Biological Sciences
Structural details and computational modeling may lead to rational design of drugs to combat adenovirus.
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The National Academy of Sciences recently announced a three-year, $271,930 grant to chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop, test and deploy new, sensitive, reliable and affordable inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting disease-causing bacteria in drinking water, with researchers at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.
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Imagine being able to zoom into the brain to see various cells the way we zoom into Google maps of the world and to look at houses on a street.
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Berkeley Lab scientists create atomic-scale structure of ribosome attached to a molecule that controls its motion.
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Scientists hoping to make the next breakthrough in renewable energy now have plenty of new avenues to explore — Harvard researchers this week released a database of more than 2 million molecules that might be useful in the construction of organic solar cells for the production of renewable energy.
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Resurrecting ancient proteins in the lab, researchers discover just two mutations set the stage for the evolution of modern hormone signaling.
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A study led by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found for the first time that thirdhand smoke—the noxious residue that clings to virtually all surfaces long after the secondhand smoke from a cigarette has cleared out—causes significant genetic damage in human cells.
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Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof.
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Fish oil supplements may protect the heart in stressful situations, according to a recent research study.
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Berkeley Lab team reveals how desert cyanobacteria awaken to rainfall then resume their sleep.
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According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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Initiative will build new collaborative programs and reinforce existing work at world-renowned biology institution.
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