Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

NIH investigators find link between DNA damage and immune response

The study, performed by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, is…

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Novel Nanowires Enhance Fuel Cell Efficiency and Endurance

But one reason fuel cells aren't already more widespread is their lack of endurance. Over time, the catalysts used even in today's state-of-the-art fuels cells…

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Micro-RNA Disrupts Insulin Function in Obesity Research

According to scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research in Cologne and the Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in…

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Bacteria vs. Viruses: How Microbes Evolve Immunity

It is true; also microbes get infected by viruses. Consequently, they have evolved immunity mechanisms to fend off attacks by the enemy. In bacteria and…

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Missouri Botanical Garden Discovers New Plant Genus Yasunia

The Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) has played a significant role in identifying a new genus, Yasunia, with two confirmed species from Ecuador and Peru, Y….

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Declining Rainfall Impacts Migrating Birds, Study Finds

Researchers have focused on how warming trends in temperate breeding areas disrupt the sensitive ecology of migratory birds. This new research shows that…

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New Hepatitis C Drug Boceprevir Offers Hope for Treatment

The drug boceprevir helps cure hard-to-treat hepatitis C, says Saint Louis University investigator Bruce R. Bacon, M.D., author of the March 31 New England…

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Whole-Cell Simulations: A Breakthrough in Biological Research

The new “in silico cells” are the result of a collaboration between experimental scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biology in Germany and theoretical…

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Key Plant Traits Yield More Sugar for Biofuels

Led by Charles Wyman of the Bourns College of Engineering’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology at the University of California, Riverside, a…

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Chemists' Biosensor May Improve Food, Water Safety and Cancer Detection

Lateef Syed, doctoral student in chemistry, Hyderabad, India, is developing the biosensor with Jun Li, associate professor of chemistry. Their research focuses…

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Two Pathways in the Cell Interact to Spur Tumor Growth

The researchers describe how the two pathways interact to produce their combined effect in a study in the journal Genes and Development that is available…

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Unlocking History: West Runton Elephant’s Collagen Breakthrough

Using an ultra-high resolution mass spectrometer, bio-archaeologists were able to produce a near complete collagen sequence for the West Runton Elephant, a…

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URI Scientist Uncovers 54 Beneficial Compounds in Maple Syrup

University of Rhode Island researcher Navindra Seeram has discovered 34 new beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup and confirmed that 20 compounds discovered…

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First video of ‘remasticating’ proboscis monkeys

For Marcus Clauss, co-author of this Japanese study, these observations were sensational. He has been researching herbivores with a foregut-fermenting…

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New Enzyme Found Essential for Healthy Lung Development

Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have provided the first evidence that Eya1 protein phosphatase is a crucial…

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New 'nanodrug' breaks down barriers to attack breast cancer cells from the inside out

Throwing stones at castle walls is one way to attack an enemy, but sneaking inside makes the target much more vulnerable.Researchers at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine…

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