Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan, have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase (qNOR), a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins of our earliest oxygen-breathing ...
Biochemistry
Jan 22, 2012
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A cancer cell may seem out of control, growing wildly and breaking all the rules of orderly cell life and death. But amid the seeming chaos there is a balance between a cancer cell's revved-up metabolism and skyrocketing ...
Biochemistry
Jul 13, 2011
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Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a health promoter. ...
Other
Jun 19, 2009
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When tiny semipalmated sandpipers embark on their annual odyssey from the Canadian Arctic to their winter residences in South America, they set out on one of the world's longest migrations. On the way, the tiny birds stop ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2009
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Success with improving a model plant's response to harsh conditions is leading plant molecular researchers to move to food crops including wheat, barley, rice and chickpeas.
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2019
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Certain white blood cells protect us from bacteria by engulfing them. A research team headed by Prof Dr. Lars Leichert, head of the research group Microbial Biochemistry, Prof Dr. Konstanze Winklhofer from the Department ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2018
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Doctors have long treated heart attacks, improved asthma symptoms, and cured impotence by increasing levels of a single molecule in the body: nitric oxide.
Biochemistry
Jan 18, 2018
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Biofuels obtained from biomass are becoming increasingly important. Apart from biomethane, however, they cannot be produced efficiently, cheaply and sustainably since the current technological complexity and costs are still ...
Biotechnology
Oct 12, 2017
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An engineering student illuminates the inner workings of vanadium oxide before an audience of biologists and chemists in Japan.
Materials Science
Nov 8, 2010
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A biologist from RUDN University has found the most beneficial concentration of tryptophan for rainbow trout. When added to the diet of the fish, this amino acid supports the immune system and reduces oxidative stress in ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2020
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