Fatty acids and their derivatives are promising raw materials for manufacturing advanced biofuels, detergents, lubricants, surfactants and so on. The current supply of fatty acids is mainly through extraction from plants, ...
Biochemistry
Jul 29, 2022
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303
An international team of researchers has developed a method for altering one class of antibiotics, using microscopic organisms that produce these compounds naturally.
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2022
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87
Marine scientists have discovered that whale sharks eat plants, making the iconic fish the world's largest omnivore.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
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80
To save the world's fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing ...
Biochemistry
Jul 19, 2022
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59
Within and upon every human being reside countless microorganisms—the microbiota that help shape and direct the lives of their hosts. A similar phenomenon occurs between people, microbes and the homes they share.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 24, 2022
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583
The effects of global climate change already are resulting in the loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer and more intense heat waves, among other threats.
Biochemistry
Jun 23, 2022
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108
Antibiotic resistance is a ticking timebomb under public health. The WHO predicts that in 2050 more people will die from infections than from cancer—and we are talking about infections that we today consider harmless; infections ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 22, 2022
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97
Programmed cell death is an important tool that an organism uses to keep itself healthy. When a cell does not function as it should, various stress reactions are activated. The goal of these reactions is to restore the original ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2022
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35
A fungus-like microbe taken from the pristine waters of South Australia could prove to be a vital ingredient in making everything from nutritional supplements, medicines and biofuels to animal-free meat, according to Flinders ...
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2022
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104
Engineering enzymes to perform reactions not found in nature can address longstanding challenges in the world of synthetic chemistry, such as upgrading plant-based oils into useful biochemicals.
Biochemistry
May 2, 2022
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