A research team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) led by Professor Xiang David Li from the Department of Chemistry in collaboration with Dr. Yuanliang Zhai from the HKU School of Biological Sciences and Dr. Jason Wing ...
Biochemistry
Feb 17, 2023
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Since the 1970s, scientists have known that copper has a special ability to transform carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels. But for many years, scientists have struggled to understand how this common metal works ...
Nanophysics
Feb 16, 2023
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What mechanisms are behind the formation of flowers? To answer this question a 25-year-old enigma has just been solved: the role of UFO protein in the flower's formation process. While its nature suggested that it destroys ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2023
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Precise control of gene expression—ensuring that cells make the correct components in the right amount and at the right time—is vital for all organisms to function properly. Cells must regulate how genes encoded in the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2023
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New analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed just how quickly space rocks which fall to Earth can be contaminated by our atmosphere.
Planetary Sciences
Feb 10, 2023
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Lithium-ion batteries have remained unrivaled in terms of overall performance for several applications, as evidenced by their widespread use in everything from portable electronics to cellular base stations. However, they ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 9, 2023
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When it comes to fighting off invaders, bacteria operate in a remarkably similar way to human cells, possessing the same core machinery required to switch immune pathways on and off, according to new University of Colorado ...
Biochemistry
Feb 9, 2023
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The greenhouse gas methane, or CH4 is produced in certain tree species, but how these mechanisms actually work is a matter of volatile debate, particularly with regard to the diffusive transport of CH4 gas through the trees.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2023
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Researchers led by Osaka University used cryogenic electron microscopy to analyze the atomic structure of the centromeric region of the chromosome, essential for cell division. A protein called CENP-A marks the centromere; ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2023
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To the untrained eye, a cryo-electron tomogram looks more like traces in sand than the detailed snapshot of a cell it is.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 3, 2023
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