Using cutting-edge imaging technology, University of California, Irvine biologists have determined that uncontrolled fluctuations (known at "noise) in the concentration of the vitamin A derivative Retinoic acid (RA) can lead ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 15, 2016
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have taken a step closer to understanding the mechanism that leads to the fusion of egg and sperm at fertilisation. Using the technique X-ray crystallography, they have determined ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 8, 2016
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Vitamin B6, which exists in different natural forms called vitamers, is essential for all living organisms, as it participates in numerous aspects of cells' everyday life. Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 8, 2016
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While scarring is a natural part of any healing process, scar formation within our blood vessels can be deadly.
Materials Science
Jan 27, 2016
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Microbes need their vitamins just like people do. Vitamins help keep both organisms healthy and energetic by enabling proteins to do their work. For bacteria, a dearth of vitamins can spell death.
Biochemistry
Jan 21, 2016
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High levels of vitamin D are linked to improved fertility and reproductive success, a study of wild sheep has found.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2016
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You've seen them in late night commercials and at your local pharmacy—little pills that claim to cure your cold, help you wake up or maybe help you lose weight.
Other
Nov 17, 2015
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New research from Massey University on vitamin D could help bring New Zealand's endemic kākāpō back from the brink of extinction.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2015
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In many tropical countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, cassava is one of the most important staple foods. People eat the starchy storage roots but also the leaves as a vegetable. Both have to be cooked first to remove ...
Biotechnology
Oct 9, 2015
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MIT scientists, working with colleagues in Spain, have discovered and mapped a light-sensing protein that uses vitamin B12 to perform key functions, including gene regulation.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2015
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