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Sociological study focuses on perceptions about food purity and impurity

Is an oozing apple with fuzzy white mold better than one that is fresh and green a month after you bought it? Yes, according to a new sociological study of Danes' perceptions about food 'purity' and 'impurity'.

11 Sep 2020

Study sheds new light on the evolution of gene expression patterns

Vertebrate organs are known to manage physiological activities, and the varied expression patterns of scores of genes govern the functions of organs.

10 Sep 2020

An efficient therapeutic strategy against KRAS mutant lung tumors in mice

The KRAS oncogene is involved in at least one fifth of all human cancers: KRAS mutations are directly responsible for 32% of lung tumors and 96% of pancreatic tumors.

10 Sep 2020

Study elucidates the active role of glial cells in the nervous system

For the brain to work efficiently, it is important that a nerve impulse arrives at its destination as quickly and as precisely as possible. It has been long been known that the nerve fibres - also known as axons - pass on these impulses.

9 Sep 2020

Researchers establish new consortium to study the effect of mutations on the blood characteristics

A team of researchers has established an international consortium to analyze the blood of scores of people across the globe.

7 Sep 2020

Researchers determine how prokaryotic and single-celled origins contribute to human evolution

Immune responses are produced by a complex, hierarchical organization of the immune system, tissues, organs, and components.

7 Sep 2020

New technology reveals experimental drugs that help suppress the growth and spread of tumor

A new technology that allows researchers to peer inside malignant tumors shows that two experimental drugs can normalize aberrant blood vessels, oxygenation, and other aspects of the tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), helping to suppress the tumor's growth and spread, UT Southwestern researchers report.

4 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

Study: Bacterial cells from different species can combine into unique hybrid cells

Like humans, bacteria live together in communities, sometimes lending a hand -- or in the case of bacteria, a metabolite or two -- to help their neighbors thrive.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers develop new gene therapy for congenital blindness

Retinitis pigmentosa is the most prevalent form of congenital blindness. Using a retinitis pigmentosa mouse model, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now shown that targeted activation of genes of similar function can compensate for the primary defect.

3 Sep 2020

A multi-laser BI-200SM goniometer system for exacting light scattering measurements

Testa Analytical Solutions e.K announce the launch of an upgrade kit for its BI-200SM light scattering goniometer system providing access to multiple laser Static Light Scattering and Dynamic Light Scattering techniques.

From TESTA Analytical Solutions 3 Sep 2020

Researchers aim to convert greenhouse gas emissions into fuels

Shaama Sharada calls carbon dioxide -- the worst offender of global warming -- a very stable, "very happy molecule."

2 Sep 2020

Study: Two unrelated responses in corn plants interact to help the crop survive heat stress

Environmental extremes driven by climate change create stresses in crops, and plant breeders are attempting to untangle the genetic factors that endow plants with tolerance to stress.

31 Aug 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

New cell atlas can help control mosquito-borne diseases

The first cell atlas of mosquito immune cells recently created by researchers can help interpret how mosquitoes combat various infections, including malaria.

28 Aug 2020

Study sheds light on the function of ribosome binding sites

Genome sequencing of plants, bacteria, and even human beings has turned out to be a standard process, but despite this fact, the genome continues to raise several unanswered questions.

28 Aug 2020

UQ researchers identify genetic link between cattle temperament and autism in humans

A strong association between the genes influencing cattle temperament and autism in humans has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers.

28 Aug 2020

Study describes anatomical embodiment of color sensations in the brain

A recent study published in Neuron described in greater detail than ever before the anatomical embodiment of color sensations in the cerebral cortex, linking brain structure to perceptual function.

28 Aug 2020

First lethal mouse model established for COVID-19 infection

Army scientists have developed the first lethal mouse model of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using mice that were genetically engineered to express the human ACE2 gene--a key mechanism by which the virus enters human cells.

28 Aug 2020

AF4-MALS: A powerful tool to separate viruses and aggregates

Postnova Analytics has published an applications report that presents data from a collaboration with the Analytical Development group at Biogen Inc. on separation of a virus mixture using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation and measurement of their radius of gyration.

From Postnova Analytics 27 Aug 2020

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Sociological study focuses on perceptions about food purity and impurity

Study sheds new light on the evolution of gene expression patterns

An efficient therapeutic strategy against KRAS mutant lung tumors in mice

Study elucidates the active role of glial cells in the nervous system

Researchers establish new consortium to study the effect of mutations on the blood characteristics

Researchers determine how prokaryotic and single-celled origins contribute to human evolution

New technology reveals experimental drugs that help suppress the growth and spread of tumor

Researchers to examine plants as potential indicators of human decomposition

Study: Bacterial cells from different species can combine into unique hybrid cells

Researchers develop new gene therapy for congenital blindness

A multi-laser BI-200SM goniometer system for exacting light scattering measurements

Researchers aim to convert greenhouse gas emissions into fuels

Study: Two unrelated responses in corn plants interact to help the crop survive heat stress

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

New cell atlas can help control mosquito-borne diseases

Study sheds light on the function of ribosome binding sites

UQ researchers identify genetic link between cattle temperament and autism in humans

Study describes anatomical embodiment of color sensations in the brain

First lethal mouse model established for COVID-19 infection

AF4-MALS: A powerful tool to separate viruses and aggregates

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