Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Ring Finger Proportions Linked to Sex Hormones and Health

Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men's ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers — and why the reverse usually…

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Gene Variants Linked to PTSD Risk: Key Study Insights

Data in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggest that certain variants of a gene that helps regulate serotonin (a brain chemical related…

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Advancing Cultured Meat: Scientists Launch Action Plan

Many technology components are now coming into place in order to realize the concept of cultured meat. This includes a cell source that is possible to use,…

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Boosting Antibiotic Yields: A Novel Method Unveiled

It could also be valuable in helping to discover new compounds. With the ever-growing threat from antibiotic resistance, these tools will be very useful in…

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New Polymer Research Enhances Probiotics Industry Potential

The probiotic industry is worth £200 million a year in the UK. Probiotic foods contain live beneficial bacteria and may help maintain and improve gut health,…

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Missing Genes Linked to Activity Levels in Mice Study

The researchers made their unexpected finding while working with healthy, specially-bred mice, some of which had two genes in muscle essential for exercise…

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Decoding Fear: New Insights from Mouse Genetic Studies

With the help of genetic studies on mice, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry have discovered two opposing neuronal regulatory circuits for…

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Ultrasound Enhances Blood Stem Cell Transplant Success

For patients with blood cancer, a blood stem cell transplant is often the only treatment that can cure the disease. The quality of the transplanted blood stem…

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Decoding Fungal Genomes: Insights Into Mold Rot Infections

This research increases understanding of the ability of these fungi to infect numerous plants. Study of the genomes will eventually lead to new methods in an…

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New GATA2 Gene Defect Linked to Leukemia Risk Discovered

A new genetic defect that predisposes people to acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplasia has been discovered. The mutations were found in the GATA2 gene….

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Scientists announce human intestinal stem cell 'breakthrough' for regenerative medicine

This achievement, made by researchers of the Colorectal Cancer Lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and published in Nature…

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First Stem Cells From Endangered Species Created By Scripps

Starting with normal skin cells, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first stem cells from endangered species. Such cells could…

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Using electrons to observe the structure of unstable nuclei

Observing the structure of collapsing unstable atomic nuclei using electrons is an experimental goal that has not been achieved anywhere in the world. Masanori…

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Yale Researchers Uncover Secrets of Disappearing Bird Digit

Yale scientists now have a good handle on how these developmental changes are orchestrated in the embryo, but there is still one outstanding debate on birds:…

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World's smallest electric motor made from a single molecule

In research published online September 4 in Nature Nanotechnology, the Tufts team reports an electric motor that measures a mere 1 nanometer across,…

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Crowd-Sourcing Insights on E. Coli O104:H4 Outbreak

The unprecedented level of collaboration across the scientific community should give insight into how the outbreak arose, says a scientist at the Society for…

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