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Naked Mole Rat Gene Boosts Mouse Health and Longevity

University of Rochester scientists have successfully transmitted a longevity gene from naked mole rats to mice, resulting in better health and an extension of the mouse’s lifespan.

24 Aug 2023

Study sheds light on unique processes that bestow naked mole-rats’ with eternal fertility

Unlike humans and other mammals, which become less fertile with age, naked mole-rats can reproduce throughout their remarkably long lifespans.

22 Feb 2023

Novel inexpensive method to detect synthetic cannabinoids and banned pesticides quickly

To create innovative tests for a variety of chemicals, such as banned pesticides and dangerous, synthetic cannabinoids, scientists have changed proteins that are involved in plants’ natural reactions to stress.

27 Jun 2022

New technique can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease in vineyards

Removing not only a diseased grapevine but the two vines on either side of it can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease, a long-standing bane of vineyards around the world, Cornell University researchers have found.

20 May 2022

Researchers discover molecular mechanism that explains why moles become melanomas

Moles and melanomas are both skin tumors that come from the same cell called melanocytes. The difference is that moles are usually harmless, while melanomas are cancerous and often deadly without treatment.

24 Nov 2021

Structural parameters of phosphatidylglycerol-DNA complex revealed

An interaction of DNA with lipids is of great interest because of their functions. As fatty acids and lipids can specifically bind to nucleic acids forming a code sequence of the genomic DNA, it is important to study the interaction of the oligonucleotide DNA (dA)20-(dT)20 with phosphatidylglycerol by the molecular dynamics method.

24 Sep 2021

Naked mole rats' unique DNA repair mechanism helps prevent cancers, dementia

Scientists say naked mole rats - a rodent native to West Africa - may hold the key to new treatments for degenerative diseases such as cancer and dementia.

11 Jun 2021

Two components of bacterial CRISPR-Cas immunity system are physically linked

Skoltech scientists have demonstrated that the two components of the bacterial CRISPR-Cas immunity system are physically connected.

27 May 2021

UNM researchers identify medications that could help fight COVID-19 infection

University of New Mexico researchers who combed through a "library" of previously approved drugs believe they have identified a medication with the potential to help speed a patient's recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

19 Oct 2020

New theory can predict movement of animal's sensory organs while searching

All animals great and small live every day in an uncertain world. Whether you are a human being or an insect, you rely on your senses to help you navigate and survive in your world.

23 Sep 2020

FlowSyn continuous flow reactor helps to quickly evaluate critical reactions

Uniqsis reports how a FlowSyn™ continuous flow reactor installed at Adesis Inc. of New Castle, DE (USA) is assisting them in evaluating custom synthetic routes for compounds along with improving existing batch manufacturing processes.

From Uniqsis Ltd 3 Sep 2020