A team of New Zealand researchers led by a University of Canterbury (UC) scientist has discovered a novel mechanism of controlling vitamin K2 production in the bacterial pathogen that causes tuberculosis (known as TB or the ...
Biochemistry
Mar 23, 2020
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"Like oil and water" doesn't apply just to personal relationships that aren't working. It also applies to the challenges scientists face when combining spices and other products that conventionally do not mix well in producing ...
Other
Nov 15, 2019
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Researchers at McMaster University have found that a person's first permanent molars carry a life-long record of health information dating back to the womb, storing vital information that can connect maternal health to a ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2019
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Vitamin E is a strong antioxidant that could act as a sentinel in plants, sending molecular signs from chloroplast, a cell organelle, to the nucleus under extreme environmental conditions. This is among the conclusions of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2019
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Researchers have reported a material that controls the behavior of cells in a dynamic way, just as happens in biology. A new technique uses functional components that can be 'clicked' to a material using vitamin H. Researchers ...
Biochemistry
Sep 27, 2019
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A team of food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a groundbreaking, user-friendly mathematical model for NASA to help ensure that astronauts' food remains rich in nutrients during extended ...
Other
Sep 12, 2019
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Cells are the basic building blocks of life—and, as such, they have been the object of intense study since the invention of the optical microscope in the 17th century. The development of mass spectrometry (MS) methods—those ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 6, 2019
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The function of the visual photopigment rhodopsin and its action in the retina to facilitate vision is well understood. However, there remain questions about other biological functions of this family of proteins (opsins) ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2019
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As a result of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, Earth is experiencing many discernable changes, such as melting glaciers, higher global sea levels, and an overall greening of the planet. But increasing carbon ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2019
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Many people suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. This can result in brittle bones and an increased risk of respiratory diseases. Chicken eggs are a natural source of vitamin D and one way to, at least partially, compensate ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 24, 2019
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