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Mitochondrial DNA plays a crucial role in inflammation, study finds

Mitochondria are generally known as the powerhouse of the cell, however, growing research indicates that they may potentially be involved in inflammation.

8 Aug 2022

New sample pre-treatment method enables efficient protein recovery

The cells’ proteins contain a huge world of information that, when unlocked, can shed light on the causes of many fundamental biological occurrences. To observe the properties of individual cells at the protein level, a single-cell analysis method known as “single-cell proteomics” is used.

8 Aug 2022

Computer-based natural language processing model generates de novo protein sequences in a high-throughput fashion

Customized protein design is now possible, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), which can be used to address both medicinal and environmental issues. Now, a computer-based natural language processing model has been effectively used for protein research by a team at the University of Bayreuth under the direction of Prof. Dr Birte Höcker.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers analyze splash erosion and its prospective controls for sustainable development

Soil erosion frequently causes the deterioration of ecosystem services and functions all over the world. Splash erosion is the first stage of water erosion and significantly relates to soil particle disconnection on sloping land.

8 Aug 2022

Optogenetic control of mitochondria–lysosome contacts induce mitochondrial fission with spatiotemporal accuracy

Researchers from UC, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the University at Buffalo demonstrated that light-activated proteins can help normalize dysfunction within cells.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers analyze how cannabis cells make cannabinoids

Plant biologists have outlined the elevated “hacks” that cannabis cells use to produce cannabinoids (THC/CBD) for the first time. Although many biotechnology firms are currently attempting to engineer THC/CBD outside of the plant in yeast or cell cultures, it is still unclear how the plant does it innately.

8 Aug 2022

Research findings likely to help identify key differences between effective and flawed immune systems

T cells, a special class of white blood cells, defend the body and kill infected or foreign tissue. In an organ called the thymus, they learn to distinguish between proteins that are helpful and those that are harmful.

8 Aug 2022

Sediment enhancement and submerged plant restoration project, progresses restoration and reconstruction of the lake ecosystem

West Lake, a normally small and eutrophic lake that is plagued by “incense ashes sediment,” is situated southwest of Hangzhou city and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2011.

8 Aug 2022

Study discovers a molecular mechanism that confers special physical properties to chromosomes in dividing human cells

The Gerlich Group at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA) has identified a molecular process that gives chromosomes in dividing human cells unique physical characteristics that permit faithful transmission to the progeny.

8 Aug 2022

SLFN11’s surveillance part in protein homeostasis

On July 25th, 2022, a new study perspective called “SLFN11’s surveillance role in protein homeostasis” was published in Volume 9 of Oncoscience.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers make significant improvements to PubCaseFinder, the clinical decision support system

Even medical professionals with years of experience can spend hours researching potential illnesses in reliable medical sources (such as databases, books, and literature) to identify which diseases have phenotypic traits overlapping with the phenotypes of undiagnosed patients.

8 Aug 2022

Study reveals strong links between aquatic biodiversity and wetland multifunctionality

A new study analyses human impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in 72 lakes distributed across four large neotropical wetlands of Brazil – Amazon, Araguaia, Pantanal and Paraná.

5 Aug 2022

Popularity of plant-based alternatives to beef could disrupt the agricultural workforce

Plant-based alternatives to beef have the potential to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but new economic models show their growth in popularity could disrupt the agricultural workforce, threatening more than 1.5 million industry jobs.

5 Aug 2022

Climate change could be responsible for bird coloration, study suggests

A study (Long-Term Decrease in Coloration: A Consequence of Climate Change?), published by The American Naturalist and in which the Faculty of Science and Technology researcher David López-Idiáquez has participated, explored whether climate change alters the plumage colouration of the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

4 Aug 2022

Life Science News

Mitochondrial DNA plays a crucial role in inflammation, study finds

New sample pre-treatment method enables efficient protein recovery

Computer-based natural language processing model generates de novo protein sequences in a high-throughput fashion

Researchers analyze splash erosion and its prospective controls for sustainable development

Optogenetic control of mitochondria–lysosome contacts induce mitochondrial fission with spatiotemporal accuracy

Researchers analyze how cannabis cells make cannabinoids

Research findings likely to help identify key differences between effective and flawed immune systems

Sediment enhancement and submerged plant restoration project, progresses restoration and reconstruction of the lake ecosystem

Study discovers a molecular mechanism that confers special physical properties to chromosomes in dividing human cells

SLFN11’s surveillance part in protein homeostasis

Researchers make significant improvements to PubCaseFinder, the clinical decision support system

Study reveals strong links between aquatic biodiversity and wetland multifunctionality

Popularity of plant-based alternatives to beef could disrupt the agricultural workforce

Climate change could be responsible for bird coloration, study suggests

Study shows factors that influence the production of distinctive quality coffee

Study reveals the impacts of marine heatwaves on tropical western and central Pacific Island nations

Researchers receive $2.3 million NSF grant to unravel oceanographic mystery

Study explores phytoplasmas in insects from natural areas

Deadly workings of a carnivorous plant revealed

Researchers develop targeted immunotherapy to destroy tumor cells

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