Sulfur molecules from space may have seeded early life on Earth
Important nutrients for the first living organisms on Earth may have come from space, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Important nutrients for the first living organisms on Earth may have come from space, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Astrobiology
May 30, 2024
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MicroRNAs are small molecules that regulate gene activity by binding to and destroying RNAs produced by the genes. More than 60% of all human genes are estimated to be regulated by microRNAs; therefore, it is not surprising ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 21, 2023
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Rare-earth elements, also known as lanthanides, are, contrary to what the name suggests, not rare. They are, however, challenging to purify from the environment. Only in the past few years, it became evident that life has ...
Biochemistry
Mar 1, 2023
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A team of Mount Sinai researchers has produced a high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The discovery could lead to the design of critically ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 8, 2022
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Like electronic devices, biological cells send and receive messages, but they communicate through very different mechanisms. Now, scientists report progress on tiny communication networks that overcome this language barrier, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 17, 2020
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Many potential pharmaceuticals end up failing during clinical trials, but thanks to new research from the University of Illinois, biological molecules once considered for cancer treatment are now being repurposed as organic ...
Materials Science
Oct 2, 2019
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UNC School of Medicine scientists created a powerful new "directed evolution" technique for the rapid development of scientific tools and new treatments for many diseases.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 4, 2019
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Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE) and Helmholtz Munich Center for Environmental Health (HMGU, Germany) have created a neural network for visualizing the ...
Materials Science
Mar 21, 2019
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Russian researchers from Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GPI RAS) and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed the world's first ultrasensitive method for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 7, 2018
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The search for new medicinal molecules with predetermined properties is a complex, expensive and time-consuming process, especially in oncology. Modern science allows us to accelerate this search through the use of computer ...
Biochemistry
Aug 14, 2018
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