Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

These Cells Are Fishy, But That’s A Good Thing

The study, reported in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was headed by David Traver, an associate professor in UCSD’s…

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Twins: Key to Advancing Biometrics Research at Notre Dame

The event also has become an important site for field research by Kevin Bowyer and Patrick Flynn of the University of Notre Dame's Department of Computer…

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Aging Reduces Chromosome Cohesion, Impacts Reproduction

Using naturally aging mouse models, researchers showed that this basic fact of reproductive life is most likely caused by weakened chromosome cohesion. Older…

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New Gene Identified for Memory Formation in Drosophila

A team led by a Scripps Research Institute scientist has for the first time identified a new gene that is required for memory formation in Drosophila, the…

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Invisibility Cloak: Key to Bacterial Cooperation Explained

We and all other organisms must constantly grapple with bacteria. Whether for a necessary symbiosis or an infection, carbohydrate structures on cell surfaces…

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Unlocking Brain Secrets: The New Brain Atlas Innovation

Uncovering the secrets of the brain requires an intense network of collaborative research. Building on a tool that was co-developed in his laboratory and…

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Transforming Wastewater Into Essential Plant Nutrients

Plants cannot thrive without nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium, therefore farmers usually use organic and industrially manufactured mineral…

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UC Riverside Solves Cell Death Issue in Stem Cell Research

Human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells can generate any given cell type in the adult human body, which is why they are of interest to stem cell scientists working…

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New Gene Set Helps Identify Chemo Benefits After Surgery

“The findings give patients and their doctors a clearer map of the appropriate post-operative treatment route to follow. Not all patients benefit from…

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Multi-Resistant Skin Bacteria Spread in Hospitals

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are bacteria that belong to the protective bacterial flora on the skin and seldom cause infections in healthy…

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Tuatara Insights: What This New Zealand Reptile Reveals About Dentures

The tuatara is a lizard-like reptile that has iconic status in its homeland of New Zealand because its ancestors were widespread at the time of the dinosaurs….

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University of Utah Translates Brain Signals Into Words

In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using…

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Caltech scientists create new process to 'program' cancer cell death

In conventional chemotherapy treatments for cancer, patients are given drugs that target cell behaviors typical of—but not exclusive to—cancer cells. For…

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Cockroach brains could be rich stores of new antibiotics

Experts from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science have discovered powerful antibiotic properties in the brains of cockroaches and locusts which could…

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Blood Signatures: A New Approach to Diagnosing Infections

Dr. Aimee Zaas, presenting her work at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham describes how simply looking at an individuals blood…

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Crossing the line

A master gene that underpins the development of specific blood cell lineages has been identified by a research team led by Hiroshi Kawamoto at the RIKEN…

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