Life Sciences and Chemistry
Articles and reports from the Life Sciences and chemistry area deal with applied and basic research into modern biology, chemistry and human medicine.
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Evaluating the shear viscosity of different water models
A researcher from Japan evaluates the shear viscosities of popular water models widely used in biomolecular research. Water is one of the most abundant substances on Earth and partakes in…
Tracking down the formation of cardenolides in plants
Researchers identify the first enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of these plant steroids important in the medical treatment of heart disease. Plants produce an impressive array of metabolites, including many…
Cellular cartography
– charting the sizes and abundance of our body’s cells reveals mathematical order underlying life. An international team of scientists has created the first comprehensive index of human cells, mapping…
A mysterious blue molecule will help make better use of light energy
Researchers at IOCB Prague are the first to describe the causes of the behavior of one of the fundamental aromatic molecules, which fascinates the scientific world not only with its…
Tiny sea creatures reveal the ancient origins of neurons
Our brain cell components were forming in shallow seas around 800 million years ago. A study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on…
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
A team led by scientists at UW–Madison has exploited those limitations of chemical combinations to write a cookbook with hundreds of recipes that have the potential to give rise to…
