Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

UNC researchers discover how hepatitis C virus reprograms human liver cells

Researchers at the University of North have discovered how hepatitis C binds with and repurposes a basic component of cellular metabolism known as a microRNA…

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Targeting Protein May Slow Cancer Cell Migration

A motor protein that transports cargo within the cell, km23-1 is also involved in the movement or migration of cells. Migration is necessary for cancer to…

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One-Time Flu Vaccine Breakthrough by Georgia State Researcher

Associate Professor Sang-Moo Kang and his collaborators have found a way to make the one-time vaccine by using recombinant genetic engineering technology that…

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New Antimony Microelectrodes Enhance pH Measurements in Electrochemistry

Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences developed a method for producing antimony microelectrodes that allow for…

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Nanomedicine Boosts Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Unfortunately, the administration dose of anthracyclines is limited by their cardiotoxicity and the development of drug-resistance of tumors. In addition, the…

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New Study Links Enzyme PRSS3 to Prostate Cancer Risk

Their study, published in the Dec. 18 online edition of Molecular Cancer Research, is the first to link the enzyme PRSS3 to prostate cancer. “This molecule is…

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New Stable Anti-Aromatic Compound Discovered at UT

By synthesizing a stable “antiaromatic” compound, as well as a never before seen intermediate version of that compound, chemists at The University of Texas at…

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RIT Scientists Decode Bacterial Strains in Grapevines and Sugarcane

Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology have published the whole genome sequence of bacteria associated with Jamaican sugarcane and Riesling grapevines…

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Breakwater-Inspired Electrodes Boost Energy Efficiency

Be it a battery or a fuel cell, efficient electrodes are the be-all and end-all of every electrochemical cell. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team of…

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Dust Plumes Drive Microbial Migrations Across Continents

“We detected thousands of unique microbial species, many of which seem particularly well-suited for atmospheric transport,” says first author David J. Smith, a…

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Unlocking Genomic Data: A New Model for Understanding Cells

Turning vast amounts of genomic data into meaningful information about the cell is the great challenge of bioinformatics, with major implications for human…

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DIY Viruses: Exploring Self-Assembly in Viral Capsids

The capsid enveloping a virus is essential for protection and propagation of the viral genome. Many viruses have evolved a self-assembly method which is so…

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Gonads: Linking Reproduction and Lifespan in Animals

The gonad is well known to be important for reproduction but also affects animal life span. Removal of germ cells – the sperm and egg producing cells –…

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Ordinary heart cells become 'biological pacemakers' with injection of a single gene

The advance will be published in the Jan 8 issue of Nature Biotechnology and also will be available today on the journal's website. “Although we and others…

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New Technique Enhances Safety of Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapies

Immunotherapies — which make use of patients' own immune cells that have been augmented in the laboratory — have shown some early success in the treatment of…

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Innovative Lure Enhances Diatom Reproduction Techniques

Diatoms (unicellular photosynthetic organisms) reproduce through asexual cell division alternating with short periods of sexual reproduction. A German and…

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