the synthesis of…

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Sox9 Action Revealed: Key Mechanisms in Cartilage Formation

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have identified modes of Sox9 action during cartilage formation by analyzing big data on Sox9 location, chromatin state,…

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New Atomic Model of Biological Multi-Fuel Engine Unveiled

University of Tokyo researchers have constructed the atomic model structure of the protein complex that corresponds to the stator (stationary part of a motor…

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Measuring Aging in Young Adults: New Research Breakthrough

An international research team from the US, UK, Israel and New Zealand has found a way to measure the aging process in young adults  a much younger population…

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Lichens, Mosses, and Cyanobacteria: Hidden Greenhouse Gas Emitters

Inconspicuous creatures surprise with a property that is important for our climate: Lichens, mosses and cyanobacteria release large quantities of the…

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New Checkpoint Enzyme Ensures Flawless Cell Division

Each day, the cells of the human body divide billions of times; this also requires duplication of their genetic information. Errors in cell division can cause…

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Dolphin Brain Circuitry Revealed: Insights on Sound Sensing

Neuroscientists have for the first time mapped the sensory and motor systems in the brains of dolphins. Proceedings of the Royal Society B is publishing the…

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Killer Sea Snail Molecules Show Promise for Pain and Cancer

Researchers hope the new molecules will be promising leads for new drugs to treat pain and cancer.

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Woolly Mammoth Genome Analysis Uncovers Arctic Adaptations

The first comprehensive analysis of the woolly mammoth genome reveals extensive genetic changes that allowed mammoths to adapt to life in the arctic. Mammoth…

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A 'movie' of ultrafast rotating molecules at a hundred billion per second

Can you imagine how subnano-scale molecules make an ultrafast rotation at a hundred billion per second? Do the ultrafast rotating subnano-scale molecules show…

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