Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Chemists grow crystals with a twist — and untwist

Their work, which appears in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, may explain some of the properties of high-polymers, which are…

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Protective Brain Hypothesis: Larger Brains Linked to Longevity

The results, which are published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, reveal that “species which have developed large brains live for longer than those with…

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New Discovery Offers Hope for Incurable Blood Cancer Treatment

Using large cohorts of myeloma patients the researchers have identified a profile of genes that are silenced by epigenetic mechanisms in the malignant plasma…

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WSU Researchers Discover Method to Enhance Cancer Cell Mortality

“Hopefully, we can make cancer cells die like normal cells,” says Weihang Chai, an assistant professor in the WSU School of Molecular Biosciences and WWAMI…

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Melting DNA Into Barcodes: A New Frontier in Healthcare

“The technique is quicker, easier and cheaper than existing methods. Therefore we hope that it can be used in hospitals in the future. Mapping a person’s…

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Scientists Identify Critical Genes for Down Syndrome

A team of scientists from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC), led by Zygmunt…

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Opening the Gate to the Cell's Recycling Center

New research by University of Michigan cell biologist Haoxing Xu and colleagues reveals key details about how the cell's garbage dump and recycling center, the…

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Major Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Causes Alterations in Shapes of Brain Protein Deposits

Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, the Mount Sinai Professor in Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s…

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Virtual Reality Gives Insight on Protein Structures

James F. Hinton, University Professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has worked with Virtalis, an advanced visualization company, to create a computer software…

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The First Malaria-Proof Mosquito

For years, researchers worldwide have attempted to create genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria. Those efforts fell short…

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Rescuing Fruit Flies from Alzheimer’s Disease

Investigators have found that fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) males — in which the activity of an Alzheimer’s disease protein is reduced by 50 percent –…

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Tiny Marine Microbes Impact Global Climate Dynamics

New research indicates that the interactions of microscopic organisms around a particular organic material may alter the chemical properties of the…

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New Biomarker FeNO Predicts Childhood Asthma Risk

The findings published ahead of print in the ERJ suggest that FeNO may be a useful biomarker for identifying children at risk for the disease, and in…

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Insulin Signaling Drives Caste Development in Bees

Now, researchers in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University have fit a new piece into the puzzle of bee development. Their work not only adds…

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New Protein Function Linked to Breast Cancer Development

University of Arizona researchers are part of an international team that has discovered a new cellular mechanism that is associated with the development of…

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Biotage Introduces Highly-Selective ExploraSep 96-Well Screening Plates based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

The 4 different screening plates deliver 128 selective resins based on high-performance, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs). Biotage provides professional…

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