Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

First French Bulldog Sex Reversal Case Found in Spain

Genetic alteration of the reproductive system or sexual reversal “has been described in many species, such as goats, pigs, horses and even human beings”,…

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UCSB scientists get glimpse of how the 'code' of life may have emerged

Annia Rodriguez worked with John Perona, professor in UCSB's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to decipher intramolecular communication within a large…

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Zebrafish Stripes: A Key to Potential Treatments Uncovered

Looking at the dark stripes on the tiny zebrafish you might not expect that they hold a potentially important clue for discovering a treatment for the deadly…

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UC Research Unveils Novel Sensor with Enhanced Detection Selectivity

The sensor is unusual in that most sensors only have one or two modes of selectivity, while this sensor has three. In practical terms, that means the UC sensor…

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Molecular muscle: Small parts of a big protein play key roles in building tissues

We all know the adage: A little bit of a good thing can go a long way. Now researchers in London are reporting that might also be true for a large protein…

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New Light Technique Predicts Molecular Crystal Structures

The research by Timothy Korter, associate professor of chemistry in SU's College of Arts and Sciences, was the cover article of the March 14 issue of Physical…

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Neutron analysis yields insight into bacteria for solar energy

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used small-angle neutron scattering to analyze…

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U of M Researchers Innovate Renewable Petroleum Technology

Graduate student Janice Frias, who earned her doctorate in January, made the critical step by figuring out how to use a protein to transform fatty acids…

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'Junk food' moms have 'junk food' babies

A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.faseb.org) suggests that pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have…

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New Insights from DNA Trauma: What We’ve Learned Since 2012

Tel Aviv — When the Human Genome Project ended a decade ago, scientists thought that they'd closed the lid on all that's to be known about our genes. But what…

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Italian Language Learning: Infants Grasp Grammar Early

Infants are able to learn grammatical regularities in a novel language surprisingly early and at a remarkable speed. In a study at the Max Planck Institute for…

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Scientists Crack Molecular Code Regulating Neuronal Excitability

Nowhere is that more critical to know than in the brain, where interactions governing channel protein activity can alter an organism's behavior. A team of…

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Beetle Explorers Name New Species for Roosevelt

A new species of a rugged darkling beetle that thrives in an arid region of the Chihuahuan Desert is being named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt on the 100th…

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New Drug Targets Discovered in Liver Cancer Cells

In the journal Hepatology, Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., Harrison Endowed Scholar in Cancer Research at VCU Massey Cancer Center, a Blick scholar and…

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Tugging of extracellular matrix creates “come hither” stimulus for cancer migration

Karen A. Beningo, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in WSU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and resident of Plymouth, Mich., has found that the…

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Spinal Cord: New Insights on Its Role in Information Processing

“Basic physiology books describe the spinal cord as a relay system, but it’s part of the central nervous system and processes information just like parts of…

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