(Phys.org)—The nucleic acid RNA is an essential part of the critical process by which the cells in our bodies manufacture proteins. But noncoding RNAs also exist whose sequences, while not converted into proteins, play ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2012
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Microbes are omnipresent on earth. They are found as free-living microorganisms as well as in communities with other higher organisms. Thanks to modern biological techniques we are now able to address the complex communities ...
Biochemistry
Sep 1, 2011
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Partnerships can pay off when it comes to converting solar into chemical energy. By modeling a cadmium sulfide (CdS)–zinc sulfide (ZnS) alloy with special computational techniques, a Singapore-based research team has identified ...
Materials Science
Sep 26, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Our brains are constantly awash in chemicals that serve as messengers, transporting signals from one neuron to another. It's a really nifty system, although scientists still aren't clear on how, exactly, those ...
Biochemistry
Oct 16, 2012
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A study published online in Nature Methods today demonstrated that Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology can be used to precisely and reproducibly quantify microRNA (miRNA) in plasma and serum across different days, paving ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 1, 2013
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Many critical cell functions depend on a class of molecules called purines, which form half of the building blocks of DNA and RNA, and are a major component of the chemicals that store a cell’s energy. Cells keep tight ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2012
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A NIMS research team has succeeded in the development of a high activity gold nanoparticle catalyst that simplify the function of enzyme in capturing substances.
Materials Science
Nov 15, 2012
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The synthetic production of a critical building block called methanediamine for the first time, by researchers in University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Department of Chemistry, could lead to key insights into the origins of ...
Biochemistry
Dec 13, 2022
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Chemists at Scripps Research have addressed one of the most formidable challenges in synthetic chemistry by inventing a method for "enantioselective remote meta-CH activation," which enables the making of chiral molecules ...
Materials Science
Jun 18, 2018
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As the COVID-19 pandemic scattered and isolated people, researchers across Virginia Tech connected for a data-driven collaboration seeking improved drugs to fight the disease and potentially many other illnesses.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 18, 2023
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