Biology
Berkeley Lab study links healthy micronutrient intake with reduced DNA fragmentation
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The origin of Cerataspis monstrosa has been a mystery as deep as the ocean waters it hails from for more than 180 years.
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Some RNA molecules spend time in a restful state akin to hibernation rather than automatically carrying out their established job of delivering protein-building instructions in cells, new research suggests.
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Scientists at North Carolina State University have discovered a phenomenon never seen before in plants while studying molecular changes inside tree cells as wood is formed.
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In the world of proteins, form defines function. Based on interactions between their constituent amino acids, proteins form specific conformations, folding and twisting into distinct, chemically directed shapes...
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Research into the genetic factors behind certain disease mechanisms, illness progression and response to new drugs is frequently carried out using tiny multi-cellular animals such as nematodes, fruit flies or zebra fish.
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By blending optical and atomic force microscope technologies, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers have found a way to complete 3-D measurements of single biological molecules with unprecedented accuracy and precision.
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JCB unveils image presentation at an unprecedented scale.
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It’s relatively easy to collect massive amounts of data on microbes. But the files are so large that it takes days to simply transmit them to other researchers and months to analyze once they are received....
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Biofilms may no longer have any solid ground upon which to stand. A team of Harvard scientists has developed a slick way to prevent the troublesome bacterial communities from ever forming on a surface.
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When one observes a colorful jellyfish pulsating through the ocean, Greek mythology probably doesn't immediately come to mind...
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New research has shown that a protein does something that scientists once thought impossible: It unfolds itself and refolds into a completely new shape.
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