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Discovery may reveal new ways to control plant growth

Understanding how plants process light is key to improving crop yields. Light helps plants know when to grow and flower at the right time.

15 Jun 2022

Nanomaterials may be the key to better monitoring and treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death across the globe, responsible for about 17.9 million (32%) of all deaths worldwide every year.

13 Jun 2022

Microorganisms mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming

Microorganisms may provide hope that peatlands can withstand hotter temperatures in a changing climate.

10 Jun 2022

Researchers determine small protein’s structure, likely to pave the way for advanced treatments

For the first time, researchers have deciphered the atomic structure of a protein that transports one of the body’s most vital neurotransmitters into neurons.

9 Jun 2022

Researchers use new technique to examine the composition of cell walls from young poplar trees

To optimize biomaterials for reliable, cost-effective paper production, building construction, and biofuel development, researchers often study the structure of plant cells using techniques such as freezing plant samples or placing them in a vacuum.

8 Jun 2022

Researchers evaluate a new virus variant that hovers bees worldwide

A hazardous strain of the deformed wing virus is spreading over the world. Honeybees are infected with the virus, which causes their wings to atrophy and the animals to die. The new form of the virus, which has already displaced the original strain in Europe, is expanding to other parts of the globe and destroying entire bee colonies.

2 Jun 2022

Sharks may be key to developing effective COVID-19 treatments

To combat viruses, one of humankind's oldest threats, researchers are studying predators with the oldest adaptive immune system in the animal kingdom: sharks.

1 Jun 2022

Study reveals how RNAi workhorse protein optimizes to keep protein synthesis on track

Proteins are made in cells in the same way as they are made in factories. However, making too much at the wrong moment may lead to illnesses like cancer, so they use RNA interference (RNAi) to regulate production.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers determine intracellular antibodies to cure diseases

Mermaid Bio GmbH of Munich, Germany, and WEHI of Melbourne, Australia, recently announced cooperation to identify and develop a unique class of therapeutic candidates that modify misbehaving proteins inside cells that can cause a variety of diseases.

From Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) 1 Jun 2022

Research shows how current drugs impact bacterial physiology

Tuberculosis is a stubborn disease caused by even more stubborn bacteria. While many bacterial infections clear up within days of taking antibiotics, TB can take up to six months to clear up and, in some cases, never leave the human body. In 2020, it claimed 1.5 million lives, second only to COVID-19 in terms of infectious disease deaths.

1 Jun 2022

Damaged liver treated in perfusion machine for three days and then implanted into a cancer patient

The multidisciplinary Zurich research team Liver4Life has succeeded in doing something during a treatment attempt that had never been achieved in the history of medicine until now: it treated an originally damaged human liver in a machine for three days outside a body and then implanted the recovered organ into a cancer patient.

1 Jun 2022

New bio-mimicking enzyme shows promise in degrading lignin

A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin also stores tremendous potential for renewable energy and materials.

31 May 2022

Study highlights the interaction between single-stranded DNA and the linker histone H1

Human DNA is neatly locked in place around a central disc in the tight quarters of the cell nucleus by H1 linker histone that helps shepherd DNA into the tidy chromatin fibers that make up chromosomes. The linker histone, on the other hand, is much more than a protein clip.

31 May 2022

Research highlights how cornea T cells may track and combat viral infections

According to a new study, the cornea creates a sensitive and restricted immune response to combat infections without causing visual damage.

30 May 2022

Drugs used for myelodysplastic syndrome could potentially activate a sleeping oncogene

Hypomethylating agents (HMA) are currently used as a first-line treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) - a group of disorders where there is insufficient production of healthy mature blood cells in the bone marrow - and increasingly in other diseases, but their mechanism of action remains unclear.

From National University of Singapore (NUS) 27 May 2022

Genetic testing advances help to uncover primary immune deficiency diseases

Infections caused by primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) can be persistent and life-threatening. More than 450 PIDs have been identified, yet diagnosing them quickly and accurately remains a difficulty.

27 May 2022

Researchers create new authentication tool to check the geographical origin of virgin olive oil

Olive oil is one of the most prestigious agri-foods in Spain and it is the base of the Mediterranean diet. This is why adulteration and commercial fraud cases occur when it comes to the origin and varieties of a product with such an economic and business interest.

From University of Barcelona 26 May 2022

DNA "fingerprints" help scientists to track the health and whereabouts of sea turtles

DNA "fingerprints" left behind by sea turtles offer scientists a simple, powerful way of tracking the health and whereabouts of these endangered animals, a key step forward in their conservation.

26 May 2022

Maternal rhythms help to develop the suprachiasmatic nuclei’s “master clock”

According to a new study published May 24th, 2022, in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Alena Sumová and coworkers of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, genes within the fetus’s developing clock respond to rhythmic behavior in the mother during fetal development, first before the biological clock starts ticking on its own.

25 May 2022

Easy-to-find soft corals make the elusive "anti-cancer" compound, scientists report

The bottom of the ocean is full of mysteries but scientists have recently uncovered one of its best-kept secrets. For 25 years, drug hunters have been searching for the source of a natural chemical that had shown promise in initial studies for treating cancer.

From The University of Utah 24 May 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Discovery may reveal new ways to control plant growth

Nanomaterials may be the key to better monitoring and treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Microorganisms mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming

Researchers determine small protein’s structure, likely to pave the way for advanced treatments

Researchers use new technique to examine the composition of cell walls from young poplar trees

Researchers evaluate a new virus variant that hovers bees worldwide

Sharks may be key to developing effective COVID-19 treatments

Study reveals how RNAi workhorse protein optimizes to keep protein synthesis on track

Researchers determine intracellular antibodies to cure diseases

Research shows how current drugs impact bacterial physiology

Damaged liver treated in perfusion machine for three days and then implanted into a cancer patient

New bio-mimicking enzyme shows promise in degrading lignin

Study highlights the interaction between single-stranded DNA and the linker histone H1

Research highlights how cornea T cells may track and combat viral infections

Drugs used for myelodysplastic syndrome could potentially activate a sleeping oncogene

Genetic testing advances help to uncover primary immune deficiency diseases

Researchers create new authentication tool to check the geographical origin of virgin olive oil

DNA "fingerprints" help scientists to track the health and whereabouts of sea turtles

Maternal rhythms help to develop the suprachiasmatic nuclei’s “master clock”

Easy-to-find soft corals make the elusive "anti-cancer" compound, scientists report

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