Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Göttingen Scientists Uncover New Cellular Transport Mechanism

An international team of scientists led by the University of Göttingen has discovered a new biological transport mechanism in cells. The researchers from the…

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One cell's meat is another cell's poison

The protein JAK2 is of special therapeutic significance: its inactivation is believed to destroy cancer cells. However, the effect of JAK2 inhibition on…

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New Tool Analyzes Family Genomes to Detect Disease Variations

In a study in Nature Biotechnology, the researchersdescribe cases in which pVAAST (the pedigree Variant Annotation, Analysis and Search Tool) identified…

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First 3D Model of Synapse Unveils Brain’s Hidden Structure

Synapses are the contacts between nerve cells that allow the flow of information that makes our brains work. However, the molecular architecture of these…

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Penn Study Uncovers Mechanism for Misfolded Protein Disposal

It's almost axiomatic that misfolded proteins compromise how cells normally function and cause debilitating human disease, but how these proteins are detected…

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Neural Transplant Cuts Absence Epilepsy Seizures in Mice

Absence epilepsy primarily affects children. These seizures differ from “clonic-tonic” seizures in that they don’t cause muscle spasms; rather, patients “zone…

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Butterfly 'eyespots' add detail to the story of evolution

After consideration, Aristotle decided that both the egg and the chicken had always existed. That was not the right answer. The new Oregon State University…

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Genetic Variant Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death and Protein Overproduction

A genetic variant linked to sudden cardiac death leads to protein overproduction in heart cells, Johns Hopkins scientists report. Unlike many known…

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A novel “Kabuto-like” nickel catalyst forms bioactive frameworks from low-cost phenol derivatives

Researchers at ITbM, Nagoya University developed a new nickel catalyst with a “Kabuto-like” structure that was found to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction…

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Bioelectrical Signals and Microbiome: Tumor Control Insights

Developmental biologists at Tufts University, using a tadpole model, have shown that bioelectrical signals from distant cells control the incidence of tumors…

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UCI Researchers Discover New Roles of Estrogen on Cell Surfaces

A discovery by UC Irvine endocrinologists about the importance of cell surface receptors for estrogen has the potential to change how researchers view the…

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Discover Unique Songbird Diversity in the Eastern Himalayas

The Eastern Himalayas are home to more than 360 different songbird species, most of which are to be found nowhere else on the planet.

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Preserving Wine Without Sulfites: A New Approach

A good glass of wine is a byword for quality of life – not just for connoisseurs. In order to avoid wine spoilage, wineries mostly add sulphur dioxide during…

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Ants’ Collective Foraging: Nature’s Food Optimization Strategy

An individual ant searching for food walks in random ways, biologists found. Yet the collective foraging behaviour of ants goes well beyond that, as a…

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New Discovery Enhances DNA Crosslink Repair Mechanism

UZH researchers have now discovered another piece in the puzzle for the removal of extremely dangerous DNA lesions. Faithful and efficient repair of so-called…

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The secret cargo of mosquitoes – Dirofilaria repens for the first time detected in Austria

The most recent research data from the Vetmeduni Vienna have shown, for the first time that the parasite has been imported to Austria and established here. In…

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