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Study shows fluorescent protein molecules act as tiny antennas with optical properties

Scientists have revealed that fluorescent protein molecules serve as antennas with optical characteristics according to their spatial orientation.

4 Dec 2020

Researchers use super-resolution microscopy to study bacterial infection mechanisms

Expansion microscopy, abbreviated as ExM, allows scientists to image cells and their components with a spatial resolution down to 200 nm.

4 Dec 2020

Study sheds new light on potential risk factors for preterm birth

A recent study has detected new genetic markers linked to the duration of gestation. These findings shed new light on the possible risk factors for preterm birth.

4 Dec 2020

New model predicts potential outcomes for plants’ “investment” in roots

You might have observed plants competing for sunlight -- the way they stretch upwards and outwards to block each other's access to the sun's rays -- but out of sight, another type of competition is happening underground.

4 Dec 2020

Study examines effect of wind turbine noise on sleep, wellbeing of nearby residents

As wind power generation becomes more important, experts in Australia are examining whether wind 'farm' turbine background noise in the environmental can affect sleep and wellbeing of nearby residents.

4 Dec 2020

Single-walled nanotubes emit delayed secondary fluorescence when triggered by multistep process

That carbon nanotubes fluoresce is no longer a surprise. Finding a second level of fluorescence is surprising and potentially useful.

4 Dec 2020

Researchers determine 3D structures of RNA hybridization with artificial nucleic acids

As medical research progresses, traditional treatment protocols are being rapidly exhausted. New approaches to treat diseases that do not respond to conventional drugs are the need of the hour.

4 Dec 2020

Researchers present holographic Raman microscopy for biological sensing applications

Raman spectroscopy is widely used in analytical sciences to identify molecules via their structural fingerprint. In the biological context, the Raman response provides a valuable label-free specific contrast that allows distinguishing different cellular and tissue contents.

1 Dec 2020

World’s largest proteomics centre accelerates biomarker discoveries to improve people’s lives

Opened in 2016, Manchester’s Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre (SBDC) is a globally renowned, multi-million-pound precision medicine research facility.

From Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre 30 Nov 2020

Researchers identify potential new treatments for blindness

Vision loss associated with inherited genetic disease or aging is predicted to affect as many as 16 million people in the world.

27 Nov 2020

Could there be harmful chemicals in your household dust?

In this interview, AZoLifeSciences spoke to Dr. Atanu Sarkar to find out what potentially harmful chemicals could be lurking in your home.

From Memorial University 27 Nov 2020

Using 3D mapping techniques to unravel mystery of blood stem cells

Princess Margaret scientists have revealed how stem cells are able to generate new blood cells throughout our life by looking at vast, uncharted regions of our genetic material that hold important clues to subtle biological changes in these cells.

26 Nov 2020

Research provides new insight into how the CRISPR immune system evolved

With new insights into how the genetic tool CRISPR - which allows direct editing of our genes - evolved and adapted, we are now one step closer to understanding the basis of the constant struggle for survival that takes place in nature. The results can be used in future biotechnologies.

26 Nov 2020

Cell survival protein could protect the kidneys from 'bystander' damage during cancer therapy

Australian researchers have identified a protein that could protect the kidneys from 'bystander' damage caused by cancer therapies.

From Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) 26 Nov 2020

Study explains why immunotherapy works on certain patients with head and neck cancer

Researchers have found new clues about why certain individuals with head and neck cancer are able to respond to immunotherapy, while others fail to do so.

25 Nov 2020

WSU researchers develop new approach to classify the ocean's diverse environments

Washington State University scientists have developed a new way to classify the ocean's diverse environments, shedding new light on how marine biomes are defined and changed by nature and humans.

23 Nov 2020

Adipose tissue plays key role in the aggravation of COVID-19

There is growing evidence that adipose tissue plays a key role in the aggravation of COVID-19. One of the theories under investigation is that fat cells (adipocytes) act as a reservoir for SARS-CoV-2 and increase viral load in obese or overweight individuals.

23 Nov 2020

Research sheds light on T cell abnormality in critically ill COVID-19 patients

There is an idea within the coronavirus research field that there is some kind of T cell abnormality in critically ill COVID-19 patients, but specific details have not yet been clarified. To shed light on the problem, a research collaboration based in Kumamoto University (Japan) has performed a genetic analysis of T cells from lung tissue of COVID-19 patients.

23 Nov 2020

Scientists discover new functions of key cellular machine involved in human cancers

Utah scientists have discovered new functions of a key cellular machine that regulates gene packaging and is mutated in 20% of human cancers. The study was published in print today in the journal Molecular Cell.

20 Nov 2020

Endogenous viral elements play important role in genome evolution of green algae

Viruses are tiny invaders that cause a wide range of diseases, from rabies to tomato spotted wilt virus and, most recently, COVID-19 in humans. But viruses can do more than elicit sickness -- and not all viruses are tiny.

19 Nov 2020

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Study shows fluorescent protein molecules act as tiny antennas with optical properties

Researchers use super-resolution microscopy to study bacterial infection mechanisms

Study sheds new light on potential risk factors for preterm birth

New model predicts potential outcomes for plants’ “investment” in roots

Study examines effect of wind turbine noise on sleep, wellbeing of nearby residents

Single-walled nanotubes emit delayed secondary fluorescence when triggered by multistep process

Researchers determine 3D structures of RNA hybridization with artificial nucleic acids

Researchers present holographic Raman microscopy for biological sensing applications

World’s largest proteomics centre accelerates biomarker discoveries to improve people’s lives

Researchers identify potential new treatments for blindness

Could there be harmful chemicals in your household dust?

Using 3D mapping techniques to unravel mystery of blood stem cells

Research provides new insight into how the CRISPR immune system evolved

Cell survival protein could protect the kidneys from 'bystander' damage during cancer therapy

Study explains why immunotherapy works on certain patients with head and neck cancer

WSU researchers develop new approach to classify the ocean's diverse environments

Adipose tissue plays key role in the aggravation of COVID-19

Research sheds light on T cell abnormality in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Scientists discover new functions of key cellular machine involved in human cancers

Endogenous viral elements play important role in genome evolution of green algae

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