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New multichannel laser heterodyne spectroradiometer for greenhouse gases remote sensing

MIPT researchers have developed a multichannel laser heterodyne spectroradiometer for greenhouse gases remote sensing.

10 Aug 2021

Researchers identify key enzyme for producing a major industrial chemical in plants

Scientists studying the biochemistry of plant cell walls have identified an enzyme that could turn woody poplar trees into a source for producing a major industrial chemical.

6 Aug 2021

Cytokines play a role in regulation of beige fat

An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning "beige fat," according to a new study publishing August 5th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Zhonghan Yang of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, and colleagues.

6 Aug 2021

Measuring nitrogen fixation in breeding programs for two common cover crops

Both chemical fertilizers and cover crops can help build the nitrogen content in soil. But cover crops come with many other benefits, like improving soil structure and boosting beneficial microbes.

5 Aug 2021

Researchers devise a new method for safer delivery of RNA drugs

Scientists have developed and tested a library of lipid-based compounds for the safe and effective delivery of RNA drugs to the lungs.

3 Aug 2021

Researchers develop a cost-effective and versatile approach for drug synthesis

Different factors influence the cost-effectiveness of drug synthesis, the amount of waste generated being one of those.

29 Jul 2021

Researchers enhance antibacterial activity of hydrogen peroxide using copper-containing polymers

The discovery of antibiotics is a significant milestone, which saved many lives.

From Tokyo University of Science 29 Jul 2021

Research group analyzes methods to tackle antibiotic resistance

One major threat that the world faces and researchers are working to combat today is antibiotic resistance, and six CSRI students are doing their part in the fight.

28 Jul 2021

New thin-film microfluidic device to manipulate β-lactoglobulin in milk

Researchers have manipulated beta-lactoglobulin, or β-lactoglobulin, by using an Australian-made innovative thin-film microfluidic device.

27 Jul 2021

Study employs llama nanobodies to hunt human cytomegalovirus

Researchers created a “nanobody”, a small fragment of a llama antibody, that can evade human cytomegalovirus as it hides away from the immune system.

26 Jul 2021

Already characterized active substances exhibit unexpected effects

Every innovative drug starts with the search for an active substance targeting key players in disease-related processes.

23 Jul 2021

New insights on an enzyme complex involved in plaque production

A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protein complex linked to numerous cellular processes including the development of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Jul 2021

Natto, a Japanese fermented soybean dish, may hold the key to COVID-19 treatment

Natto is a fermented soybean dish usually served by the Japanese for breakfast. Although it actually originated at the turn of the last millennium, it could be the key to a modern problem—COVID-19—reports a new cell-culture-based study.

23 Jul 2021

Research identifies vitamin C as a key ingredient for immune cell function

A new study has now identified that it is not possible to generate stable regulatory T cells without Vitamin C or enzymes called TET proteins as much as how one cannot make a banana split without bananas.

23 Jul 2021

New study uncovers how enterococcal cytolysins affect cells

Although Enterococcus faecalis is usually an innocuous member of the bacterial community in the human gut, it can also cause several infections, including liver disorders. The bacteria produce cytolysins, which are molecules that destroy cells. In a new study, researchers have uncovered how they do so.

22 Jul 2021

Toward an antiviral drug that works against all coronaviruses

Safe and effective vaccines offer hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the possible emergence of vaccine-resistant SARS-CoV-2 variants, as well as novel coronaviruses, make finding treatments that work against all coronaviruses as important as ever.

22 Jul 2021

New test to detect substances that are harmful to the placenta and embryo

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on an existing test used for developing new drugs and chemicals, the augmented version is designed to help reduce the number of animal experiments.

22 Jul 2021

Enzymatic PET recycling has sizeable energy and carbon-saving benefits

Researchers in the BOTTLE Consortium, including from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Portsmouth, have identified using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common plastic in single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and food packaging that are becoming increasingly relevant in addressing the environmental challenge of plastic pollution.

21 Jul 2021

Amateur tasters could differentiate among the barley breeding lines in beer

When it comes to craft beer, the flavor doesn't have to be all in the hops. As a panel of amateur beer tasters at Washington State University recently demonstrated, malted barley, the number one ingredient in beer besides water, can have a range of desirable flavors too.

21 Jul 2021

DRI study receives $1.5M grant to investigate the formation of harmful compounds by e-cigarettes

Scientists with the Desert Research Institute Organic Analytical Laboratory in Reno, Nev., led by Andrey Khlystov, Ph.D., have been awarded a $1.5M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the formation of dangerous compounds by electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).

21 Jul 2021