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Novel isomer separation technique has major implications in biological processes

Proteins are composed of long chains of amino acids, and a majority of these proteins have one or more methionine—a sulfur-containing amino acid.

From University of California Santa Cruz 13 Apr 2020

Study finds how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in response to different diets

At the University of Sydney, researchers have identified the fundamental science behind the fine-tuning of sweet taste perception in response to different diets.

13 Apr 2020

Combined effect of rare mutations has negative impact on health and longevity

In a study published recently in the eLife journal, researchers have reported that the combined effects of rare and damaging mutations that occur at birth itself have adverse effects on health span and longevity.

13 Apr 2020

Study reveals new mechanism that controls chromosome inheritance

During the process of each single cell division, the chromosomal genetic data should be uniformly distributed between the freshly developing daughter cells.

13 Apr 2020

Climate change to affect complex food webs in the oceans

Global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in our oceans, a new IMAS-led study has shown.

10 Apr 2020

Hormone produced in starved leaves promotes absorption of nitrogen

Nagoya University researchers have found that in response to the nitrogen demand of leaves, plants produce a hormone that travels from the leaves to the roots to stimulate the uptake of nitrogen from the soil.

10 Apr 2020

Important genetic mechanism behind inflammatory bowel disease revealed

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have pinpointed a genetic variation responsible for driving the development of inflammatory bowel disease.

10 Apr 2020

Climate Change Could Cause Sudden Biodiversity Losses Worldwide

A warming global climate could cause sudden, potentially catastrophic losses of biodiversity in regions across the globe throughout the 21st century.

From University College London 10 Apr 2020

Drinking Green Tea May Help With Food Allergies

Research findings suggest gut microbes can affect allergic immune responses.

10 Apr 2020

Development Of A Sticker That Indicates Whether Cold-Chain Food Products Have Gone Bad

Can we tell with the naked eye if any cold-chain food products that we have received have gone bad?

10 Apr 2020

Making Biofuels Cheaper By Putting Plants To Work

Biofuels are an important part of the broader strategy to replace petroleum-based gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels that we use today.

10 Apr 2020

Breakthrough In Unlocking Genetic Potential Of Ocean Microbes

Researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing gene-editing tools to improve our understanding of ocean microbes.

10 Apr 2020

Plant Root Hairs Key To Reducing Soil Erosion

The tiny hairs found on plant roots play a pivotal role in helping reduce soil erosion, a new study has found.

10 Apr 2020

Rice chemist receives NIH grant to speed up drug design

Rice University chemist László Kürti and his lab have received a prestigious Maximizing Investigators' Research grant from the National Institutes of Health to speed up drug design by simplifying the synthesis of essential precursors.

9 Apr 2020

Researchers reconstruct evolutionary paths of COVID-19 using genetic network techniques

Researchers from Cambridge, UK, and Germany have reconstructed the early "evolutionary paths" of COVID-19 in humans - as infection spread from Wuhan out to Europe and North America - using genetic network techniques.

9 Apr 2020

Exposure to even low levels of air pollution can change gene expression

New data from a landmark study done by Monash University researchers in Australia raises significant concerns that even short-term exposure to low-level air pollution can affect gene expression, leaving us at risk of other diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

9 Apr 2020

A commonly expressed protein in skin can 'turn on' allergic itch

A commonly expressed protein in skin - periostin - can directly activate itch-associated neurons in the skin, according to new research from North Carolina State University.

9 Apr 2020

Study on butterfly breeding sheds light on the evolution of iridescent colors

At her Florida-based butterfly farm, Edith Smith bred a shinier and bluer Common Buckeye but it was Rachel Thayer, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) who described the genetic and physical variations that are fundamental to the newly acquired iridescence of the butterfly.

9 Apr 2020

New study on proteins advances basic understanding of human life

A minute chemical modification on one of the most copious and vital proteins in cells—actin—has been a mystery as its function is not fully known.

9 Apr 2020

Online tool to refine results from RNA sequencing from clinically accessible tissues

DNA sequencing has turned out to be a common method for diagnosing diseases and enhancing precision medicine.

9 Apr 2020

Life Science News

Novel isomer separation technique has major implications in biological processes

Study finds how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in response to different diets

Combined effect of rare mutations has negative impact on health and longevity

Study reveals new mechanism that controls chromosome inheritance

Climate change to affect complex food webs in the oceans

Hormone produced in starved leaves promotes absorption of nitrogen

Important genetic mechanism behind inflammatory bowel disease revealed

Climate Change Could Cause Sudden Biodiversity Losses Worldwide

Drinking Green Tea May Help With Food Allergies

Development Of A Sticker That Indicates Whether Cold-Chain Food Products Have Gone Bad

Making Biofuels Cheaper By Putting Plants To Work

Breakthrough In Unlocking Genetic Potential Of Ocean Microbes

Plant Root Hairs Key To Reducing Soil Erosion

Rice chemist receives NIH grant to speed up drug design

Researchers reconstruct evolutionary paths of COVID-19 using genetic network techniques

Exposure to even low levels of air pollution can change gene expression

A commonly expressed protein in skin can 'turn on' allergic itch

Study on butterfly breeding sheds light on the evolution of iridescent colors

New study on proteins advances basic understanding of human life

Online tool to refine results from RNA sequencing from clinically accessible tissues

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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