Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New Antibiotic Target Discovered in Bacteria’s Unique Mechanism

“Biodiversity is declining rapidly at reserves including Kahuzi Biega in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Xishuangbanna in southern China, and Northern Sierra…

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Texas A&M biologists prove ZOLOFT packs potential to fight fungal meningitis

The findings are the result of a two-year investigation by Xiaorong Lin, assistant professor of biology, and Matthew S. Sachs, professor of biology, involving…

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Piglets in Mazes: Insights into Human Cognitive Development

Rodney Johnson and his collaborators have developed an alternative model for studying infant brain development. “Assistant professor Ryan Dilger and I became…

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New gene therapy strategy boosts levels of deficient protein in Friedreich's ataxia

The method was used to achieve a 2- to 3-fold increase in production of a protein deficient in patients with Friedreich's ataxia, as described in an article…

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Exploring Contaminant Transport in Fungal Networks

However, these networks have surprising functions. Only a few years ago researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) discovered that…

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New Gene Discovery Enhances Bacteria’s Survival in Extremes

In the days following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, methane-eating bacteria bloomed in the Gulf of Mexico, feasting on the methane that gushed, along…

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New Role of β-Catenin Protein in Blood Stem Cell Generation

Researchers from IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) have deciphered the function executed by a protein called ¦Â-catenin in generating blood…

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Chemical Breakthrough Restores Vision in Blind Mice

A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and University of Washington in Seattle…

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Mediterranean Earthworm Thrives in Ireland Amid Climate Change

The findings by University College Dublin scientists published in the journal Biology Letters on 25 July 2012 suggest that rising soil temperatures due to…

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Hitting back at 'wiretapping' parasite

Plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, have now shown that they can make plants resistant to dodder by attacking the junctions where the…

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New Method Links Genes, Drugs, and Scientists Together

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new computational method that will make it easier for scientists to identify and prioritize…

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Mount Sinai Finds New Vaccine Target in Neutrophil Cells

White blood cells called neutrophils, which are the first line of defense against infection, play an unexpected role by boosting antibody production, according…

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How a Common Fungus Knows When to Attack

The fungus, known for causing yeast and other minor infections, also causes a sometimes-fatal infection known as candidemia in immunocompromised patients. An…

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Enhancing Drug Candidates: Solubility Solutions from UW-Madison

Many drug candidates fail because of low solubility or poor pharmacokinetic behavior. Ron Raines and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (USA)…

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New Antimicrobial Peptide Blocks HIV Infection at Multiple Points

Human defensins, aptly named antimicrobial peptides, are made in immune system cells and epithelial cells (such as skin cells and cells that line the gut). One…

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Neural Precursor Cells Trigger Cell Death in Brain Tumors

Now researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have deciphered the underlying…

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