The cremation process destroys a lot of information that can usually be obtained from the human skeleton. Diseases are especially difficult to observe. This has caused a paucity in our knowledge of the disease load in populations ...
Archaeology
Oct 25, 2021
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Many natural products are complicated organic molecules. Despite this complexity, scientists are usually able to investigate them using spectroscopic techniques. However, a team of researchers has now discovered that care ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 23, 2021
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Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows.
Ecology
Jun 17, 2021
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A new study published in Scientific Reports has found that methylene blue, a century-old medicine, has the potential to be a highly effective, broad-spectrum UV irradiation protector that absorbs UVA and UVB, repairs ROS ...
Biochemistry
May 28, 2021
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Researchers have genetically engineered a probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of laboratory mice. The advance demonstrates the utility of work the researchers have done to detail how a suite of genetic engineering ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 12, 2021
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While urban agriculture can play a role in supporting food supply chains for many major American cities—contributing to food diversity, sustainability and localizing food systems—it is unrealistic to expect rooftop gardens, ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2021
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The latest developments in fluorescence microscopy make it possible to image individual molecules in cells or molecular complexes with a spatial resolution of up to 20 nanometres. However, under certain circumstances, an ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 26, 2021
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Evidence is emerging that vitamin D—and possibly vitamins K and A—might help combat COVID-19. A new study from the University of Bristol published in the journal of the German Chemical Society Angewandte Chemie has shown ...
Biochemistry
Jan 29, 2021
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Inspired by light-sensing bacteria that thrive near hot oceanic vents, synthetic chemists at Rice University have found a mild method to make valuable hydrocarbons known as olefins, or alkenes.
Materials Science
Dec 9, 2020
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The scientific group led by Professor Ivan Stoikov has been engaged in supramolecular chemistry research for more than 20 years and is well-known in the professional community. The main undertaking of the research group is ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 24, 2020
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