One of the best fossil eyes on the planet
About 11 to 16 million years ago, in the middle of the Miocene period, more than 100 caddisflies met their end in a lake.
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 4, 2024
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News tagged with molecular compounds
Unlocking the secrets of strawberry aroma: The crucial role of FanCXE1 carboxylesterase in ester metabolism and ripening
Strawberries owe their distinctive flavor to a complex mixture of sugars, acids, and over 900 volatile compounds, primarily esters, which are produced and degraded by alcohol acyltransferases (AATs) and carboxylesterases ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 8, 2024
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Engineers invent octopus-inspired technology that can deceive and signal
With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on its skin for purposes of deception, camouflage and signaling. Researchers at the University ...
Biotechnology
Jan 5, 2024
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Saturday Citations: Dogs (woolly) and cats (athletic). Plus: Amino acid precursors on Enceladus, beer goggles on Earth
This week, scientists reported on drinking beer, Saturnian expulsions, an ancient North American dog breed, and cats playing dogs' favorite game, fetch.
Proof-of-concept device 'smells' seawater to discover, detect novel molecules
Under the ocean's surface, marine organisms are constantly releasing invisible molecules. Some of the chemical clues reveal which creatures are nearby, while others could be used someday as medications.
Biochemistry
Nov 8, 2023
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Phytoplankton uptake of mercury controlled by thiols, study shows
Methylmercury is one of the chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating fish, but how does the mercury end up in the fish? A new study shows that the concentrations ...
Ecology
Nov 6, 2023
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Real-time visualization of plant-plant communications through airborne volatiles
Plants emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere upon mechanical damages or insect attacks. Undamaged neighboring plants sense the released VOCs as danger cues to activate defense responses against upcoming ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2023
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New inhibitor for regulating the essential protein SMNDC1
The SMNDC1 gene controls key functions in the human body and is linked to diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Scientists in Stefan Kubicek's research group at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 16, 2023
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Researchers identify two lead compounds that could close cancer cells' escape route
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy aim to destroy cancer cells by inducing DNA double-strand breaks—damage that, once inflicted, usually causes the cells to die. But damage to a cell's genetic material also activates a signaling ...
Biochemistry
Jul 27, 2023
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Researchers develop new method to study RNA-drug interactions
How active compounds affect RNA and thus the expression of genes is of great interest for the development of potential therapeutics. Innsbruck chemists have now used a method they recently developed to study the binding of ...
Biochemistry
Jul 20, 2023
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