Calcium acts as missing link to dead cell clean-up
Scientists have found that extracellular calcium mediates the activation of a membrane protein that waves the flag signaling cell death.
Scientists have found that extracellular calcium mediates the activation of a membrane protein that waves the flag signaling cell death.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2023
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Russian scientists have developed an anti-bacterial gel based on silver and sulfur-containing amino acids. It is a hundred times more effective than other silver-based counterparts that also fights bacteria causing nosocomial ...
Biochemistry
Sep 13, 2023
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Antibody treatments may be able to activate the immune system to fight diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and colorectal cancer, but they are less effective when they bind with themselves and other molecules that aren't ...
Biotechnology
Sep 11, 2023
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Researchers have unveiled an intriguing phenomenon of cellular reprogramming in mature adult organs, shedding light on a novel mechanism of adaptive growth. The study, which was conducted on fruit flies (Drosophila), provides ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2023
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When dairy cows are fed diets with reduced protein concentrations—aimed at decreased environmental nitrogen pollution from their manure such as nitrate leaching, nutrient-laden run-off and ammonia volatilization—their ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 7, 2023
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Inside our bodies at every moment, our cells are orchestrating a complex dance of atoms and molecules that uses energy to create, distribute and deploy the substances on which our lives depend.
Biochemistry
Sep 5, 2023
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Mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.)) is a widely grown legume crop that serves as a sustainable and valuable source of dietary protein, which is rich in essential amino acids, fats, carbohydrates, and a variety of bioactive substances.
Biotechnology
Sep 4, 2023
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Bacteria whirl around in the mouths of most people, forming dental plaques and sometimes causing nasty gum infections. Treponema denticola might be a dangerous pathogen, but not much is known about this bacterium. It was ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 25, 2023
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Short-lived proteins control gene expression in cells to carry out a number of vital tasks, from helping the brain form connections to helping the body mount an immune defense. These proteins are made in the nucleus and are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 24, 2023
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The virulence of a rice-wrecking fungus—and deployment of ninja-like proteins that help it escape detection by muffling an immune system's alarm bells—relies on genetic decoding quirks that could prove central to stopping ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 24, 2023
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