(Phys.org) —Scientists from our Departments of Biology & Biochemistry and Chemistry have developed a new technique that could be used in blood tests to detect a range of age-related conditions such as diabetes, ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

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In a laboratory study pairing food chemistry and cancer biology, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center tested the potentially harmful effect of foods and flavorings on the DNA of cells. They ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 27, 2013 3.6 / 5 (12) 11 |

Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that—literally. Their report in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology describes bacteria bein ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

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Researchers with the joint program between IRB Barcelona and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) have devised a new strategy to study the shape of proteins.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 27, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Highly porous materials known as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are showing promise as catalysts and drug-delivery vehicles. Some scientific sleuthing by A*STAR researchers could now help industry to exploit ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

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Mass manufacture of photovoltaic materials is often achieved inexpensively by screen printing organic solar cells onto plastic sheets. The polymer known as poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET, is a key part ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Mar 27, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 0

It was always believed that water is "squeezed" out of the clay structure under pressure but physicists at Umea University in Sweden together with German colleagues show that this appear to be not always ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

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Research by scientists from Queen's University Belfast on ionic liquid chemistry has been named the 'Most Important British Innovation of the 21st Century'.

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 26, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

White blood cells, or leukocytes, are the immune system's warriors. So when an infection or disease attacks the body, the system typically responds by sending more white blood cells into the fray. This means ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Mar 26, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

Using a broad spectrum of analytical tools, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered a class of novel compounds that can alter cell signaling activity, resulting in a variety ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 26, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

A newly developed membrane used to separate waste from water could become key in the treatment of pollutants ranging from acid mine drainage to oil-containing wastewater, as well as in processes ranging from desalination ...

Chemistry - Other

Mar 26, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Adding about one-quarter teaspoon of a fiber-rich component of oats boosts the nutritional value of low-fat yogurt without noticeably affecting the taste or texture of this increasingly popular dairy food.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 26, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Plants use an enzyme known as "rubisco" to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and, with energy from the sun and nutrients from the soil, build up the shoots, leaves, and stems that make ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 25, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Taking their inspiration from Nature, scientists at the University of New South Wales have developed a new method for carrying out chemical reduction – an industrial process used to produce ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 25, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 2 |

(Phys.org) —Once dismissed as shrubbery, experimental and computational research shows the outer coordination sphere greatly influences a catalyst's effectiveness, according to Dr. Wendy Shaw at Pacific ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

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