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Molecular & Computational biology 3 hours ago

Study decodes dimerization and antidepressant recognition at noradrenaline transporter

The noradrenaline transporter, also known as the norepinephrine transporter (NET), is a member of the monoamine transporters (MATs) family, which also includes serotonin transporter (SERT) and dopamine transporter (DAT). ...

Biochemistry 3 hours ago

Probing small molecule-RNA interactions by looking through the FOREST

A team of researchers has recently demonstrated the utility of employing a previously established screening system to probe the interactions between small molecules and RNA. Their study is published in Communications Chemistry.

Ecology 3 hours ago

Long-term ocean sampling in Narragansett Bay reveals plummeting plankton levels: Impact uncertain for local food web

University of Rhode Island (URI) researchers estimate that in Narragansett Bay, the level of tiny plantlike creatures called phytoplankton has dropped by half in the last half century, based on new analysis of a long-term ...

Biochemistry 3 hours ago

Chemistry researchers showcase new method to aid in pharma, agrochemical compound development

Researchers at Colorado State University have published findings in Nature that could be useful to speed the development of new pharmaceuticals and pesticides.

Plants & Animals 4 hours ago

Biologists discover caterpillars are able to sense electrostatic fields generated by predators

Sam England and Daniel Robert, biologists at the University of Bristol, report that at least three types of caterpillars are capable of sensing and responding to an electrostatic field generated by a predator.

Plants & Animals 4 hours ago

Biologists show the only 'lungless' frog species does indeed have lungs

A trio of marine biologists at the University of Florida's Florida Museum of Natural History has found that the frog species Barbourula kalimantanensis, previously thought to be the only species of frog without lungs, does ...

Plants & Animals 19 hours ago

Genes provide hope for the survival of Arabia's last big cat

The authors of a major study on the critically endangered Arabian leopard say that the release of captive bred animals carefully selected for their genes can make a significant contribution to the successful recovery of the ...

Plants & Animals 22 hours ago

Genetic drift, not natural selection, identified as main factor driving speciation in endangered pupfish species

Scientists have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.

Earth Sciences 22 hours ago

Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?

Deposits of designated critical minerals needed to transition the world's energy systems away from fossil fuels may, ironically enough, be co-located with coal deposits that have been mined to produce the fossil fuel most ...

Plants & Animals 20 hours ago

Biologists travel with their mobile laboratory to study a wide range of mitochondrial functions in avian migration

For Wendy Hood and Geoffrey Hill in Biological Sciences, Andreas Kavazis in Kinesiology, and their team, Emma Rhodes, Paulo Mesquita, and Jeff Yap, traveling the country to unlock the mystery of mitochondria in migrating ...

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