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EPFL Scientists Develop Platform for Orally Available Cyclic Peptide Drugs

For decades, a substantial number of proteins, vital for treating various diseases, have remained elusive to oral drug therapy.

29 Dec 2023

Groundbreaking Insights Into How Typical Perfluoroalkyl Acids Accelerate DNA Degradation

Recent research published in the journal Eco-Environment & Health (Volume 2, 2023) reveals groundbreaking insights into how typical PFAAs accelerate the degradation of DNA.

26 Dec 2023

Toxic Plant Toxin Gets a Safety Upgrade for New Drugs and Pesticides

Picrotoxinin, a plant-derived toxin that Asian fishermen traditionally have used to paralyze and catch fish, has long been seen as a possible starting point for new human therapeutics and other neuroactive products.

26 Dec 2023

Simultaneous Production of Bioplastics and High-Value Carotenoids by Multifunctional Bacteria

We often look to the smallest lifeforms for help solving the biggest problems: Microbes help make foods and beverages, cure diseases, treat waste and even clean up pollution.

26 Dec 2023

Fox Urine Compound Activates Multiple Sensory Pathways for Robust Insect Avoidance

Crop damage in agriculture and the transmission of vector-borne diseases by insect pests have become worldwide threat nowadays.

26 Dec 2023

Gut Mitochondria Hold the Key to Balanced Fat Metabolism

The maintenance of a balanced lipid homeostasis is critical for our health. While consumption of excessive amounts of fatty foods contributes to metabolic diseases such as obesity and atherosclerosis, fat is an indispensable component of our diet.

22 Dec 2023

New Technique Reveals Secrets of Protein Partnerships

Proteins are building blocks of our bodies, but they do not work solo. They form partners to facilitate in different biological processes that keep us going.

22 Dec 2023

Exploring Plants’ Complex Metabolic Networks

Plants have developed intricately complex metabolic networks. Over the years, researchers have concentrated on unraveling the processes through which plants generate secondary metabolites—compounds produced to bolster their defense and survival mechanisms.

19 Dec 2023

Algae to the Rescue: A Surprising New Protein Source for Muscle Building

With more of us looking for alternatives to eating animals, new research has found a surprising environmentally friendly source of protein – algae.

19 Dec 2023

Novel Endogenous Acid Sensor and a Calcium Store Found in Plant Guard Cells

When plants are infected by pathogens, suffer from a lack of water or have to react to other external stimuli, the first thing they do is increase the proton and calcium concentration in the affected cells.

18 Dec 2023

NTNU Develops Dual-Mechanism Antibiotic Strategy to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

NTNU has developed a promising antibiotic candidate against MRSA. Behind the discovery lies a methodology that may be important in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

18 Dec 2023

New Seaweed-Based Hydrogel Redefines Wound Care

Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important organ of the human body.

18 Dec 2023

CRISPR Takes Probiotics to the Next Level

Humans can benefit significantly from symbiotic relationships with probiotics-;live bacteria and microorganisms that influence the gut microbiota.

14 Dec 2023

A Deep Dive Into Lab-Grown Plant Cells and Their Flavorful Brews

The time might be approaching to embrace the aroma of lab-grown coffee brewed from cultivated plant cells.

13 Dec 2023

Nature-Powered Nutrient Recovery: UW-Madison Develops Innovative Manure Processing Technique

An interdisciplinary team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other useful chemical products.

13 Dec 2023