Lysine methylation is one of the most important covalent modifications involved in diverse cellular processes. Methylation of histone H3 Lys4 (H3K4), predominantly associated with actively transcribed genes, is mainly mediated ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 22, 2020
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People in Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and other island nations in the Southwest Pacific will have months more to prepare for tropical cyclones, thanks to a new outlook ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2020
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Scientists at South Ural State University (SUSU) have discovered that the extract of a common weed plant, Bidens pilosa, is a promising source of enzymes for the food industry. According to the authors, the technique can ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2020
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A new study recently published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal demonstrates how site-directed mutagenesis can be achieved in virtually any wheat germplasm by intergeneric pollination of wheat with cas9/guide-RNA (gRNA)-transgenic ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2020
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High up in the atmosphere, even the smallest particles lead to the formation of clouds. Air flows that carry Sahara dust to Europe also affect our weather. In the PermaStrom research project, a joint research team from Karlsruhe ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2020
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Topological photonics underpins a promising paradigm for robust light manipulation, as well as smart design of optical devices with improved reliability and advanced functionalities that are governed by the nontrivial band ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 22, 2020
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As researchers look for ways to develop and improve everyday products ranging from fuel to medicines, enzymes provide nature's example of the control needed to make chemical reactions work in desired ways. But a phenomenon ...
Materials Science
Jul 22, 2020
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Surface plasmons in graphene have been widely studied in the past decade due to their very appealing properties, such as the strong tunability of its optical properties through electrical gating and the relatively high plasmon ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 22, 2020
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The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Toin University of Yokohama, and Chiba University have succeeded in developing a color-multiplexed ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 22, 2020
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Microplastics have been found in the guts of sharks that live near the seabed off the UK coast. University of Exeter scientists studied four species of demersal (seabed-dwelling) shark.
Ecology
Jul 22, 2020
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