Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Unveiling Virus Attack Energy: Insights from Lund and Lyon

A group of chemistry researchers from Lund University in Sweden and from the University of Lyon in France lie behind the study.On the borderline between…

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New Photocatalyst Kills Bacteria After Light Is Off

Based upon a new catalyst, the disinfection process can be used to purify drinking water, sanitize surgical instruments and remove unwanted fingerprints from…

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Membrane-Coat Proteins Found in PVC Bacteria

Although they are present almost everywhere, on land and sea, a group of related bacteria in the superphylum Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae, or PVC,…

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New Method Identifies PTSD Through Brain Biomarkers

Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center have identified a biological marker in the brains of those exhibiting…

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New study reveals red grouper to be 'Frank Lloyd Wrights of the sea'

Most abundant along Florida's west coast but also found on watery ledges and in crevices and caverns from North Carolina to Brazil, the red grouper excavates…

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How Brain Tumors Outsmart Drugs: Key Scientific Insights

The findings, which appear during the week of January 18 in an online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide both new…

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Duke Team Discovers New Compounds to Protect Nerve Cells

Misfolded proteins in nerve cells (neurons) are a common factor in all of these diseases. The Duke team has identified many new chemicals that activate a…

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Iowa State University researcher discovers Ebola’s deadly secret

A research team led by Gaya Amarasinghe, an assistant professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, had previously solved the structure of a…

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Copper-Free Click Chemistry Breakthrough in Mice Studies

Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have crafted a unique copper-free version…

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New Theory Links Primate Origins to Mesozoic Tectonics

The paper argues that the distributions of the major primate groups are correlated with Mesozoic tectonic features and that their respective ranges are…

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Gorillas Harbor Malignant Malaria Parasite, Study Reveals

The parasite that causes malignant malaria in humans has been detected in gorillas, along with two new species of malaria parasites, reports a study…

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Study Suggests Theory for Insect Colonies As ‘Superorganisms’

For more than a century, biologists have marveled at the highly cooperative nature of ants, bees and other social insects that work together to determine the…

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Llama Proteins Could Play a Vital Role in the War on Terror by Detecting World’s “Most Poisonous Poisons”

The BoNT-detecting substances are antibodies –proteins made by the body to fight diseases–found in llamas. BoNT are about 100 billion times more toxic than…

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New Candidates Show Promise for Malaria Vaccine Development

Presently there is no malaria vaccine available, and these new findings support the development of a vaccine against the blood-stage of malaria. Malaria is an…

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Exploring Ethylene’s Role in Plastic Innovation

Ethylene (ethene, CH2=CH2) is a primary feedstock for chemical industry, and particularly for the production of plastics like polyethylene and polystyrene….

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New Gene Variants Linked to Glucose, Insulin, and Diabetes Risk

A major international study with leadership from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has identified 10 new gene variants associated with blood…

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