Structural biology: Until the last cut
Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now structurally characterized late stages in the assembly of the human small...
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New technology has bright prospects for understanding plant biodiversity
Credit: Ran Wang. Biologists get a new look at plant biodiversity and function with new imaging technology developed at the University of Alberta. "Biodiversity and...
Psychedelic drugs promote neural plasticity in rats and flies
Credit: Ly et al. Psychedelic drugs may have mind-altering powers in the physical sense, too. A new study, published June 12 in the journal Cell...
Alzheimer’s disease: How amyloid aggregates alter neuronal function
Credit: Patricio Opazo/Daniel Choquet/IINS Alzheimer's disease, which affects nearly a million French people, is characterized by a premature alteration of the patient's cognitive faculti..
Breakthrough in lignin research: Spherical particles multiply enzyme efficiency
Credit: Photo: Valeria Azovskaya Researchers at Aalto University and York University have succeeded in creating a water-repellent composite structure out of lignin particles, in which...
Sea urchins see with their feet
Sea urchins lack eyes, but can see with their tentacle-like tube feet instead, previous research has indicated. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have...
Nation’s largest, most comprehensive indoor chemistry study now underway
In the United States, as well as in most of the developed world, people spend about 90 percent of their time indoors. In homes, workplaces,...
David vs Goliath: How a small molecule can defeat asthma attacks
Credit: Courtesy of D. Corry. An invisible particle enters your lungs. The next thing you know breathing becomes difficult. You are having as asthma attack....
Troves from a search for new biomarkers: blood-borne RNA
Credit: The Rockefeller University It's the critical first step in treating everything from strokes to cancer: a timely and accurate diagnosis. Today, doctors often rely...
Bacterial enzymes: The biological role of europium
Rare earth elements (REEs) are an indispensable component of the digital technologies that are now an integral part of our everyday life. Yet their biological...
A call to neuroscientists to help reveal root causes of chemobrain
A substantial fraction of non-central nervous system cancer survivors, especially those who have received chemotherapy, experience long-lasting cognitive difficulties, including problems with concentr..
Newly-approved therapy provides improved quality of life for midgut neuroendocrine tumor patients
TAMPA, Fla. - Midgut neuroendocrine tumors are a rare type of cancer that develops in the small intestine and colon. Roughly 12,000 people are diagnosed...
Citizen science — A powerful tool to combat invasive giant slugs
Credit: Photo taken by Sanae Watanabe With the help of citizen science, researchers have unraveled the close correlation between weather conditions and the appearances of...
Putting animals in their best light — USC researchers find some shades of LED lamps threaten wildlife
A new generation of outdoor lights spreading across landscapes require greater scrutiny to reduce harm to wildlife, says a USC-led research group that developed a...
Genetic discovery will help clinicians identify aggressive versus benign bone tumors
The first genetic marker for the bone tumour, osteoblastoma, has been discovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators. Whole-genome and transcriptome...
