Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Proteins at DNA’s End: New Insights into Cancer Research

Led by bioengineering professor Sua Myong, the research group’s findings are published in the journal Structure. Myong’s group focused on understanding the…

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Bundling Expertise: Advancing Infection Research Together

Two leaders in the field of infection research are planning on bundling their expertise in the future. Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection…

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Molecular knock-out alleviates Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice

Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified an enzyme as a…

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EMBO and Taiwan’s National Science Council Team Up for Science

The agreement will allow Taiwanese scientists to participate in EMBO training programmes and activities. It also means that EMBO Courses & Workshops can take…

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Immune System Regulator May Shield Brain From Stroke Effects

“We set out to find a small molecule with very specific effects in the brain, one that could be the target of a future stroke treatment,” says Valina Dawson,…

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Increasing Drought Stress Predicted to Challenge Vulnerable Hydraulic System of Plants

A recent paper co-authored by George Washington University Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Amy Zanne finds that those systems in plants around the…

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Transforming Soft Rot into Solutions: Imaging Mass Spectrometry Insights

Soft rot diseases cause a great deal of damage in agriculture, and turn fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms to mush. By using imaging mass spectrometry together…

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Fluorescent Mice Enhance Understanding of Cell Proliferation

A newly-engineered strain of mice whose dividing cells express a fluorescent protein could open the door to new methods of regulating cell proliferation in…

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'Fountain of youth' technique rejuvenates aging stem cells

A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks. The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like…

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Scientists Find Ancient Microbes in Salty, Ice-Sealed Antarctic Lake

The finding, described in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is surprising because previous studies indicate that the…

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Key Protein Found Essential for Male Sex Organ Development

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz have identified a protein essential for initiating the development of male sex organs. Loss of…

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Researchers find chemical 'switches' for neurodegenerative diseases

By using a model, researchers at the University of Montreal have identified and “switched off” a chemical chain that causes neurodegenerative diseases such as…

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Gene Linked to Tumor Disorder Increases Breast Cancer Risk

New Johns Hopkins research showing a more than four-fold increase in the incidence of breast cancer in women with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) adds to growing…

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IU-led team uncovers process for chameleon-like changes in world's most abundant phytoplankton

An international team of biologists led by Indiana University's David M. Kehoe has identified both the enzyme and molecular mechanism critical for controlling…

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New Hermit Crab Species Discovered by American Biologist

Areopaguristes tudgei. That's the name of a new species of hermit crab recently discovered on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize by Christopher Tudge, a…

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Decoded Genome Reveals Disease Resistance in Watermelons

The researchers discovered that a large portion of disease resistance genes were lost in the domestication of watermelon. With the high-quality watermelon…

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