(Phys.org) —Iron is a critical part of many biological processes; however, it is often not biologically available or it can be toxic in high quantities. So, biological systems have developed intricate methods ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 14, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

Agricultural Research Service scientists in New York and California have developed very different technologies that share a common thread. They offer scientists new, innovative ways to probe what happens ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 12, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A nutrition expert at UC Davis has discovered important clues to the deadly attack strategy of a puzzling plant pathogen that has destroyed hundreds of thousands acres of citrus across the world.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 07, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

Amino acids in orange juice might reveal secrets to the successful attack strategy of the plant pathogen that causes citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB. Studies of these amino acids ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour—by putting a frog in the bucket of milk—scientists have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances in the skin of the Russian ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Dec 12, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine being able to monitor protein expression levels in a cell as they change over time and in response to external stimuli. That is just what researchers did when they studied the photosynthetic ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Apr 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Bacteria living in people's large intestine may slow down the activity of the "good" kind of fat tissue, a special fat that quickly burns calories and may help prevent obesity, scientists are reporting in ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Dec 21, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

Beer tested in a new study, including some brands labeled "low-gluten," contains levels of hordein, the form of gluten present in barley, that could cause symptoms in patients with celiac disease (CD), the ...

Chemistry - Other

Dec 21, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 0

Crops that can cope with sudden fluctuations in the weather could be developed, thanks to fresh discoveries about the survival mechanisms of plants.

Biology - Biotechnology

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Some of the nastiest smelling creatures on Earth have skin that produces the greatest known variety of anti-bacterial substances that hold promise for becoming new weapons in the battle against antibiotic-resistant ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 30, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0