Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

George Mason Team Discovers Key Factor in HIV Infection

A George Mason University researcher team has revealed the specific process by which the HIV virus infects healthy T cells—a process previously unknown. The…

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The pancreas as we’ve never seen it before

With the aid of this imaging technology, they have now described aspects of how the pancreas develops during embryonic development and how the so-called islets…

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Engineers Unveil Nanoscale Balancing Act in Living Systems

The same type of forces are at work bringing the building blocks of viruses together, and the inorganic supercluster structures in this research are in many…

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Dinosaurs Could Hear Birds Sing, Study Reveals New Insights

Falcons are not birds of prey – at least phylogenetically – but are close relatives of parrots and passerine birds. The mutual ancestor of parrots and…

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New Cytokine Shields Mice From Colitis: Key Findings Unveiled

The aberrant immune response found in IBD is prompted by different cytokines – small signaling proteins secreted by various cells, including immune cells –…

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Scripps Research Uncovers Key Pathway for Mitochondrial Repair

In a joint research effort with researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and with help from scientists at The University of Pennsylvania, The…

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New Insights into Neurons from UCSF Research Findings

According to the scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) who conducted the research, the discovery doesn’t change the players involved…

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New Methods for Predicting Chemical Safety in the Environment

Baylor University environmental researchers have proposed in a new study a different approach to predict the environmental safety of chemicals by using data…

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Newly Discovered Proteins Boost Salmonella Virulence

It's a fascinating discovery made at Ohio State University, which is featured in the Aug. 14 issue of Nature Chemical Biology. This discovery shows how…

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Exploring Millipede Puberty: Legs to Gonopods Unveiled

Millipede puberty is a radical affair. The change in function from leg to gonopod can occur within a couple of moults, during which the millipede typically…

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Sweet insight: Discovery could speed drug development

In a similar manner, sugars attached to drugs can enhance, change or neutralize their effects, says Jon Thorson, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the…

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New Building Blocks Simplify Complex Molecule Synthesis

Led by chemistry professor Martin Burke, the team published its research on the cover of the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie.Burke’s group is known for…

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Ancient Whale Skulls and Directional Hearing: a Twisted Tale

Asymmetric skulls are a well-known characteristic of the modern whale group known as odontocetes (toothed whales). These whales also have highly modified nasal…

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"Open Wide" for New Stem Cell Potential

While highly potent embryonic stem cells are often the subject of ethical and safety controversy, adult-derived stem cells have other problems. As we age, our…

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Scripps Researchers Identify Cause of Stress-Related DNA Damage

Working closely with a team of researchers from Duke University, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have helped identify a…

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Genetic Markers Reveal Mislabeled Chilean Sea Bass Sales

The research by Marko, Holly Nance and Kimberly Guynn is reported in the Aug. 23 edition of Current Biology (Marko et al.: “Genetic detection of mislabeled…

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