Scientists have always wanted to take a closer look at biological systems and materials. From the magnifying glass to the electron microscope, they have developed ever-increasingly sophisticated imaging devices.
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Plant dormancy's genetic mechanisms are vital for enhancing agricultural resilience and productivity. The interaction between lipid metabolism and hormone regulation significantly influences dormancy phases, essential for ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 9, 2024
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HIV, Ebola and most recently, COVID-19 viruses have had an enormous impact on our societies world-wide. All these viruses are "enveloped viruses," viruses that have an exterior envelope that surrounds them largely composed ...
Biochemistry
Jul 3, 2024
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Metal nanomaterials have become an indispensable part of industrial and medical fields due to their unique and versatile properties. Their size, which imparts them with the desired physiochemical properties, is also the reason ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 29, 2024
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During the first COVID-19 wave, when Saumitra Das and colleagues were sequencing thousands of samples every day to check for SARS-CoV-2 variants as part of INSACOG, the Government of India's genome surveillance initiative, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 30, 2022
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Russian scientists have found that coating magnetic nanoparticles with a non-magnetic silica shell coating significantly decreased the viability of cancer cells in a low frequency alternating magnetic field. The coating increases ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 26, 2021
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The inner workings of a "self-destruct switch" present on human cells that can be activated during an immune response have been revealed. In unprecedented detail, KAUST scientists with collaborators in China report the 3D ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2021
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New methods of arranging silver nanowires make them more durable, shows a study by KAUST. These nanowires form flexible, transparent conductive layers that can be used for improved solar cells, strain sensors and next-generation ...
Nanomaterials
May 23, 2019
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Researchers from TU Graz and the University of Graz present the new method of 3-D-plasmon tomography in Nature Communications.
Nanophysics
Jun 26, 2017
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Scientists from MIPT, in collaboration with international colleagues, have proposed a universal mechanism for the sense of smell in bacteria. The researchers obtained the structure of the NarQ protein from Escherichia coli ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 22, 2017
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