A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii — which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune…
Microalgae are single-celled organisms that, like green plants, use photosynthesis to capture carbon dioxide and turn it into complex compounds, including oils…
Researchers have discovered that a genetically engineered Newcastle disease virus, which harms chickens but not humans, kills prostate cancer cells of all…
The latest scientific findings provide interesting information on the dietary patterns of the Neolithic Iceman and on the evolution of medically significant…
A neuron has a very distinctive form – a bush of dendrites that receive signals, an incredibly long axon, which is like a long tail, and “a little dot” between…
Patients with prostate cancer and hereditary mutations in the BRCA2 gene have a worse prognosis and lower survival rates than do the rest of the patients with…
Fuel cells are a highly promising means of producing electricity. However, the hydrogen they require is still largely obtained from coal, oil, or natural gas….
A reaction that is robust and easy to perform, it is widely employed to synthesize new pharmaceuticals, biological probes, new materials and other products….
“Our findings provide insight into severe bacterial infectious diseases, as well as some forms of cancer, in which the attachment of fat molecules to proteins…
A structural biologist at the Florida State University College of Medicine has made discoveries that could lead scientists a step closer to understanding how…
Researchers have uncovered the gene at the root of a human blood group that has remained a mystery for the past 60 years. They showed that a genetic deletion…
Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with severe childhood obesity. They also found an increased burden of rare structural variations in…
This technique enabled them to observe two concentration gradients going in opposing directions along the head-to-tail axis of the embryo, thus providing…
A total of more than 260,000 people were included in the study of the links between genes and obesity, which will be published in the latest issue of Nature…
The presentation was part of the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society. The…
Understanding the natural mechanisms turtles use to protect the heart and brain from oxygen deprivation may one day improve treatments for heart attacks or…
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