New biosensor stimulates sweat while patient is cool and resting
One downside to medical sensors that test human sweat: You have to sweat.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 4, 2017
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Milking it: A new robot to extract scorpion venom
A new scorpion-milking robot designed to extract venom could replace the traditional manual method. Scorpion venom is used in medical applications such as immunosuppressants, anti-malarial drugs and cancer research, but the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2017
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Exploring the toxin genes of monocled cobra through venom gland transcriptomics
Researchers at University of Malaya investigated the venom-gland transcriptomes of monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) from Malaysia and Thailand. Their findings unveil a pool of novel bioactive molecules, and provide a solution ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 30, 2017
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What roundworms can teach us about human growth
Human beings and the roundworm C. elegans have more in common than you'd expect. Thanks to a common ancestor more than 700 million years ago humans and roundworms have a similar hormone to drive and regulate growth. By activating ...
Biochemistry
May 3, 2017
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How Venus flytraps trigger digestion
The Venus flytrap digests its prey using enzymes produced by special glands. For the first time, a research team has measured and meticulously analysed the glands' activity.
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2017
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Fertility can hinge on swimming conditions in the uterus
For a mammal's sperm to succeed, it must complete the swim of its life to reach and fertilize an egg. That's easier if it swims through water, not goo.
Biotechnology
Apr 19, 2017
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Pigeon study takes on sexism in science: Big differences in genes involved in reproductive control
In experimental research, scientists tend to assume that—unless they are looking specifically at reproduction or sexual behavior—male and female animals are alike, and mostly use males. But a new study by researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2017
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Scientists effectively disrupt communication between parasites that spread disease
Prof. Shulamit Michaeli, Dean of Bar-Ilan's Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, and member of the Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), has demonstrated how parasite migration ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 9, 2017
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Scientists discover how animals measure time of year to reproduce
Animals need to measure the time of year so that they can anticipate and adapt to the arrival of a new season to align reproduction, as well as other vital functions critical for survival. A new study, conducted at the University ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2017
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Mussel byssus threads produced by a combination of self-assembly processes and biologically active steps
The chemical industry can learn a lot from the common mussel. Not only are the mollusc's mother of pearl and tough threads with which it clings to the seafloor remarkable, but the way in which these materials are produced ...
Materials Science
Mar 2, 2017
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