Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Scaffolding Protein Boosts Growth in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Previous studies have demonstrated the protein's importance in tumor invasion and spread of some lymphomas and many solid tumor types, including melanoma,…

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New Study Reveals Amino Acid Fingerprints in Genetics

In 2003, the Human Genome Project announced the successful decryption of this code, a tour de force that continues to supply a stream of insights relevant to…

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Calcium Waves: How Roots Communicate with Shoots

Gilroy and colleagues, in a March 24, 2014 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed what long had been suspected but long had…

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Guelph Researchers Uncover Hagfish Slime Protein Secrets

They've learned how the super-strong and mega-long protein threads secreted by the eel-like animals are organized at the cellular level. Their research was…

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Heidelberg Researchers Unveil Key to Protein Transport System

In their research on cellular protein transport, Heidelberg researchers have succeeded in characterising the structure and function of another important…

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Cancer Cells Eat Themselves: New Protein Signal Discovery

Under stress from chemotherapy or radiation, some cancer cells dodge death by consuming a bit of themselves, allowing them to essentially sleep through…

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New Drug Overcomes Cancer Therapy Resistance in Tests

The new therapeutic approach, which is currently being studied by numerous research groups, aims to destroy cancer cells by influencing cellular calcium…

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New Research on Gene Regulation in Evolution and Development

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has received EUR 900,000 for three years to investigate, jointly with the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), how…

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Moonwalker Flies Isolated: Breakthrough in High-Throughput Screening

The team of Barry Dickson, former scientific director of the IMP, managed to isolate “moonwalker flies” in a high-throughput screen. Screening a large…

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NIST's simple microfluidic devices now have valves

Traditionally, microfluidic devices—tiny gadgets with fluid-carrying channels used in medical diagnostics, DNA forensics and “lab-on-a-chip” chemical…

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Exploring Global Innovations in Cell Division Mechanics

In textbooks, the grand-finale of cell division is the tug-of-war fought inside dividing cells as duplicated pairs of chromosomes get dragged in opposite…

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Transforming Waste: Innovative Biofuel from Egg Odor

No one who has cracked open a rotten egg will forget its infernal stench. Biofuel plants, sewage treatment plants, and petroleum refineries can generate…

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How Sports Enhance Muscle and Nerve Fitness, Study Reveals

This link has been discovered by a research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. The group was also able to induce the same effect through…

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Novel Genetic Defects Linked to Oesophageal Cancer Discovered

A team of scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore and National University Cancer…

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IMB Welcomes Top Biologist to Explore Genes in Disease

With the vast amount of data generated in modern molecular biology research, powerful methods are needed to understand and make use of the results. For…

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Fruitfly Study Links Epilepsy Drug to Sleep Disruption Insights

The findings, published online in Molecular Psychiatry, were led by Amita Sehgal, PhD, head of the Chronobiology Program at the University of Pennsylvania's…

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