Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Proteomics: Insights from the EU PROSPECTS Project

The large EU project PROSPECTS is a collaborative research effort of leading European scientists in the Proteomics field. PROSPECTS now presents a number of…

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Unlocking Genetic Insights: New Simulation by German Scientists

Thus, large portions of the genetic material are inaccessible to the gene reading machinery. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have now simulated…

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Innovative Protein Imaging Method Enhances Disease Research

Mapping the structure of proteins and the work they do in cells could be the key to cures for everything from cancer to malaria. Last year Richard Neutze,…

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Stem Cells Successfully Cultivated on Human Corneas

Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have for the first time successfully cultivated stem cells on human corneas,…

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Molecule Cdk1 Boosts Mammalian Egg Maturation for IVF Success

Now researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified a molecule called Cdk1 that has an important function for mammalian egg maturation. In…

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Insights into side effects of thalidomide using magnetic nanoparticles

Hiroshi Hanada describes his research on magnetic particles for biomedicine in a video interview in the latest Feb 2012 issue of Tokyo Tech’s on line…

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Microneedle Vaccine Patch Enhances Flu Protection Through Skin Cells

A new, detailed analysis of the early immune responses by the Emory and Georgia Tech research team helps explain why the skin is such fertile ground for…

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Balancing Risks and Benefits of New H5N1 Virus Research

In a pair of commentaries, researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and the University of Michigan argue their different views of how to…

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Building a beetle antifreeze

Animals and plants have evolved all sorts of chemical tricks that allow them to colonize extreme environments. For species that call Antarctica or the Arctic…

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Magnetic Nanoprobes Reveal Thalidomide Side Effects Insights

The discovery opens up possibilities for the development of alternative and safer drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma and leprosy.Hiroshi Hanada…

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Israeli Universities Launch Center for Organ Repair Innovation

The research will bring together Hebrew University of Jerusalem developmental biologist Dr. Uri Gat, Bar-Ilan University coral researcher Dr. Oren Levy, and…

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Mayo Researchers Provide Atomic View of a Histone Chaperone

Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, they have determined the 3-D structure and interactions of the histone chaperone…

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Molecule's Role in Cancer Suggests New Combination Therapy

The study, published online in the journal PLoS One on Feb. 29, suggests that two common cancer-fighting strategies may have “tremendous synergy” if used in…

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New Research Enhances Effectiveness of Chemotherapy Drugs

Although many cancer drugs have already been in use for decades, their mode of action is still unknown. The new research results now challenge a mechanism of…

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X-Rays Uncover Soil Bacteria’s Surprising Chemical Processes

Researchers working at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have used powerful X-rays to help decipher how certain…

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New Model Reveals How Hosts Survive Parasite Attacks

In nature, how do host species survive parasite attacks? This has not been well understood, until now. A new mathematical model shows that when a host and its…

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