Passing the COVID test in just five minutes
Researchers at Osaka University develop a new highly sensitive test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that utilizes a fusion of artificial ...
Tag: Biochemistry
Seabird eggs contaminated with cocktail of plastic additives
Credit: Prof Jon Blount Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows. ...
Pioneering chemistry approach could lead to more robust soft electronics
Credit: Udit Chakraborty, Cornell University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A new approach to studying conjugated polymers made it possible ...
UChicago scientists identify properties that allow proteins to strengthen under pressure
Credit: Scheff et al A new rubber band stretches, but then snaps back into its original shape and size. Stretched ...
Measuring the elimination of plastic particles from the body in mice
Credit: Outi Keinänen et al. Postdoctoral Researcher Outi Keinänen from the University of Helsinki developed a method to radiolabel plastic ...
Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy
Credit: Purdue Univeristy/Rebecca McElhoe Humans can do lots of things that plants can't do. We can walk around, we can ...
New AI model helps understand virus spread from animals to humans
Credit: Daniel Bojar A new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and ...
CNIO researchers discover that a protein that facilitates DNA repair may potentiate chemotherapy
The PrimPol protein helps the cell to survive the damage caused by chemotherapy; the researchers want to make tumor cells ...
Compounds derived from hops show promise as treatment for common liver disease
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research by Oregon State University suggests a pair of compounds originating from hops ...
A new reporter mouse line to detect mitophagy changes during muscle tissue loss
Mitophagy reporter mouse could provide cues for future therapies and rehabilitation strategiesCredit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan - The loss of ...
Hair follicles heal blisters at personal cost
Credit: Yu Fujimura, et al. EMBO Reports. June 4, 2021 A team of scientists has shown that the healing of ...
A new model of Alzheimer’s progression
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized ...
Brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures
Credit: TMIMS Drs. Itokawa, Mizutani and colleagues performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and ...
Binding of a second CO molecule observed
Credit: Graphic: Oliver Einsle Through the biological fixation of the element nitrogen by the enzyme nitrogenase, organisms gain access to ...
Researchers turned transparent calcite into artificial gold
Credit: Tel Aviv University Breakthrough in metamaterials: for the first time in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University developed ...
Memory biomarkers confirm aerobic exercise helps cognitive function in older adults
Study conducted on older adults with familial and genetic risk for Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Florida Atlantic University Increasing evidence shows that ...
Dinosaurs lived in greenhouse climate with hot summers
New climate reconstruction method provides precise picture of climate 78 million years agoCredit: Niels de Winter Palaeoclimatologists study climate of ...
LIM domain only 1: One gene, many roles in cancer
Researchers detail another gene target that could be the crucial link to curing different cancersCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Humans have ...
Cells construct living composite polymers for biomedical applications
Initial demonstration builds drug delivery system that protects the gut microbiome from antibioticsCredit: Zhuojun Dai DURHAM, N.C. - Biomedical engineers ...
Ion and lipid transporters specialize for their niche
Credit: Sara Basse Hansen, Aarhus University Cell viability require that a variety of functions at the cell membrane are maintained ...
