Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

FSU Chemist Develops Advanced Toxin Mousetrap Solution

Featured on the cover of the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), Sourav Saha's specialized work to strip electrons from the toxic…

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New Study Links Lphn3 Gene to Hyperactive Fish Larvae

Its scientific name is lphn3. In humans, this gene lies on chromosome 4 and codes the protein latrophilin 3, which may play a role as a synaptic protein and…

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Viruses Combat Pathogenic Bacteria to Enhance Water Supply

Infectious bacteria received a taste of their own medicine from University of Missouri researchers who used viruses to infect and kill colonies of Pseudomonas…

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New Genetic Insights Enhance Ovarian Cancer Treatment Strategies

A new discovery that sheds light on the genetic make up of ovarian cancer cells could explain why some women survive longer than others with this deadly…

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MDC Researchers Uncover B-Cell Lymphoma Development Insights

Now, Dr. Dinis Pedro Calado and Dr. Klaus Rajewsky of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) have identified subgroups of B cells in germinal centers in which the…

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Some deadly breast cancers share genetic features with ovarian tumors

The findings, published online Sept. 23 in Nature, suggest that most basal-like breast tumors and ovarian tumors have similar genetic origins and potentially…

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Cancer Research Inspires New Nylon Production Method

The finding, described in the Sept. 23, 2012, issue of the journal Nature Chemical Biology, arose from an intriguing notion that some of the genetic and…

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Mayo Researchers Unveil Genome Editing Toolkit for Zebrafish

For many researchers, zebrafish are becoming the model of choice for genetic studies. However, the inability to efficiently target genetic modifications has…

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Naked Mole-Rats Offer Insights Into Pain Relief Solutions

The study was published online this week on PLOS ONE.In the tightly crowded burrows of the African naked mole-rats' world, carbon dioxide builds up to levels…

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First-Ever Imaging of Cells on Spherical Surfaces Revealed

Shengyuan Yang, Florida Institute of Technology assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, with graduate student Sang Joo Lee, has published…

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Researchers Report Novel Approach for Single Molecule Electronic DNA Sequencing

Up to now, the major roadblock has been the cost and speed of obtaining highly accurate DNA sequences. While numerous advances have been made in the last 10…

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Key Immune Cell Linked to Lung Cancer Susceptibility

Now, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a key immune cell may play a role in lung cancer susceptibility. Working in…

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Corn Innovation: Enzyme Therapeutics for Rare Diseases

SFU biologist Allison Kermode and her team have been carrying out multidisciplinary research toward developing enzyme therapeutics for lysosomal storage…

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Research identifies protein that regulates key 'fate' decision in cortical progenitor cells

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved an important piece of one of neuroscience's outstanding puzzles: how…

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Understanding How Moving Cells Support Immune Response

At any given moment, millions of cells are on the move in the human body, typically on their way to aid in immune response, make repairs, or provide some other…

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The original Twitter? Tiny electronic tags monitor birds’ social networks

A new study led by a biologist at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews used the UW tags to see whether crows might learn to use tools from one another. The…

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