Researchers look to fungus to shed light on cancer
A fungus that attacks almond and peach trees may be key to identifying new drug targets for cancer therapy.
Biochemistry
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Researchers create 'intelligent' interaction between light and material
A collaboration between McMaster and Harvard researchers has generated a new platform in which light beams communicate with one another through solid matter, establishing the foundation to explore a new form of computing.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 3, 2020
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Researchers grow citrus disease bacteria in the lab
Washington State University researchers have for the first time grown the bacteria in a laboratory that causes Citrus Greening Disease, considered the world's most harmful citrus disease.
Biotechnology
Sep 12, 2019
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Novel strategy uncovers potential to control widespread soilborne pathogens
Soilborne pathogens are a major issue worldwide as they can infect a broad range of agricultural plants, resulting in serious crop losses devastating to farmers. These persistent pathogens are often resistant toward chemical ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2019
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Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
The ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around 170 million years ago, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Jul 1, 2019
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Cleaning up the clutter: How proto-biology arose from the prebiotic clutter
Just like the mythical creation stories that depict the formation of the world as the story of order from chaos, the early Earth was home to a chaotic clutter of organic molecules from which, somehow, more complex biological ...
Astrobiology
Feb 6, 2019
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Quantum sensors providing magnetic resonance with unprecedented sensitivity
A study by the Quantum Technologies for Information Science (QUTIS) group of the UPV/EHU's Department of Physical Chemistry, has produced a series of protocols for quantum sensors that could allow images to be obtained by ...
General Physics
Jan 21, 2019
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Researchers reverse engineer way pine trees produce green chemicals worth billions
Washington State University researchers have reverse engineered the way a pine tree produces a resin, which could serve as an environmentally friendly alternative to a range of fossil-fuel based products worth billions of ...
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2018
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Nobel chemistry winners regret fear of new developments
Winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry say that excessive concerns about genetically modified foods and other substances can inhibit mankind from benefiting from developments in the field.
Other
Dec 7, 2018
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Creating rings in natural antibiotic synthesis
Scientists at the University of Bristol have revealed the secrets of the key ring forming cascade in the biosynthesis of a globally used antibiotic. They hope their findings could lead to the development of antibiotics with ...
Biochemistry
Nov 26, 2018
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