Biological Sciences
A high-speed robotic screening system, aimed at protecting human health by improving how chemicals are tested in the United States, began Dec. 7 to test 10,000 compounds for potential toxicity.
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A team of bioprocessing engineers with Kansas State University's Advanced Manufacturing Institute has been issued a patent for a system that removes phosphorus from wastewater and addresses environmental regulations.
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Cells often multi-task when synthesizing and splicing RNA. But when unconventional splicing is required, they synthesize first and splice later, according to a recent study.
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A custom-made machine for packaging mealworms infected with beneficial nematodes could improve the delivery, timing and use of the wormlike organisms as biological control agents.
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An international research team has decoded the genetic blueprint of the two-spotted spider mite, raising hope for new ways to attack the major pest, which resists pesticides and destroys crops and ornamental plants worldwide.
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How cells progress from one form of energy production to another during development is unknown, but a study by UCLA stem cell researchers provides new insight into this transition.
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An initiative called the Earth Microbiome Project, led by Jack Gilbert at Argonne National Laboratory and including scientists all over the world, is tackling the massive task of cataloguing the DNA of all those microbes.
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Critical genetic secrets of a bacterium that holds potential for removing toxic and radioactive waste from the environment have been revealed in a study by researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
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Just as a breeze causes leaves, branches and ultimately a tree itself to move, enzymes moving at the molecular level perform hundreds of chemical processes that have a ripple effect necessary for life.
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A detailed description of an enzyme's structure complete with a rare location on its structure could mean better therapeutic drugs.
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A study of the Great Lakes and “dead zones” in Lake Erie was one of 41 projects chosen for support by the Joint Genomic Institute.
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The bacteria could serve as a living antibiotic for a range of infectious diseases, a new study indicates.
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