Inspired by the mechanism behind light-sensitive sunglasses, a team led by a North Carolina State University researcher invented a family of fluorescent dyes to illuminate biological processes at a very small scale—comparable ...
Biochemistry
Apr 21, 2023
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Single-celled algae and marine bacteria live in a complex but largely unexplored relationship. Now, a new study shows that the surface of diatoms is a surprisingly diverse habitat for bacteria. A team from the University ...
Ecology
Apr 19, 2023
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Two protein complexes carry the major responsibility for the spatial organization of chromosomes in our cell nuclei, and DNA tension plays a surprising role in this.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2023
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In certain molecules, the so-called photoacids, a proton can be released locally by excitation with light. There is a sudden change in the pH value in the solution—a kind of fast switch that is important for many chemical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 3, 2023
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Near-infrared light, whose wavelength is longer than visible light, is invisible and can pass through many substances. Organic materials that efficiently absorb near-infrared light are essential for technological innovations ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 27, 2023
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Conventional analysis of cellular lipids mainly involves radiometric analysis and mass spectrometry of cell extracts collected in large quantities. This method is time-consuming and labor-intensive and burdensome when analyzing ...
Biotechnology
Mar 27, 2023
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Super-resolution microscopy methods are essential for uncovering the structures of cells and the dynamics of molecules. Since researchers overcame the resolution limit of around 250 nanometers (while winning the 2014 Nobel ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 10, 2023
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a looming threat to global health. Bacteria that develop genetic resistance to antibiotics cause millions of human deaths annually. Yet genetic resistance is only one of the many ways bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 8, 2023
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Synthetic mRNAs are explored rigorously for their potential as an effective genetic vector for basic research and clinical applications. Natural mRNAs have a structure on their leading (5') ends—called the 5' cap—that ...
Biotechnology
Feb 3, 2023
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A research team, led by Professor Moeto Nagai and comprised of researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Electronic Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS), Toyohashi University of Technology, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2023
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