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Study explains new associations between Neanderthal DNA and autoimmune diseases

A researcher at the University of Tartu described new associations between Neanderthal DNA and autoimmune diseases, prostate cancer and type 2 diabetes.

4 Dec 2020

Single-walled nanotubes emit delayed secondary fluorescence when triggered by multistep process

That carbon nanotubes fluoresce is no longer a surprise. Finding a second level of fluorescence is surprising and potentially useful.

4 Dec 2020

Reduction in tree lifespan could neutralize part of increase in net carbon uptake

Accelerating tree growth in recent years has been accompanied by a reduction in tree lifespan, which could eventually neutralize part of the increase in net uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2).

4 Dec 2020

Study may lead to novel organisms that are more efficient at converting plants into biofuels

A new study reveals how bacteria control the chemicals produced from consuming 'food.' The insight could lead to organisms that are more efficient at converting plants into biofuels.

4 Dec 2020

Researchers determine 3D structures of RNA hybridization with artificial nucleic acids

As medical research progresses, traditional treatment protocols are being rapidly exhausted. New approaches to treat diseases that do not respond to conventional drugs are the need of the hour.

4 Dec 2020

Research reveals fundamental insights into the causes of severe birth defects

Research by Kai Jiao, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and in Germany has yielded fundamental insights into the causes of severe birth defects known as CHARGE syndrome cases. These congenital birth defects include severe and life-threatening heart malformations.

3 Dec 2020

Drug meant for bacterial infections can combat weight gain

A drug originally developed to treat bacterial infections has proved capable of boosting the metabolism and attenuating the weight gain induced by a fatty diet in tests with mice. The study was conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) with FAPESP's support, and the findings have just been published in the journal Science Advances.

3 Dec 2020

Plant-inspired alkaloids could prevent and treat bacteria infections in rice, kiwi, and citrus

Plants get bacterial infections, just as humans do. When food crops and trees are infected, their yield and quality can suffer. Although some compounds have been developed to protect plants, few of them work on a wide variety of crops, and bacteria are developing resistance.

3 Dec 2020

Plant amyloids could improve nutritional value of plant seeds, reduce allergenicity of legume seeds

Thanks to this work, as the journal Trends in Plant Science recently noted, it is now known that functional amyloids serve biological functions in representatives of almost all large groups of living organisms: bacteria, archaea, animals, fungi, and plants.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers design living plant-based sensor to track arsenic levels

For the first time, researchers from SMART have engineered a living plant-based sensor for the detection of arsenic in the belowground environment

3 Dec 2020

Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-Cov-2 enzyme

Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of an enzyme in SARS-CoV-2.

3 Dec 2020

A Gene Mutation That Protects Against Disease

Researchers think they have found a fountain of youth, and it is unique to a few French Canadian families.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers create high-quality reference genome to improve traits in tomato

Thousands of years ago, people in South America began domesticating Solanum pimpinellifolium, a weedy plant with small, intensely flavored fruit. Over time, the plant evolved into S. Lycopersicum - the modern cultivated tomato.

3 Dec 2020

Specific immune mechanism in COVID-19 patients triggers inflammatory process

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have demonstrated for the first time that in COVID-19 patients an immune mechanism known as the inflammasome participates in activation of the inflammatory process that can damage several organs and even lead to death.

3 Dec 2020

Forest management and protections against deforestation can help mitigate climate change

Widespread forest management and protections against deforestation can help mitigate climate change - but will come with a steep cost if deployed as broadly as policymakers have discussed, new research suggests.

3 Dec 2020

New polymer-based transistor can more sensitively detect weed killer in drinking water

A new polymer-based, solid-state transistor can more sensitively detect a weed killer in drinking water than existing hydrogel-based fluorescence sensor chips.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers determine role of NLRP1 protein in detecting the common cold virus

The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune response to fight infection has been uncovered by a team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National University of Singapore.

From Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) 3 Dec 2020

Research News and Research

Study explains new associations between Neanderthal DNA and autoimmune diseases

Single-walled nanotubes emit delayed secondary fluorescence when triggered by multistep process

Reduction in tree lifespan could neutralize part of increase in net carbon uptake

Study may lead to novel organisms that are more efficient at converting plants into biofuels

Researchers determine 3D structures of RNA hybridization with artificial nucleic acids

Research reveals fundamental insights into the causes of severe birth defects

Drug meant for bacterial infections can combat weight gain

Plant-inspired alkaloids could prevent and treat bacteria infections in rice, kiwi, and citrus

Plant amyloids could improve nutritional value of plant seeds, reduce allergenicity of legume seeds

Researchers design living plant-based sensor to track arsenic levels

Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-Cov-2 enzyme

A Gene Mutation That Protects Against Disease

Researchers create high-quality reference genome to improve traits in tomato

Specific immune mechanism in COVID-19 patients triggers inflammatory process

Forest management and protections against deforestation can help mitigate climate change

New polymer-based transistor can more sensitively detect weed killer in drinking water

Researchers determine role of NLRP1 protein in detecting the common cold virus

Environmental and exogenous compounds can interact with therapeutic drugs, shows study

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