Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New Drug Targets: Uncovering Protein Pathways Against Superbugs

With this tool, Andrew J. Rader, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, has identified a mechanism for cooperative behavior within an entire molecule, a…

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Gearing-up for spring

The genes that regulate the process called photoperiodism—the seasonal responses induced in organisms by changing day length—have been found by researchers…

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Maintaining independence

As part of the immune response to foreign antigens, naïve T cells mature into different types of helper T cells. TH1 cells and TH17 cells, for example, secrete…

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"Catch-up" Growth Signals Revealed

The results, published in the Feb. 15 issue of the journal Development, could lead to better understanding of why babies who undergo catch-up growth are at…

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Stem Cell Marker Found to Regulate Synapse Formation

In a study published in the Jan. 30, 2011, advance online edition of Nature Neuroscience, Salk Institute of Biological Studies investigators led by Kuo-Fen…

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Antibiotic Tautomycetin Shows Promise in Cancer Treatment

The study determined that the compound, tautomycetin, targets an enzyme called SHP2, which plays an important role in cell activities such as proliferation and…

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New Research Unveils Evolution of Multidrug-Resistant Strep

The reason: the superb evolutionary skills of this pathogen to rapidly alter its genetic makeup. In a landmark paper published this week in Science, scientists…

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Researchers discover root cause of blood vessel damage in diabetes

Blood vessel problems are a common diabetes complication. Many of the nearly 26 million Americans with the disease face the prospect of amputations, heart…

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Bats Nourish Pitcher Plants: Nature’s Unique Partnership

In pitcher plants, some of the leaves have evolved into tube-shaped traps. Their smooth interior walls provide unsure footing for insects and other small…

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Aging Protein Linked to Breast Cancer Insights

A new study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researcher David Gius, M.D., Ph.D., now shows how a deficiency in this aging-associated protein may set the…

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Stem cells show promise in repairing a child's heart

Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD, surgeon in the Division of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery at Children's Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of surgery at…

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Exploring Universal Intelligence: Key Determining Factors

“The fetal inflammatory response appears to contribute to the onset of preterm labor, fetal injury and complications, underlying lifetime health challenges…

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Biomarkers for Poor Outcomes in Preemies Identified by Researchers

Ardythe Morrow, PhD, a researcher at the Cincinnati Children's Perinatal Institute, has identified a polymorphism – a variant in a particular DNA sequence – in…

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Unlocking Cow Rumen for Sustainable Biofuels Enzymes

The study, in the journal Science, tackles a major barrier to the development of more affordable and environmentally sustainable biofuels. Rather than relying…

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Fast Growth, Low Defense: Plants Facing Key Dilemma

The new findings are important for agricultural crops, as such crops usually have been bred for high yield which at the same time reduced their natural…

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Tiny Gold and Viral Particles: Unveiling DNA Connections

The research, done by scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Scripps Research Institute, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was…

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