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Chemists Develop Two-Step Method to Create Promising Molecules for Life Sciences Research

Organic compounds in the field of chemistry range from simple hydrocarbons to complex molecules, with diverse functional groups added to the main carbon backbone.

30 Jan 2024

Study Shows How Obesity Causes Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Fat Cells

The number of people with obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, resulting in a worldwide epidemic.

30 Jan 2024

New Horizons in Chemical Biology: A Novel Approach to Synthesize Dibenzothiophene S-Oxides

Dibenzothiophene S-oxides are important in various biochemical processes. However, their synthesis using conventional methods is not easy.

30 Jan 2024

“Free-from-Tree” Production of Vaccine Component QS-21

For the first time, a valuable chemical extracted from the soapbark tree and utilized as a major component in vaccinations has been duplicated in a different plant host, providing the vaccine industry with hitherto unheard-of potential.

29 Jan 2024

Blockchain Fuels Search for Origins of Metabolism

Researchers from the Korea Institute for Basic Science and the Polish Academy of Sciences have utilized blockchain technology to simulate prebiotic chemical reactions on early Earth.

25 Jan 2024

Japanese Scientists Find a Simple Way of Obtaining Mycelial Pulp From Fruiting Mushroom Bodies

Mycelial fibers, the fibrous cells found in fruiting mushroom bodies, have gained momentum as a sustainable material for making leather and packaging owing to their excellent formability.

10 Jan 2024

Breakthrough in Synthetic Biology: Researchers Build Artificial CO2-Fixing Pathway

Synthetic biology offers the opportunity to build biochemical pathways for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2).

3 Jan 2024

EPFL Scientists Develop Platform for Orally Available Cyclic Peptide Drugs

For decades, a substantial number of proteins, vital for treating various diseases, have remained elusive to oral drug therapy.

29 Dec 2023

Groundbreaking Insights Into How Typical Perfluoroalkyl Acids Accelerate DNA Degradation

Recent research published in the journal Eco-Environment & Health (Volume 2, 2023) reveals groundbreaking insights into how typical PFAAs accelerate the degradation of DNA.

26 Dec 2023

Toxic Plant Toxin Gets a Safety Upgrade for New Drugs and Pesticides

Picrotoxinin, a plant-derived toxin that Asian fishermen traditionally have used to paralyze and catch fish, has long been seen as a possible starting point for new human therapeutics and other neuroactive products.

26 Dec 2023

Simultaneous Production of Bioplastics and High-Value Carotenoids by Multifunctional Bacteria

We often look to the smallest lifeforms for help solving the biggest problems: Microbes help make foods and beverages, cure diseases, treat waste and even clean up pollution.

26 Dec 2023

Fox Urine Compound Activates Multiple Sensory Pathways for Robust Insect Avoidance

Crop damage in agriculture and the transmission of vector-borne diseases by insect pests have become worldwide threat nowadays.

26 Dec 2023

Gut Mitochondria Hold the Key to Balanced Fat Metabolism

The maintenance of a balanced lipid homeostasis is critical for our health. While consumption of excessive amounts of fatty foods contributes to metabolic diseases such as obesity and atherosclerosis, fat is an indispensable component of our diet.

22 Dec 2023

New Technique Reveals Secrets of Protein Partnerships

Proteins are building blocks of our bodies, but they do not work solo. They form partners to facilitate in different biological processes that keep us going.

22 Dec 2023

Exploring Plants’ Complex Metabolic Networks

Plants have developed intricately complex metabolic networks. Over the years, researchers have concentrated on unraveling the processes through which plants generate secondary metabolites—compounds produced to bolster their defense and survival mechanisms.

19 Dec 2023

Biochemistry

Chemists Develop Two-Step Method to Create Promising Molecules for Life Sciences Research

Study Shows How Obesity Causes Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Fat Cells

New Horizons in Chemical Biology: A Novel Approach to Synthesize Dibenzothiophene S-Oxides

“Free-from-Tree” Production of Vaccine Component QS-21

Blockchain Fuels Search for Origins of Metabolism

Japanese Scientists Find a Simple Way of Obtaining Mycelial Pulp From Fruiting Mushroom Bodies

Breakthrough in Synthetic Biology: Researchers Build Artificial CO2-Fixing Pathway

EPFL Scientists Develop Platform for Orally Available Cyclic Peptide Drugs

Groundbreaking Insights Into How Typical Perfluoroalkyl Acids Accelerate DNA Degradation

Toxic Plant Toxin Gets a Safety Upgrade for New Drugs and Pesticides

Simultaneous Production of Bioplastics and High-Value Carotenoids by Multifunctional Bacteria

Fox Urine Compound Activates Multiple Sensory Pathways for Robust Insect Avoidance

Gut Mitochondria Hold the Key to Balanced Fat Metabolism

New Technique Reveals Secrets of Protein Partnerships

Exploring Plants’ Complex Metabolic Networks

Algae to the Rescue: A Surprising New Protein Source for Muscle Building

Novel Endogenous Acid Sensor and a Calcium Store Found in Plant Guard Cells

NTNU Develops Dual-Mechanism Antibiotic Strategy to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

New Seaweed-Based Hydrogel Redefines Wound Care

CRISPR Takes Probiotics to the Next Level

Quorum Bio: Where Synthetic Biology Meets Sustainable Farming

Diagnostic Biochips: Pioneering Brain Research Tools for the Future

Commercializing Innovation in a Life Sciences Ecosystem

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