Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Insights: New Methods for Molecular Regeneration

Close collaboration between four laboratories at the BIMSB led by Stefan Kempa, Christoph Dieterich, Nikolaus Rajewsky and Wei Chen has led to the…

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Most of world's 'missing species' live in known hotspots

The study's findings suggest recent conservation efforts have been on target and should reduce uncertainty over global conservation priorities, its team of…

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A Flash of Insight: Chemist Uses Lasers to See Proteins at Work

Grewer, a biophysical chemist, studies glutamate transport proteins, miniscule components of our brains that move glutamate among cells. Glutamate, an…

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Biomarker MIA Detects Neurofibromas: Key Insights Revealed

The severity of symptoms can range from benign 'café au lait' patches on the skin, through small tumors under the skin and deep plexiform neurofibromas, to…

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Genetic Variant Linked to Liver Cancer in Hepatitis C Carriers

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, is the third leading cancer-related cause of death and the seventh most common form of…

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UBC 'megapixel' DNA replication technology promises faster, more precise diagnostics

The advance could improve a range of genetic diagnostics and screenings where precise measurement is crucial–including the early detection of cancer, prenatal…

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Researchers Uncover Key Protein Structure in DNA Transcription

The research adds an important link to discoveries that have enabled scientists to gain a deeper understanding of how cells translate genetic information into…

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Kelp Biofuels: Sustainable Energy from the Sea’s Resources

The use of kelp (Laminaria digitata) could provide an important alternative to terrestrial grown biofuels; however the suitability of its chemical composition…

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New Method Detects Zinc in Zebrafish for Future Research

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new way of detecting zinc in zebra fish, that could pave the way for furthering our…

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Specialized seeds can really float your boat

Scientists from the Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre have developed a new anti-fouling surface based on a seed from a species of palm tree. “These plants have…

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Frog feet could solve a sticky problem

“Tree frog feet may provide a design for self-cleaning sticky surfaces, which could be useful for a wide range of products especially in contaminating…

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Scientists discover that Hawai'i is not an evolutionary dead end for marine life

But where did this diversity of species come from? Hawai'i is famous for its adaptive radiations (the formation of many species with specialized lifestyles…

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Pigeons’ Remarkable Memory for Faces Revealed at Conference

Researchers, who will be presenting their work at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference in Glasgow on Sunday the 3rd of July, have shown that…

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Embracing superficial imperfections

Chemists normally work rigorously to exclude impurities from their reactions. This is especially true for scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments that…

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Stopping malignancy in its tracks

An unusual chemical compound isolated from a mud-dwelling fungus found in a soil sample collected in Daejeon, South Korea, could lead to a new family of…

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Insights into the story of the eye

Although it is well established that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have the capacity to develop into every adult cell type in the body, mysteries abound…

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