To grow or to defend: How plants decide
Scientists have discovered how plants use steroid hormones to choose growth over defence when their survival depends on it.
Biotechnology
Jan 1, 2014
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New adsorbent is more effective, environmentally friendly for treating wastewater
A novel new adsorbent for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater that is more effective, reusable and environmentally friendly, has been developed by researchers in Temple University's Water and Environmental Technology ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2013
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Study finds specialized bacterial cells found in the gut produce steroid hormones
The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria, many of which play an important role in helping the body strike a healthy balance. In the gut, bacteria are involved in the synthesis of vitamins, as well as metabolizing bile ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2013
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Computer-designed proteins recognize and bind small molecules
Computer-designed proteins that can recognize and interact with small biological molecules are now a reality. Scientists have succeeded in creating a protein molecule that can be programmed to unite with three different steroids.
Biotechnology
Sep 5, 2013
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Researcher looks for link between steroids and team conflict in major league baseball
Major League Baseball's ongoing steroid controversy is threatening the legacy of the sport and the validity of its well-respected history, but what kind of impact is it having behind teams' closed clubhouse doors?
Economics & Business
Aug 22, 2013
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Atomic insights into how plant steroid hormone makes plants grow
If one wants to better understand how plants grow, one must analyse the chemistry of life in its molecular detail. Michael Hothorn from the Friedrich-Miescher-Laboratory of the Max Planck Society in Tübingen and his team ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2013
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Researchers discover mechanism that regulates steroid hormone production in Drosophila
Looking at the transformation of a fly larva into a pupa may help researchers to understand the molecular mechanisms that trigger puberty. A study conducted on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, by scientists at the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 7, 2013
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A feat in synthetic chemistry: Steroids that only nature could make on a large scale
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have achieved a feat in synthetic chemistry by inventing a scalable method to make complex natural compounds known as "polyhydroxylated steroids." These compounds, used ...
Biochemistry
Jan 3, 2013
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Reproduction and life span are intertwined
The gonad is well known to be important for reproduction but also affects animal life span. Removal of germ cells – the sperm and egg producing cells – increases longevity of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. However, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2012
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Testosterone regulates solo song of tropical birds
(Phys.org)—In male songbirds of the temperate zone, the concentration of sex hormones is rising in spring, which leads to an increase in song activity during the breeding season. In the tropics, there has been little evidence ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2012
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