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Stackable, low profile deep well microplates for lab automation

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new range of low profile deep well microplates - optimized for laboratory automation.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Jul 2020

Environmental pollutants pose risks to finless porpoises

A new study has revealed that environmental pollutants pose toxicological risks to finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis).

21 Jul 2020

Study shows how T cells become cancer-killing cells

Within the immune system, the T lymphocytes operate to kill cancer cells or infected cells.

21 Jul 2020

Researchers identify key molecule that repairs the gut lining

Scientists have discovered a crucial biomolecule that improves the repair of a person’s gut lining by encouraging stem cells to regenerate impaired tissues.

21 Jul 2020

Researchers image the formation of four-stranded DNA in living human cells

The development of four-stranded DNA has been monitored in the living cells of human beings, enabling researchers to observe its potential role in cancer.

21 Jul 2020

Archaeologists use new protein method to determine the sex of human remains

A new method for estimating the biological sex of human remains based on reading protein sequences rather than DNA has been used to study an archaeological site in Northern California.

21 Jul 2020

Newly discovered protein could be an important target to prevent prostate cancer metastases

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered that the protein BRD4 could be an important new target to prevent castration-resistant prostate cancer metastases.

21 Jul 2020

Genes and cardiovascular health contribute to a person's dementia risk

Genes and cardiovascular health each contribute in an additive way to a person's risk of dementia, U.S. researchers including Sudha Seshadri, MD, and Claudia Satizabal, PhD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) reported July 20 in the journal Neurology.

21 Jul 2020

Study shows how to reduce emissions by changing farming practices

Argonne researchers quantify how to reduce emissions by farms changing their practices and adopting novel technologies.

21 Jul 2020

Scientists call for transition of food production systems to agroecological principles

Over 360 scientists from 42 countries - led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China - call for transition of food production systems to agroecological principles.

21 Jul 2020

Study examines environmental and job creation benefits of plugging orphaned oil and gas wells

New research released by Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and Resources for the Future (RFF) examines the environmental and job creation benefits of plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells.

21 Jul 2020

Protein composition of milk affects coagulation and consequently cheese yield, study shows

Cheese production relies on coagulation of milk proteins into a gel matrix after addition of rennet. Milk that does not coagulate (NC) under optimal conditions affects the manufacturing process, requiring a longer processing time and lowering the cheese yield, which, in turn, has economic impact.

21 Jul 2020

Solar energy facilities remain a threat for iconic desert plants

With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them.

From The University of California, Davis 21 Jul 2020

Geoengineering cannot fully address the growing climate change crisis

Could we create massive sulfuric acid clouds that limit global warming and help meet the 2015 Paris international climate goals, while reducing unintended impacts?

From Rutgers University 21 Jul 2020

Study shows vegetation has a major influence on improving soil retention

In low precipitation periods - where and how is the limited available water distributed and what possibilities are there for improving retention in the soil and the landscape? Doerthe Tetzlaff and her team from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have discovered that vegetation has a major influence on this.

21 Jul 2020

'Priming effect' amplifies carbon emissions from permafrost soils

A key uncertainty in climate projections is the amount of carbon emitted by thawing permafrost in the Arctic.

21 Jul 2020

International trade can compensate for regional food shortages and reduce hunger

Researchers from KU Leuven, the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and RTI International investigated the effects of trade on hunger in the world as a result of climate change.

21 Jul 2020

Josep Carreras Institute creates spin-off to develop CAR-T based therapies for leukemia

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, a public centre pertaining to the Generalitat de Catalunya's (Government of Catalonia) CERCA network, has created the OneChain Immunotherapeutics spin-off, the aim of which is to develop new immuno-oncological therapeutic tools with various preclinical candidates, based on CAR-T technology for different tumors, such as cortical T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (coT-ALL), a rare subtype of leukemia that mainly affects children, and which has a poor prognosis.

21 Jul 2020

Novel nano drug candidate kills triple negative breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells.

21 Jul 2020

Advanced cryo-EM reveals stunning details of viral RNA replication complex structure

For the first time, scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have generated near atomic resolution images of a major viral protein complex responsible for replicating the RNA genome of a member of the positive-strand RNA viruses, the large class of viruses that includes coronaviruses and many other pathogens.

21 Jul 2020

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Stackable, low profile deep well microplates for lab automation

Environmental pollutants pose risks to finless porpoises

Study shows how T cells become cancer-killing cells

Researchers identify key molecule that repairs the gut lining

Researchers image the formation of four-stranded DNA in living human cells

Archaeologists use new protein method to determine the sex of human remains

Newly discovered protein could be an important target to prevent prostate cancer metastases

Genes and cardiovascular health contribute to a person's dementia risk

Study shows how to reduce emissions by changing farming practices

Scientists call for transition of food production systems to agroecological principles

Study examines environmental and job creation benefits of plugging orphaned oil and gas wells

Protein composition of milk affects coagulation and consequently cheese yield, study shows

Solar energy facilities remain a threat for iconic desert plants

Geoengineering cannot fully address the growing climate change crisis

Study shows vegetation has a major influence on improving soil retention

'Priming effect' amplifies carbon emissions from permafrost soils

International trade can compensate for regional food shortages and reduce hunger

Josep Carreras Institute creates spin-off to develop CAR-T based therapies for leukemia

Novel nano drug candidate kills triple negative breast cancer cells

Advanced cryo-EM reveals stunning details of viral RNA replication complex structure

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