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Novel Antibiotic Discovery: Harnessing Energy Compounds to Combat Bacterial Infections

About a decade ago, researchers in UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Guillermo Bazan's lab began to observe a recurring challenge in their research: Some of the compounds they were developing to harness energy from bacteria were instead killing the microbes.

22 Feb 2024

Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Sustainable Fumaric Acid Production for Biodegradable Plastics

Amid growing global concern over climate change and plastic pollution, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University are making great strides in the sustainable production of fumaric acid – a component of biodegradable plastics such as polybutylene succinate, which is commonly used for food packaging.

19 Feb 2024

Scientists Crack Protein's Charge Transport Secret

Energy is needed for the function of cells. It is now possible for researchers at the University of Gothenburg to describe how energy is directed by small atomic movements within the cell to arrive at its location in the protein.

16 Feb 2024

Rare Lipid Identified as Key Driver of Ferroptosis

Columbia researchers have found that a rare type of lipid is a key driver of ferroptosis, a form of cell death discovered by Columbia professor Brent Stockwell.

16 Feb 2024

AI's Impact on Protein Function Prediction Revealed

Researchers may be able to learn more about the inner workings of cells with the aid of a novel artificial intelligence (AI) technology that makes logical deductions regarding the function of unidentified proteins.

15 Feb 2024

Study Uncovers How Oxytocin Boosts Memory in Animals

Researchers have discovered particular oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain that influence memory for object recognition.

14 Feb 2024

Identifying Phosphorylation Sites in Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis

Legume plants are unique in that they can interact with rhizobia, which are soil-dwelling bacteria that fix nitrogen.

13 Feb 2024

APOE4's Influence on Lipid Droplets in Brain Cells

The largest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease is apolipoprotein E (APOE), and researchers Sarah Cohen, PhD, and Ian Windham, a former PhD student from the Cohen group, have made a novel discovery about this protein.

12 Feb 2024

The critical role of saturated fats in memory consolidation

University of Queensland researchers have uncovered the critical role that saturated fats play in the brain's memory consolidation process.

7 Feb 2024

Plant Study Reveals Novel Mechanism for Coordinating Cellular Responses to Stress

A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a pioneering study that answers a central question in biology: how do organisms rally a wide range of cellular processes when they encounter a change-;either internally or in the external environment-;to thrive in good times or survive the bad times?

7 Feb 2024

Plant Peptides Guide Iron to Fuel Nitrogen Fixation

Researchers led by University of Tsukuba, based on the internal nitrogen status of a leguminous plant, have discovered peptide factors that function in the shoot and root systems to transport iron into the root nodules colonized by nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

7 Feb 2024

Penn State Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study How Microbial Communities Impact Human Health

The bacteria and microorganisms that live within the human body -; the microbiota -; can impact human health, disease risk and even how the body absorbs medications, but the details of these processes are unclear.

6 Feb 2024

Scientists Unleash the Power of Calcium to Target and Destroy Tumor Cells

Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium influx into the cell.

30 Jan 2024

Chemists Develop Two-Step Method to Create Promising Molecules for Life Sciences Research

Organic compounds in the field of chemistry range from simple hydrocarbons to complex molecules, with diverse functional groups added to the main carbon backbone.

30 Jan 2024

Study Shows How Obesity Causes Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Fat Cells

The number of people with obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, resulting in a worldwide epidemic.

30 Jan 2024

New Horizons in Chemical Biology: A Novel Approach to Synthesize Dibenzothiophene S-Oxides

Dibenzothiophene S-oxides are important in various biochemical processes. However, their synthesis using conventional methods is not easy.

30 Jan 2024

“Free-from-Tree” Production of Vaccine Component QS-21

For the first time, a valuable chemical extracted from the soapbark tree and utilized as a major component in vaccinations has been duplicated in a different plant host, providing the vaccine industry with hitherto unheard-of potential.

29 Jan 2024

Blockchain Fuels Search for Origins of Metabolism

Researchers from the Korea Institute for Basic Science and the Polish Academy of Sciences have utilized blockchain technology to simulate prebiotic chemical reactions on early Earth.

25 Jan 2024

Japanese Scientists Find a Simple Way of Obtaining Mycelial Pulp From Fruiting Mushroom Bodies

Mycelial fibers, the fibrous cells found in fruiting mushroom bodies, have gained momentum as a sustainable material for making leather and packaging owing to their excellent formability.

10 Jan 2024

Breakthrough in Synthetic Biology: Researchers Build Artificial CO2-Fixing Pathway

Synthetic biology offers the opportunity to build biochemical pathways for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2).

3 Jan 2024

Biochemistry

Novel Antibiotic Discovery: Harnessing Energy Compounds to Combat Bacterial Infections

Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Sustainable Fumaric Acid Production for Biodegradable Plastics

Scientists Crack Protein's Charge Transport Secret

Rare Lipid Identified as Key Driver of Ferroptosis

AI's Impact on Protein Function Prediction Revealed

Study Uncovers How Oxytocin Boosts Memory in Animals

Identifying Phosphorylation Sites in Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis

APOE4's Influence on Lipid Droplets in Brain Cells

The critical role of saturated fats in memory consolidation

Plant Study Reveals Novel Mechanism for Coordinating Cellular Responses to Stress

Plant Peptides Guide Iron to Fuel Nitrogen Fixation

Penn State Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study How Microbial Communities Impact Human Health

Scientists Unleash the Power of Calcium to Target and Destroy Tumor Cells

Chemists Develop Two-Step Method to Create Promising Molecules for Life Sciences Research

Study Shows How Obesity Causes Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Fat Cells

New Horizons in Chemical Biology: A Novel Approach to Synthesize Dibenzothiophene S-Oxides

“Free-from-Tree” Production of Vaccine Component QS-21

Blockchain Fuels Search for Origins of Metabolism

Japanese Scientists Find a Simple Way of Obtaining Mycelial Pulp From Fruiting Mushroom Bodies

Breakthrough in Synthetic Biology: Researchers Build Artificial CO2-Fixing Pathway

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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