A Curtin University-led research team has found a way to synthetically create a firefly's glow that could have positive impacts on the access to medical light-imaging tools used to detect tumors and other diseases.
Biochemistry
Oct 27, 2022
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Unwanted side effects in the body, drug resistance or environmentally harmful residues—drugs not only cure diseases or relieve pain, but can also have negative effects on people or the environment. This could be reduced ...
Biochemistry
Oct 26, 2022
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Biologists often use green fluorescent protein (GFP) to see what happens inside cells. GFP, which scientists first isolated in jellyfish, is a protein that changes light from one color into another. Attaching it to other ...
Biotechnology
Oct 10, 2022
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Fluorescence imaging of biological samples stands to benefit greatly by a RIKEN discovery of a fluorescent protein derived from a Japanese jellyfish that maintains its brightness even when illuminated by strong light.
Biotechnology
Sep 30, 2022
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Photosynthesis is probably the most important chemical reaction for life on Earth. It is the process plants use to transform sunlight into energy it can use. Through it, plants can produce carbohydrates they can use (and ...
Astrobiology
Sep 26, 2022
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At the 2022 International Astronautical Congress in Paris, France, the University of Manchester and Breakthrough Listen (the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe) announced a reanalysis of existing ...
Astronomy
Sep 22, 2022
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Researchers have studied how certain bacteria perform photosynthesis using low-energy light, which could be engineered into crops to boost production.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 20, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a heat wave ranking system bill aimed at preparing the state for dangerous extreme heat events.
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2022
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Sunlight impacts litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems through the process of photodegradation. Previous studies on litter photodegradation focused on the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and only recently ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2022
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By 2050, the world's population is expected to increase to around 10 billion people. Food production will have to keep pace with this growth. The oceans, with their great, often still untapped potential as a source of food, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2022
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