Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Biologists discover an 'evening' protein complex that regulates plant growth

In this week's early online publication of the journal Nature, biologists at the University of California, San Diego report their discovery of a protein…

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Atomic Structure of Sodium Channel Revealed by UW Scientists

Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle have determined the atomic architecture of a sodium channel. The achievement opens new possibilities…

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Enzyme Insights: How They Regulate Energy Metabolism

An international research team led by Professor Clemens Steegborn, University of Bayreuth, currently detected a system of biochemical signals and processes…

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Laser Light Creates Synthetic Tissue for Regenerative Medicine

So that tissue can be produced to replicate the body’s natural tissue, knowledge of the interaction between cells in a three-dimensional framework and the…

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Fungicide Resistance: Challenges for Apple Growers Ahead

Janna Beckerman, an associate professor of botany and plant pathology, said that extensive, long-term use of four popular fungicides has led to resistances in…

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New Drug Discoveries for Brain Diseases Explored in Podcast

Chronicled in a new episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning “Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions” podcast series, now online, it involved…

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Supramolecules: A New Era for Catalysis and Innovation

What looks like a spongy ball wrapped in strands of yarn — but a lot smaller — could be key to unlocking better methods for catalysis, artificial…

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Purdue Biologists Uncover New Enzyme in Legionella Infection

Zhao-Qing Luo, the associate professor of biological sciences who led the study, said the team discovered a new enzyme used by the bacterium Legionella…

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Unlocking Cortical Cell Activity: New Insights Revealed

Visual and tactile objects in our surroundings are translated into a perception by complex interactions of neurons in the cortex. The principles underlying…

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Last dinosaur before mass extinction discovered

Researchers from Yale University discovered the fossilized horn of a ceratopsian – likely a Triceratops, which are common to the area – in the Hell Creek…

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Switching From Corn to Grass: Boosting Ethanol and Cutting Emissions

The study used a computer model of plant growth and soil chemistry to compare the ecological effects of growing corn (Zea mays L.); miscanthus (Miscanthus x…

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Scientists Discover How Best to Excite Brain Cells

How on earth are busy nerve cells supposed to pick out and respond to relevant signals amidst all that information overload?Somehow neurons do manage to…

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Exercise’s Impact on Gut Hormones: SSIB Annual Meeting Insights

Research to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all…

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Key Role of MicroRNAs in Melanoma Metastasis Uncovered

Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, identified for the first time the key role specific…

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Multiple 'siblings' from every gene: Alternate gene reading leads to alternate gene products

A genome-wide survey by researchers at The Wistar Institute shows how our cells create alternate versions of mRNA transcripts by altering how they “read” DNA….

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New Energy Sources from University of Kentucky Research

Tom Niehaus, completing his doctorate in the Chappell laboratory; Shigeru Okada, a sabbatical professor from the aquatic biosciences department at the…

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