Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Four-Dimensional Imaging of Nanoscale Objects

Chemistry Nobel Laureate Ahmed H. Zewail and colleagues moved high-resolution images of vanishingly small nanoscale objects from three dimensions to four…

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Ozone Damage to Plants: Climate Change’s Growing Threat

“The increased risk of ozone damage to vegetation is mainly due to rising ozone concentrations and higher temperatures in the future,” says Jenny Klingberg at…

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Sea Urchins: Seeing with Their Whole Body Explained

Most animals react to light and have developed a very sophisticated way of seeing complex images so that they can function in their surroundings. Good examples…

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Public prefers limited informed consent process for biobanks

They may be linked to personal health information regarding the sample donor. People who are eligible to donate these samples and researchers who want to use…

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Scientists discover new molecular pathway involved in wound-healing and temperature sensation

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a surprising new molecular pathway in skin cells that is involved in wound-healing and sensory…

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Researchers discover novel gene and new pathomechanism for Joubert syndrome

An international team of researchers led by the human geneticist Dr. Hanno Bolz (Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Cologne) and Dr. Bernhard…

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Tiny Cell Patterns Reveal the Progression of Development and Disease

A team of researchers at Columbia Engineering School has developed a new technique to evaluate human stem cells using cell micropatterning — a simple but…

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Meta-Analysis Reveals Bacteria-Virus Infection Patterns

A meta-analysis of the interactions shows that the infection patterns exhibit a nested structure, with hard-to-infect bacteria infected by generalist viruses…

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Gene flow may help plants adapt to climate change

The findings have implications for conservation strategies, said Sharon Strauss, professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis and an author of the study.“In…

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The Smell of Danger

The mechanics of instinctive behavior are mysterious. Even something as simple as the question of how a mouse can use its powerful sense of smell to detect and…

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Mount Sinai researchers develop new gene therapy for heart failure

Patients receiving a high dose of the therapy, called SERCA2a, experienced substantial clinical benefit and significantly reduced cardiovascular…

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Beyond Darwin: Evolving new functions

At a recent Kavli Futures Symposium, 19 experts from a diverse range of fields discussed the promise of using the lab to understand and exploit the evolution…

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A happy life is a long one for orangutans

Dr. Alexander Weiss and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Arizona, who are presenting their paper published in Royal Society…

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UCLA Scientists Uncover New Airway Stem Cell Discovery

The airways protect the body by producing and clearing mucus from the airways. The mucus is largely produced by specialized mucus glands in the airway and the…

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How Female Mate Choice Boosts Offspring Fitness in Herbs

In many organisms females directly or indirectly select mates (or sperm) and potentially influence the fitness of their offspring. Mate choice and sexual…

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Cold-Tolerant Oats: Autumn Sowing Innovation in Sweden

The health benefits of oats are well documented in the scientific literature and oat is one of the few crops that has a health claim both in the US and in EU….

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