Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, remains the leading cause of infectious disease worldwide, affecting approximately a quarter of the globe's population. Treatment of infections is problematic ...
Biochemistry
Jul 21, 2022
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An at-risk species of fish has established itself in lochs across Scotland with the help of conservation managers and by rapidly adapting to its new environment, resulting in changes to their DNA, their ecology, and body ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2021
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Researchers in Lund, Copenhagen and Norwich have shown that harmful mutations present in the DNA play an important—yet neglected—role in the conservation and translocation programs of threatened species.
Evolution
Jun 7, 2021
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A team of scientists from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has developed the first drug-like compounds to inhibit a key family of enzymes whose malfunction is associated with several types of cancer, including ...
Biochemistry
Aug 31, 2020
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Sodium, such that is found in ordinary table salt, is constantly transported back and forth our cells membrane in exchange for protons. This regulates sodium levels, cell volume and internal pH. Researchers have now been ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 1, 2016
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University of Pennsylvania researchers have made strides toward a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA's bases are read as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 18, 2015
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Think of the human body as an intricate machine whose working parts are proteins: molecules that change shape to enable our organs and tissues to perform tasks such as breathing or eating or thinking.
Biotechnology
Jun 19, 2014
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Nanopores may one day lead a revolution in DNA sequencing. By sliding DNA molecules one at a time through tiny holes in a thin membrane, it may be possible to decode long stretches of DNA at lightning speeds. Scientists, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 16, 2014
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Some of the trees along the Boise Greenbelt at the southeast end of the city are wrapped at their bases with chicken wire. These are not Christmas trees, and this ornamentation, strung by the city of Boise in conjunction ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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Releasing a higher number of kiwi into large predator-controlled areas could increase the success of efforts to help their survival in the wild, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2021
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