NASA's twin study investigates metabolites
You may think you're just an average Joe, but according to your metabolomics data your body is percolating some expressive information about your daily life.
You may think you're just an average Joe, but according to your metabolomics data your body is percolating some expressive information about your daily life.
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2017
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Longitudinal studies of disease require collecting biofluids, preferentially blood. But getting serum blood samples takes the work of a professional, and storing thousands of such samples at -80 degrees C means using a lot ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 26, 2017
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Stress is a major risk factor for a range of psychopathologies. However, stress does not affect everyone equally: in the face of sustained adversity, some people develop depression symptoms while others adapt and remain resilient. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2017
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In nature, bacteria occur mostly in multi-cellular collectives, rather than as individuals. They are capable of coordinating their behaviour, with some species even being able to move together in swarms. The biological chemistry ...
Biochemistry
Apr 26, 2017
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Although photographs of the underground stations in Barcelona would reveal the number of people waiting, when rush hour takes place, and offer clues about why some stations are busier than others, they can't reveal whether ...
Biochemistry
Feb 24, 2017
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An international team of researchers has spatially mapped molecules produced by an intact, complex microbial community for the first time. Using a tiny slice of lichen, the team used imaging mass spectrometry to track and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2016
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Here's a reason not to peel tomatoes: A new method of plant analysis, developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science, has identified healthful antioxidants in tomato skins. In fact, as reported recently in Nature Communications, ...
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2016
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By monitoring stem cell differentiation on gels that mimic the stiffness and nanofibrous structure of biological tissue, researchers have identified the specific molecules that stem cells use when selecting bone and cartilage ...
Biochemistry
Jul 27, 2016
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NASA's Human Research Program is releasing "Metabolomics: You Are What You Eat" video to highlight its Twins Study which uses omics to study Mark and Scott Kelly's metabolites. Omics is an evolving field integrating collections ...
Space Exploration
May 26, 2016
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Researchers at USC and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory say they will be the first team in the world to launch fungi into space for the purpose of potentially developing new medicine for use both in space and on Earth.
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2016
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