Researchers in Utrecht have found a new way to observe membraneless compartments at an unprecedented level of resolution. The existence of these so-called biomolecular condensates in the cell contradicts every textbook on ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2019
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A weapon bacteria use to vanquish their competitors could be copied to create new forms of antibiotics, according to Imperial College London research.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2019
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141
Researchers at EPFL and the University of Bern have developed a groundbreaking method for studying the electrical signals of cardiac muscle cells. The technology has numerous potential applications in basic and applied research—such ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 4, 2019
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38
Scientists at EPFL have developed a new method to synthesize and screen thousands of macrocyclic compounds, a family of chemicals that are of great interest in the pharmaceutical industry. The study is published in Science ...
Materials Science
Aug 21, 2019
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55
Limonoids are a class of plant natural products whose complex chemistry has been intensively investigated for over 50 years.
Biotechnology
Aug 2, 2019
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A research team at Dartmouth College has developed a new strategy for drug discovery and development that can be used to produce targeted therapies against diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration, according to a study ...
Biochemistry
Jun 4, 2019
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439
York University chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a range of Lewis acids, which could one day be used to help purify pharmaceutical drugs, improve industrial ...
Materials Science
Apr 24, 2019
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564
When you reach for a bottle of acetaminophen, you may be looking for relief from a headache. But if you take more than what is recommended, the drug can damage your liver.
Biochemistry
Nov 21, 2018
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58
Rutgers scientists have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide—the main cause of global warming—into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products.
Materials Science
Nov 20, 2018
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55
ETH researchers have developed a new method of crystallising large membrane proteins in order to determine their structure. This will be of benefit to biological research and the pharmaceutical industry.
Biochemistry
Mar 5, 2018
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