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Scientists Use Synthetic Biology to Develop Underwater Adhesives

For more than half a century, scientists have been studying mussel foot proteins and how to synthetically duplicate their natural strength.

11 Jul 2023

Genetic Mutation That Leads to Coronary Artery Disease in Young Adults

Researchers from UTHealth Houston have discovered a novel molecular pathway that explains how coronary artery disease can occur in people in their 30s who have normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors due to a mutation in the gene ACTA2.

10 Jul 2023

Scientists Develop Method to Create Artificial Allosteric Sites in Protein Complexes

According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create artificial allosteric sites (where by binding an effector molecule, activity at the distal active site is regulated) in protein complexes.

7 Jul 2023

'Purecap' Technique Produces Highly Active mRNA Vaccines with Lower Immunostimulatory Activity

A research group from Japan has developed a method to produce highly active mRNA vaccines at high purity using a unique cap to easily separate the desired capped mRNA.

6 Jul 2023

Omega-3 Rich Oil Shows Promise in Protecting Honey Bees from Neonicotinoids

New research suggests that the use of an omega-3 rich oil called "ahiflower oil" can prevent damage to honey bee mitochondria caused by neonicotinoid pesticides.

5 Jul 2023

Extraoral Bitter Taste Receptors Serve as Endogenous Sensors for Bile Acids

Taste receptors for bitter substances are not only observed on the tongue but also on cells outside of the oral cavity.

5 Jul 2023

Water Fasting Offers Short-Term Weight Loss, But No Long-Term Benefits

Water fasts -; where people consume nothing but water for several days -; might help you lose weight, but it's unclear how long you'll keep it off, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago.

30 Jun 2023

New Study Sets the Stage to Help People Maintain Weight Loss After Dieting

Researchers led by McMaster University professor Gregory Steinberg and postdoctoral research fellow Dongdong Wang have uncovered a key mechanism for promoting weight loss and maintaining the burning of calories during dieting.

29 Jun 2023

Disclosing the Key Role of Mitofusin 2 Cellular Makeup in Interconnecting Organelles Within Cells

Researchers at IRB Barcelona, the University of Barcelona (UB), VIMM, and the University of Padua unveil the key role of Mitofusin 2 cellular makeup in interconnecting organelles within cells.

29 Jun 2023

Squid-Inspired Soft Film Could Revolutionize Health Monitoring and Temperature Management

With a flick of a switch, current technologies allow you to quickly change materials from being dark to light, or cold to hot, just by blocking or transmitting specific wavelengths.

28 Jun 2023

Analyzing the Cis-Regulatory Elements and Transcription Factors Related to Auxin Signaling

Phytohormones are chemical messengers that control the growth of plants and also their response to the environment.

27 Jun 2023

Microfluidics Technology Enables Reproducible and Flexible Biofabrication Method

The 3B’s Research Group at the University of Minho, Portugal, is using microfluidics technologies from Dolomite Microfluidics to create complex hydrogel structures that can mimic biological microenvironments.

26 Jun 2023

Access of METAPs to Protein Factories is Controlled by NAC

On the basis of genetic blueprints, individual amino acids have been assembled into long amino acid chains, the proteins, in the protein factories of human cells, called the ribosomes.

23 Jun 2023

Rescue Treatment Found From Plant Extracts for People With Ataxia

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that extracts from plants used by the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations peoples in their traditional botanical medicine practices are able to rescue the function of ion channel proteins carrying mutations that cause human Episodic Ataxia.

22 Jun 2023

Biochemistry

Scientists Use Synthetic Biology to Develop Underwater Adhesives

Genetic Mutation That Leads to Coronary Artery Disease in Young Adults

Scientists Develop Method to Create Artificial Allosteric Sites in Protein Complexes

'Purecap' Technique Produces Highly Active mRNA Vaccines with Lower Immunostimulatory Activity

Omega-3 Rich Oil Shows Promise in Protecting Honey Bees from Neonicotinoids

Extraoral Bitter Taste Receptors Serve as Endogenous Sensors for Bile Acids

Water Fasting Offers Short-Term Weight Loss, But No Long-Term Benefits

New Study Sets the Stage to Help People Maintain Weight Loss After Dieting

Disclosing the Key Role of Mitofusin 2 Cellular Makeup in Interconnecting Organelles Within Cells

Squid-Inspired Soft Film Could Revolutionize Health Monitoring and Temperature Management

Analyzing the Cis-Regulatory Elements and Transcription Factors Related to Auxin Signaling

Microfluidics Technology Enables Reproducible and Flexible Biofabrication Method

Access of METAPs to Protein Factories is Controlled by NAC

Rescue Treatment Found From Plant Extracts for People With Ataxia

Scientists Discover New Embryonic Cell Type that Self-Destructs to Protect the Developing Embryo

Miniaturized Sensor System can Detect Specific Seizure Gases

Reengineering the Cellular Synthetic Machinery to Produce Never-Before-Seen Polymers

Laxative Prucalopride can Have Important Effects in the Brain Circuits Crucial for Learning and Memory

Study Examines the Effects of Fatty Fish Consumption on the Lipophilic Index

Miniaturized Wireless Sensor Provides Real-Time Food Spoilage Alerts

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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