Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

European Young Investigators Win E-Rare Project for Usher Syndrome

Based on a ranking list that was established by the EU Scientific Evaluation Committee, the E-Rare funding bodies recommended the European young investigators…

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Penn Team Uncovers Evolution of Bitter Taste Sensitivity

A new study by University of Pennsylvania scientists provides new evidence underlining the significance of bitter taste perception. Their work suggests that a…

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Bacteria Enable Animals to Send Quick, Detailed Messages

In the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a Michigan State University researcher shows that the detailed scent posts of…

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Body Clock’s Role in Morning Cardiovascular Events Uncovered

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in both men and women, and most adverse cardiovascular events tend to happen in the morning. In new…

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New Signal Boosts Survival of Growing Brain Cells

A specialized type of brain cell that tamps down stem cell activity ironically, perhaps, encourages the survival of the stem cells' progeny, Johns Hopkins…

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Microorganisms Transform Methane Hydrates Into Energy Source

Called methane hydrates, these crystals are a potential energy source, but they are also a potential source of global warming if massive amounts of methane…

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Changing the conversation — polymers disrupt bacterial communication

The findings, published in the journal Nature Chemistry, could further our knowledge on how better to control and exploit bacteria in the future and will have…

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Genetic Research Uncovers New Pathway to Heart Attacks

Starting with a severely affected family, a research research team led by Jeanette Erdmann, Christian Hengstenberg and Heribert Schunkert (Institut für…

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Unlocking Junk DNA: New Insights into RNA-Binding Proteins

“We uncovered a novel mechanism that allows proteins that direct pre-mRNA splicing – RNA-binding proteins – to induce a regulatory effect from greater…

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Nanotrain Network: Self-Building Tracks for Cargo Transport

The system can construct its own network of tracks spanning tens of micrometres in length, transport cargo across the network and even dismantle the tracks.The…

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Cause of genetic disorder found in 'dark matter' of DNA

For the first time, scientists have used new technology which analyses the whole genome to find the cause of a genetic disease in what was previously referred…

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Study Reveals Coding Variants’ Limited Role in Psoriasis Risk

Coding variants in immune disease-related genes play only a small part in the overall genetic risk for psoriasis, according to a new study led by Anhui Medical…

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Single-Cell Genome Sequencing Breakthrough at UC San Diego

Researchers led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have generated the most complete genome sequences from single E. coli cells and…

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MSU team overcomes challenges, proves that microbes swim to hydrogen gas

Montana State University researchers have now overcome those challenges, allowing them to verify it for the first time, said Matthew Fields, an associate…

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Tricking algae's biological clock boosts production of drugs, biofuels

That is the conclusion of a “proof of concept” experiment described in the Dec. 2 issue of the journal Current Biology. The study found that when the…

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Bacterial Toxin’s Role in Gastrointestinal Infections Revealed

Every year gastro-intestinal diseases have lethal consequences for more than five million individuals. Researchers from Braunschweig have now discovered what…

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