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A New Toxin from Aetokthonos hydrillicola Shows Potential Anticancer Properties

The cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola has been found to produce not one, but two highly potent toxins.

27 Sep 2023

Using Genetic Engineering to Facilitate Mutualistic Relationships Between Plants and Nitrogen-Fixing Microbes

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, but the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is not sustainable.

27 Sep 2023

Understanding the Role Played by Fish in Oceanic Carbon Cycle

Three researchers from the University of Miami are conducting experiments to better determine the important role fish play in the oceanic carbon cycle, studying everything from how much carbonate fish produce to the path of the minerals in the water column.

27 Sep 2023

How RNA Regulates Gene Silencing Could Pave Way for Novel Cancer Therapies

Deep inside our cells-;each one complete with an identical set of genes-;a molecular machine known as PRC2 plays a critical role in determining which cells become heart cells, versus brain or muscle or skin cells.

27 Sep 2023

Scientists Develop Molecular Radar to Detect Active Cullin-RING Ligases

Our cells have a fleet of 300 molecular machines, called cullin-RING ligases, or "CRLs" for short, that each is capable of triggering destruction of specific proteins for the well-being of our cells.

27 Sep 2023

Mathematical Recipe for Sperm Tail Motion Discovered

Patterns of chemical interactions are thought to create patterns in nature such as stripes and spots. This new study shows that the mathematical basis of these patterns also governs how the sperm tail moves.

27 Sep 2023

Evonetix Unveils New Branding to Align With Its Vision for Gene-Length DNA Synthesis

EVONETIX LTD today announces the introduction of new branding to align with its vision to ‘Redefine possible’ through the development and commercialization of its benchtop semiconductor gene synthesis platform.

26 Sep 2023

Biosynth Extends Its Offering to Multi-Kilogram GMP Peptide Synthesis Through the Acquisition of Pepceuticals

Biosynth, a supplier of critical materials to the life science industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Pepceuticals, a UK producer of synthetic peptides with multi-kilogram GMP facilities and fill-finish capabilities designed to support customers from clinical trials to commercial supply.

26 Sep 2023

Study Shows Birds That Have Evolved Greater Complexity are Less Biodiverse

A new study of the evolution of birds shows that as their skeletons become more complex, they also decrease in diversity, with fewer species as they become more specialised in their niches.

26 Sep 2023

New Study into New Renewable and Affordable Microgrid Using Biogas from Agriculture Farming

Bear Instruments, leading edge power electronics systems and instrumentation design and manufacturer, announced today (25 September) it is part of a consortium to deliver an affordable, reliable and clean energy microgrid for Vietnamese agriculture farms.

26 Sep 2023

Jellyfish are More Advanced Than Previously Thought

The enormous evolutionary success of jellyfish is clear after more than 500 million years on Earth. Nonetheless, they were always seen as primitive creatures with limited learning ability.

25 Sep 2023

Fruit Flies Show How Brain Reward-Based Decisions Work

Fitzgerald’s brother-in-law, like many L.P. record collectors, has a go-to store where he routinely finds the greatest vinyl for his collection.

25 Sep 2023

Modern DNA Research Sheds Light on Genetic Diversity of Southern Africa

An international research team from the University of Bern in Switzerland, the University of Porto in Portugal, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany employed ancestry decomposition techniques to uncover a distinct and highly divergent genetic ancestry within mixed populations residing in the Angolan Namib desert.

25 Sep 2023

New Halophyte Genome Sequence Sheds Light on Salt Tolerance Mechanisms

A Recent study conducted by Professor Qin Yuan's team from the Center for Genomics at the Haixia Institute of Science and Technology (Future Technology College) at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University has been published in the prestigious journal Horticulture Research, which is a leading publication in the field of horticultural science.

25 Sep 2023

Life Science News

A New Toxin from Aetokthonos hydrillicola Shows Potential Anticancer Properties

Using Genetic Engineering to Facilitate Mutualistic Relationships Between Plants and Nitrogen-Fixing Microbes

Understanding the Role Played by Fish in Oceanic Carbon Cycle

How RNA Regulates Gene Silencing Could Pave Way for Novel Cancer Therapies

Scientists Develop Molecular Radar to Detect Active Cullin-RING Ligases

Mathematical Recipe for Sperm Tail Motion Discovered

Evonetix Unveils New Branding to Align With Its Vision for Gene-Length DNA Synthesis

Biosynth Extends Its Offering to Multi-Kilogram GMP Peptide Synthesis Through the Acquisition of Pepceuticals

Study Shows Birds That Have Evolved Greater Complexity are Less Biodiverse

New Study into New Renewable and Affordable Microgrid Using Biogas from Agriculture Farming

Jellyfish are More Advanced Than Previously Thought

Fruit Flies Show How Brain Reward-Based Decisions Work

Modern DNA Research Sheds Light on Genetic Diversity of Southern Africa

New Halophyte Genome Sequence Sheds Light on Salt Tolerance Mechanisms

Fitch Ratings Confirms AA+ Rating for the International Fund for Agricultural Development

AI-Powered Method Helps Scientists to Observe Plants With Great Precision

Study Uncovers Epigenetic Mechanism in the Regulation of Phytopathogenic Fungal Virulence

Ultra-High Field 7 Tesla MRI Helps Better Understand How Light Stimulates the Brain

Baru Iylwenpeny, the ‘Skilled Hunter’ Crocodile of Central Australia’s Past

Novel Imaging Technique Captures Rapid Protein Dynamics

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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