Packing material, disposable cutlery, CD cases: Polystyrene is among the most common forms of plastic, but recycling it isn't easy and the vast majority ends up in landfills or finds its way to the oceans where it threatens ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 9, 2022
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new approach to treating cancer using enzyme therapy.
Biotechnology
Aug 28, 2018
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Skin cells typically spend their entire existence in one place on your body. But Washington State University researchers have seen how the cells will alter the proteins holding them in place and move to repair a wound.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 9, 2016
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Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin took an important step toward safer gene-editing cures for life-threatening disorders, from cancer to HIV to Huntington's disease, by developing a technique that can spot ...
Biotechnology
Jun 29, 2017
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An antibiotic overlooked since its discovery 40 years ago could help develop new drugs against life-threatening infections caused by some of the world's most dangerous superbugs.
Biochemistry
Jan 25, 2018
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A new and improved version of the 'love hormone' oxytocin has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.
Biochemistry
Dec 12, 2017
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A team of researchers from the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, all in Australia, has uncovered ...
University of Queensland researchers have used artificial intelligence to build a 3D map of key cell components to better understand dementia and infectious diseases including COVID-19.
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2023
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It is well known in physics and chemistry that equal charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract. It was long assumed that this principle also applies when enzymes—the biological catalysts in all living organisms—form ...
Biochemistry
Apr 25, 2022
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The human genome has been mapped. Now, it's on to proteins, a much more daunting task. There are 20,300 genes, but there are millions of distinct protein molecules in our bodies. Many of these hold keys to understanding disease ...
Biochemistry
Oct 30, 2011
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