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Combining two tools could increase understanding of carbon dioxide uptake by plants

How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind global warming, is absorbed by plants on land? It's a deceptively complicated question, so a Rutgers-led group of scientists recommends combining two cutting-edge tools to help answer the crucial climate change-related question.

From Rutgers University 24 Sep 2020

UB biophysicist receives $2 million NIH grant to explore protein-RNA droplets

Inside human cells, proteins and RNA can cluster together to form spherical droplets that play vital roles in cellular processes as well as in certain human diseases.

23 Sep 2020

SMART researchers discover a novel method to produce human red blood cells

Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered a new way to manufacture human red blood cells (RBCs) that cuts the culture time by half compared to existing methods and uses novel sorting and purification methods that are faster, more precise and less costly.

15 Sep 2020

Developing a Trace Vapor Generator for Explosives and Narcotics

In this interview, Dr Braden Giordano speaks to AZoLifeSciences about their new trace vapor generator that detects narcotics and explosives.

From United States Naval Research Laboratory 11 Sep 2020

Bioengineers detect the presence of maxRNA on the surface of human cells

Bioengineers have demonstrated that RNA produced by the human genome is found on the surface of human cells.

11 Sep 2020

Researchers to examine plants as potential indicators of human decomposition

Search teams looking for human remains are often slowed by painstaking on-foot pursuits or aerial searches that are obscured by forest cover.

4 Sep 2020

Researchers demonstrate sub-nanometer scale spatial resolution in Raman spectroscopy imaging

Prof. DONG Zhenchao and Prof. HOU Jianguo from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) improved the spatial resolution from 8 nm to ~8 Å of photoluminescence imaging. It realized sub-molecular resolution with single molecule photofluorescence imaging for the first time.

31 Aug 2020

Researchers identify a novel molecular mechanism of intestinal stem cells

Stem cells in the intestines maintain an excellent balance between two promising forms—developing into intestinal epithelial cells, or remaining as stem cells.

24 Aug 2020

Small set of genes may help decide the identity of every neuron in worms

When it comes to brain cells, one size does not fit all. Neurons come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and contain different types of brain chemicals.

20 Aug 2020

New fluorescent probe to detect damaged mitochondria could help treat neurodegenerative disorders

Scientists have developed a new, multipurpose probe that is capable of detecting the programmed destruction of faulty mitochondria with pinpoint precision.

17 Aug 2020

New method helps track actin involved in mitochondrial dysfunction

The human skeleton helps in moving the body. Similarly, fine skeleton-like filaments inside the cells also help in the movement of cellular structures.

11 Aug 2020

Understanding the dynamics of amyloids is crucial to treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

Even though specific amyloids are found to have a biological function, the formation of amyloids is often linked to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

5 Aug 2020

Detecting rare circulating tumor cells

Metastasis - the development of tumor growth at a secondary site - is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths.

4 Aug 2020

New study can help develop longevity-promoting drugs

Scientists have successfully dialed up and down the lifespan of creatures by changing the activity of proteins present in roundworm cells.

4 Aug 2020

New technology helps visualize entire genome at molecular resolution

Scientists from Harvard University, CNAG, and CRG have demonstrated a pioneering technology that helps observe hundreds of genomes under the microscope.

29 Jul 2020

Novel nano drug candidate kills triple negative breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells.

21 Jul 2020

Study shows flotillin proteins have direct influence on cell membrane structure

Similar to all cells, bacteria have a membrane that protects them from the outside just like skin.

20 Jul 2020

Study reveals the role of Rubisco enzymes in carbon-fixing machinery of cyanobacteria

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have provided a new understanding of how cyanobacteria build the organelles that are crucial for their potential to photosynthesize.

13 Jul 2020

New imaging technique to analyze microscopic samples more accurately

Scientists from Curtin University have identified a new method to analyze tiny samples more precisely. With the help of chemically luminescent molecules, the researchers have now made such microscopic samples to “glow in the dark.”

13 Jul 2020