Novel small antibody fragment: A valuable tool in crystallography
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Antibodies are a powerful weapon system in defending our body against invaders such as bacteria and viruses. Each antibody consists...
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Rolling dice for cell size specification in plant leaf epidermis
Credit: NIBB One of the central questions in biology is how a cell specifies its size. Because size distribution often shows a characteristically skewed pattern...
More mouths can be fed by boosting number of plant pores
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Scientists at ITbM, Nagoya University have synthesized a new bioactive small molecule that has the ability to increase stomata numbers on...
Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frog
Credit: Kristopher Lappin Scientists say that a large, now extinct, frog called Beelzebufo that lived about 68 million years ago in Madagascar would have been...
Test for safe CO2 storage to aid world-leading technology project
A new method that inexpensively monitors the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is to be used by a leading research project. The test...
Small intestine permeable peptides facilitate digestive tract absorption
Credit: Professor Sumio Ohtsuki Biopharmaceuticals, medium- and high-molecular weight biologically active macromolecules, are not easily absorbed by the small intestine, the main organ responsible ..
Plant physiology: Adjusting to fluctuating temperatures
Later leaf emergence, earlier leaf loss: A new study of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich shows that the average vegetation periods of trees and shrubs in...
10,000 year-old DNA proves when fish colonialized our lakes
DNA in lake sediment forms a natural archive displaying when various fish species colonized lakes after the glacial period. This according to researchers at the...
Foster tadpoles trigger parental instinct in poison frogs
Credit: Andrius Pasukonis/Eva Ringler Parental care is widespread in the animal kingdom. Poison frogs are also known to be dedicated parents. They pick up their...
Lipid vesicles replace blood in new bacteria test
As schools around the U.S. start back up, so do trips to the doctor's office. But is that raw sore throat due to bacteria, which...
Ensuring broccoli sprouts retain their cancer-fighting compounds
Raw broccoli sprouts, a rich source of potential cancer-fighting compounds, have become a popular health food in recent years. But conventional heat treatment used to...
Cell phone data coupled with sewage testing show drug use patterns
The drugs people inhale, inject or ingest ultimately end up in some form down the toilet. So scientists have started monitoring drug use through sewage-based...
Getting to the heart of the matter: Nanogels for heart attack patients
Heart disease and heart-related illnesses are a leading cause of death around the world, but treatment options are limited. Now, one group reports in ACS...
This dance is taken: Hundreds of male frog species change colors around mating time
Credit: Martin J. Whiting Some of nature's most vibrant colors occur in frogs, who peek out from rainforests and marshes in startling shades of blue,...
Fish may use different behaviors to protect against parasites
New research indicates that fish may adapt their behaviour to defend against parasite infection. The findings are published in the Journal of Zoology. When investigators...
