The hidden role of lipid droplets in fertility and beyond
Once thought of merely as fat storages, lipid droplets are now believed to play important roles in human health and fertility.
Once thought of merely as fat storages, lipid droplets are now believed to play important roles in human health and fertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 28, 2023
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It is one of the most important enzymes in medical diagnostics: Horseradish peroxidase is used for many medical products—it is often used when a color change of a test strip is to detect the presence of antibodies or other ...
Biotechnology
Jun 22, 2023
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Lab-grown meat, which is cultured from animal cells, is often thought to be more environmentally friendly than beef because it's predicted to need less land, water and greenhouse gases than raising cattle. But in a preprint, ...
Environment
May 22, 2023
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While effective vaccines for COVID-19 should have heralded the benefits of mRNA vaccines, fear and misinformation about their supposed dangers circulated at the same time. These misconceptions about mRNA vaccines have recently ...
Veterinary medicine
May 17, 2023
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Plants are impressive in their diversity, but especially in the variety of metabolites they produce. Many plant natural products are highly complex molecules, such as the alkaloids vincristine and vinblastine, which are produced ...
Biochemistry
May 15, 2023
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To make it possible for cellular agriculture—the process of growing meat in bioreactors—to feed millions of people, several technical challenges will have to be overcome. Muscle cells from chicken, fish, cows, and other ...
Biotechnology
May 10, 2023
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A team of international researchers led by Federico Baltar of the University of Vienna and José M González of the University of La Laguna has identified a previously unknown group of bacteria, called UBA868, as key players ...
Ecology
Apr 25, 2023
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Biological cells, whether free-living or part of a multicellular organism, have to perform hundreds of functions to survive, such as perceiving their environment, uptaking and metabolizing nutrients, regenerating decayed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 24, 2023
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Scientists recently created a meatball with the flesh of the long-extinct wooly mammoth. The meatball was the product of one of this century's most promising technological advancements—cellular agriculture.
Biotechnology
Apr 17, 2023
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Throw another mammoth on the barbie? An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to ...
Other
Mar 28, 2023
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