Staph uses nitric oxide enzyme to colonize noses
Staph bacteria colonize nasal passages through a newly discovered function for a primeval biochemical mechanism.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2016
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NASA's MAVEN mission gives unprecedented ultraviolet view of Mars
New global images of Mars from the MAVEN mission show the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behavior. They include the first images of "nightglow" ...
Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2016
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Scientists identify the signals plants use to survive in salty soils
Plants survive in high-salt soils through a signaling pathway using salt-responsive calmodulin proteins, which trigger cells to change their internal ion balance. A group led by Liqun Zhao of Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, ...
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2016
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Heme, a poisonous nutrient, tracked by 'Green Lantern' sensor
A pinch of poison is good for a body, at least if it's heme.
Cell & Microbiology
May 30, 2016
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Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements
National Science Foundation, Environmental Research and Education Foundation, American Coal Ash Association
Environment
May 27, 2016
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Important messenger substance in human cells measured 'live' for the first time
Scientists have succeeded in making real-time measurements of changes in the concentration of the important messenger substance nitric oxide (NO) in human cells for the first time. The breakthrough, which has been published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 11, 2016
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Using nanoparticles to combat arteriosclerosis
In industrialized countries, a particularly high number of people suffer from arteriosclerosis—with fatal consequences: Deposits in the arteries lead to strokes and heart attacks. A team of researchers under the leadership ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 6, 2016
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Curiosity rover finds biologically useful nitrogen on Mars
A team using the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite aboard NASA's Curiosity rover has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of Mars from release during heating of Martian sediments.
Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2015
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A new sensor to detect physiological levels of nitrate and nitrite
A team led by Professor Takafumi Uchida has created a new technique for visualizing the dynamics of nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2−), both markers of nitric oxide in a cell. Nitric oxide is a critical second messenger ...
Biochemistry
Dec 9, 2015
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New reagents selected for nickel extraction
More nickel can be produced more efficiently from Australia's low-grade laterite ores if the metal is directly extracted after leaching with nitric acid, research suggests.
Materials Science
Apr 7, 2015
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