Life Sciences and Chemistry
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New sensor array detects single molecules for the first time
MIT chemical engineers have built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell.
Snake venom charms science world
The novel protein named haditoxin has been described in the prestigious Journal of Biological Chemistry (March 12, 2010). The editorial board of the journal…
Asking “what would nature do?” leads to a way to break down a greenhouse gas
University of Michigan biological chemist Steve Ragsdale, along with research assistant Elizabeth Pierce and scientists led by Fraser Armstrong from the…
Effective Imitation
The chitin-degrading enzymes known as chitinases are not just important to insects with chitin shells and to their predators, they also seem to be involved in…
Virus infections may be contributing factor in onset of gluten intolerance
A research project in the Academy of Finland's Research Programme on Nutrition, Food and Health (ELVIRA) has brought new knowledge on the hereditary nature of…
Solutions to Baltic oxygen depletion to be evaluated
Professor Daniel Conley has been awarded USD 150 000 from the Pew Charitable Trusts in the USA. The money will go to his research on oxygen depletion in the…