Female white-faced capuchin monkeys living in the tropical dry forests of northwestern Costa Rica may have figured out the secret to a longer life—having fellow females as friends.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2022
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Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease are caused by folding errors (misfolding) in proteins or peptides, i.e. by changes in their spatial structure. This is the result of minute deviations ...
Biochemistry
Jul 20, 2022
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A team of researchers has built an intelligent sensor—the size of about 1/1000 of the cross-section of a human hair—that can simultaneously detect the intensity, polarization and wavelength of light, tapping into the ...
Optics & Photonics
May 17, 2022
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All living organisms use proteins, which encompass a vast number of complex molecules. They perform a wide array of functions, from allowing plants to use solar energy for oxygen production to helping your immune system fight ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 6, 2022
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Certain molecules have features that cause them to group together in particular ways, known as self-assembly. The formed structures can then be used as templates for growing polymers in ways that would otherwise be difficult ...
Polymers
Nov 2, 2021
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Two Skoltech researchers have presented a highly efficient neural network model that uses data on the structure of proteins to predict which of their parts interact with other biological molecules called peptides. Knowing ...
Biochemistry
Aug 9, 2021
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Scientists have waited months for access to highly accurate protein structure prediction since DeepMind presented remarkable progress in this area at the 2020 Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction, or CASP14, conference. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 15, 2021
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Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used drones to film the animals.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2021
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Atoms are the basic building blocks for all materials. To tailor functional properties, it is essential to accurately determine their atomic structures. KAIST researchers observed the 3D atomic structure of a nanoparticle ...
Nanophysics
May 12, 2021
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Captive pelicans that are free to choose their own friendships are more likely to breed successfully on repeated occasions, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2021
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