Life Sciences and Chemistry
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Basis for new knowledge on gastrointestinal diseases
The meeting point of the stomach and esophagus, the so-called gastro-esophageal junction, is a region of the human body that is not well-suited to the modern lifestyle. Stress, alcohol, nicotine…
Scientists discover first nitrogen-fixing organelle
Modern biology textbooks assert that only bacteria can take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it into a form that is usable for life. Plants that fix nitrogen, such as…
A promising target for new RNA therapeutics
Chemists in Dortmund have identified the first inhibitors of the cancer-related RNA-modifier METTL16 and have thus taken a first step towards new therapeutic options. Only recently, a new era in…
No two worms are alike
New study confirms that even the simplest marine organisms tend to be individualistic. Sport junkie or couch potato? Always on time or often late? The animal kingdom, too, is home…
A molecular moonlander
Insight into molecular motion on surfaces at the nanoscale. Now, using neutron spectroscopy experiments performed at Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and advanced theorical models and computer simulations, a team led by…
Impact of aldehydes on DNA damage and aging
A team of researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has discovered that aldehydes are metabolic byproducts associated with premature aging. Published in Nature Cell Biology, their findings reveal insights into…