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Algae from Clogged Waterways: New Biofuels and Fertilizer Solutions

A multi-pronged nutrient bio-remediation system is the goal of a team of scientists who will present their research at the 249th National Meeting & Exposition…

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MDC Researchers Enhance Precision of Genome Editing Tool

“What we used to do in years, we can now achieve in months,” said gene researcher and immunologist Klaus Rajewsky, indicating the power of this new…

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Brain Tumor Cells Decimated by Mitochondrial "Smart Bomb"

As reported on the cover of the April 2015 ChemMedChem (early online), Houston Methodist Kenneth R. Peak Brain & Pituitary Tumor Center Director David S….

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Study Reveals Chemical Tagging for Future MicroRNA Processing

Just as two DNA strands naturally arrange themselves into a helix, DNA's molecular cousin RNA can form hairpin-like loops. But unlike DNA, which has a single…

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From leaf to root – messenger RNAs are long-distance travellers

Plants take up water and salts from the soil and they produce sugars via photosynthesis. These nutrients need to be transported to growing tissues adjacent to…

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Exploring Archaea: Unique Life Forms of the Deep Sea

Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like microorganisms. Archaea go to great lengths…

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Leishmania Parasite: Outsmarting Immunity with Dead Rivals

The human body has a highly efficient immune system, which recognises bacteria, viruses or parasites that enter the organism as “non-self” and kills them….

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Driving Tumor Cells to Death in B-ALL Innovation

B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, or B-ALLis the most common tumour disease in children and also occurs in adults. It develops when signalling pathways in…

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Stress Granules: New Insights on Cancer Metastasis

When cells are under duress, they curtail almost all protein synthesis and stash their mRNAs in stress granules. These structures help healthy cells, but they…

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Harvard Team Innovates Microfluidic Design for Tiny Molecule Capture

Employing an ingenious microfluidic design that combines chemical and mechanical properties, a team of Harvard scientists has demonstrated a new way of…

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Danish researchers' breakthrough identification of important protein

For the first time, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have managed to develop a secure way of measuring the protein apo-M in our blood. The protein…

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New Science of Weed: Insights from ACS Meeting 2023

ACS, the world's largest scientific society, is holding the meeting here through Thursday. It features nearly 11,000 presentations on a wide range of science…

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Sewage — yes, poop — could be a source of valuable metals and critical elements

A talk about their recent work will be one of nearly 11,000 presentations here at the 249th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society…

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Low-Calorie Rice Aims to Combat Rising Obesity Rates

The presentation will take place here at the 249th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific…

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Unlocking Seed Nutrition: Biochemical Pathways Revealed

New work from a team led by Carnegie's Wolf Frommer identifies biochemical pathways necessary for stocking the seed's food supplies. These findings could be…

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Squid enrich their DNA 'blueprint' through prolific RNA editing

One insight into this question has also turned out to be surprising. Contrary to the classical “central dogma” of molecular biology, genetic information does…

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