Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Uncover Neuron Skeletons’ Dance Moves

Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have uncovered how a structural component inside neurons performs two coordinated dance moves when the…

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Heart-Healthy Cookies: Delicious Treats Without Bad Fats

Years of research has proven that saturated and trans fats clog arteries, make it tough for the heart to pump and are not valuable components of any diet….

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Molecular Machines: How Do They Move Across Surfaces?

Molecular machines can be found everywhere in nature, for example, transporting proteins through cells and aiding metabolism. To develop artificial molecular…

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WSU Researchers Uncover Brain’s Sleep-Wake Switch Mechanism

Washington State University researchers have discovered the mechanism by which the brain switches from a wakeful to a sleeping state. The finding clears the…

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Welsh scientists 'clone' human virus

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a major infectious cause of congenital malformations worldwide. The virus is also known to cause life-threatening disease in…

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Female Marine Snails Use Mucus to Attract Mates

The females of most species of snail excrete a substance in their mucous trails that enables males to find them more easily, since they can distinguish between…

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Unlocking Evolution: Structure, Context, and Systems in Organisms

Grasping the Key to the Evolution of Living OrganismsSearching for “Structure,” “Context,” and “Systems”Kiyohiko IkedaProfessor of School of International…

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Scientists Identify Genes Linked to Arsenic in Food

Scientists at the University of Skövde have analyzed databases with genetic information and identified two genes that may play a major role in the aggregation…

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A signal change for antifungal agents

In vivo imaging reveals the binding sites of theonellamide (TNM), a novel antifungal agent. The upper panels show a differential interference contrast…

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Releasing the brakes

Actin-based protein filaments participate in biological activities ranging from cell migration to muscle contraction. These filaments can be highly dynamic,…

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Stable Red Dyes: Enhancing Absorption and Fluorescence Emission

Stable dyes with sharp absorption and fluorescence emission bands in the red or NIR region of the spectrum, combined with high molar absorption coefficients…

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Hope for Heart Attack Patients: New Breakthrough in Drug Trial

Dr Robert Storey, Reader at the University of Sheffield and Consultant Cardiologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, was the UK lead for international trials…

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Small synaptic impulses are the key to rapid non-linear information processing in the brain

A novel theoretical framework for mathematically modeling nerve cells has illuminated for the first time how small synaptic impulses enable non-linear…

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Nanoparticles Enhance Conservation of Mayan Wall Paintings

The conservation of Mayan wall paintings at the archaeological site of Calakmul (Mexico) will be one on the subjects touched upon by Piero Baglioni (based at…

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Building Sustainable Baltic Marine Resource Networks

19 partners from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden will build up a regional network for cross border cooperation and…

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Flying Fish: Gliding Like Birds for Over 40 Seconds

Flying fish can remain airborne for over 40s, covering distances of up to 400m at speeds of 70km/h. Haecheon Choi, a mechanical engineer from Seoul National…

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