Biochemistry News
June 9, 2024
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June 7, 2024 — Scientists used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by changing its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used the technology to knock out or decrease the expression of genes, ...
June 7, 2024 — New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel's timing to maximize signal to noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural ...
June 6, 2024 — A research team has developed a liquid metal-based electronic logic device that mimics the intelligent prey-capture mechanism of Venus flytraps. Exhibiting memory and counting properties, the device ...
June 6, 2024 — Advanced technologies enable the controlled release of medicine to specific cells in the body. Scientists argue these same technologies must be applied to agriculture if growers are to meet increasing global food ...
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June 6, 2024 — Little is yet known about the health effects of nanoparticles on pregnancy. An interdisciplinary team is currently analyzing the risks for babies in the womb. Using a lab model, the researchers were ...
June 6, 2024 — Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test ...
June 4, 2024 — Engineers have developed a model that combines machine learning and collaborative robotics to accelerate the design of aerogel materials used in wearable heating ...
June 5, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a new method for target DNA sequence amplification, testing and ...
June 4, 2024 — Previous research has demonstrated that adding tin to beta-type titanium alloys improves their strength. But scientists have yet to understand the reasons for this. Now, a research team has ...
June 4, 2024 — Nanoscale electron transfer (ET) in solids is fundamental to the development of multifunctional materials. However, ET in solids is not yet clearly ...
June 4, 2024 — Researchers uncover how the halogen bond can be exploited to direct sequential dynamics in the multi-functional crystals, offering crucial insights ...
June 4, 2024 — Polarized light waves spin clockwise or counterclockwise as they travel, with one direction behaving differently than the other as it interacts with ...
June 5, 2024 — A collaborative team of researchers has made a cracking discovery with the potential to make a significant impact in the sustainable recovery of rare ...
June 4, 2024 — A perspective piece describes innovative strategies that significantly reduce both resource consumption and fossil fuel ...
Earlier Headlines
June 3, 2024 — A new computational machine learning method developed by computational biologists can help researchers discover spatial patterns of gene expression in diseased ...
June 3, 2024 — Researchers develop a vastly more productive way to convert carbon dioxide into useful materials and ...
June 3, 2024 — An international research team has sparked interest in the scientific community with results in quantum physics. In their current study, the researchers reinterpret the Higgs mechanism, which gives ...
June 3, 2024 — A team has scaled up the powerful brain-mapping tool BARseq. The technology is now capable of mapping millions of neurons throughout the brain. Identifying how neural connections are wired up over ...
June 3, 2024 — Physicists describe the successful creation of a molecular Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). Made up of dipolar sodium-cesium molecules that were cooled with the help of microwave shielding to just 5 ...
June 3, 2024 — Under certain conditions, some algae are able to produce hydrogen -- a much sought-after green energy source. Its production takes place in the unique catalytic center of the unicellular algae and is ...
May 31, 2024 — For centuries, civilizations have used naturally occurring, inorganic materials for their perceived healing properties. Egyptians thought green copper ore helped eye inflammation, the Chinese used ...
May 30, 2024 — A technical achievement marks a significant advance in the burgeoning field of observing individual molecules without the aid of fluorescent labels. While these labels are useful in many ...
May 30, 2024 — Researchers combined computer simulations and transmission electron microscopy experiments to better understand the ordering mobility and formation of microstructure domains in Fe3Al alloy. They were ...
May 29, 2024 — When trying to measure molecular structures with nanometer precision, every bit of noise shows up in the data: someone walking past the microscope, tiny vibrations in the building and even the ...
May 29, 2024 — New research has determined the spatial structure of various processes of a novel gene-editing tool called 'prime editor.' Functional analysis based on these structures also revealed how a ...
May 29, 2024 — Researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb -- a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb -- to pick up and manipulate objects. ...
May 29, 2024 — Researchers unveil the interaction between polymeric materials and sulfide solid ...
May 28, 2024 — Plant hydraulics drive the biological process that moves fluids from roots to plant stems and leaves, creating streaming electric potential, or voltage, in the process. A study closely examined the ...
May 24, 2024 — Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over the centuries, growing with the knowledge of anatomy and ...
May 24, 2024 — Researchers have outlined a way to manipulate water molecules to make CO2R more efficient, with the ultimate goal of creating a clean energy loop. Through their new method, the team was able to ...
May 24, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the ...
May 23, 2024 — From soil to sequestration, researchers have modeled what a supply chain for second-generation biofuels might look like in the midwestern United ...
May 23, 2024 — A research team developed an interactive multi-stage robotic positioner specifically designed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided stereotactic ...
May 23, 2024 — In a recent study, researchers developed modified norcorrole molecules whose side chains favored the formation of columnar -stacking structures. Using these compounds, they produced liquid crystals ...
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Novel Software That Combines Gene Activity and Tissue Location to Decode Disease Mechanisms
- Altered Carbon Points Toward Sustainable Manufacturing
- Groundbreaking Progress in Quantum Physics: How Quantum Field Theories Decay and Fission
- Mapping the Mind With BARseq
- The Coldest Lab in New York Has New Quantum Offering
- Paving the Way for Hydrogen from Algae Enzymes
Friday, May 31, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Scientists Develop Most Sensitive Way to Observe Single Molecules
- Combining Simulations and Experiments to Get the Best out of Fe3Al
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- AIM Algorithm Enhances Super-Resolution Microscope Images in Real Time
- Editing Without 'cutting': Molecular Mechanisms of New Gene-Editing Tool Revealed
- Public Have No Difficulty Getting to Grips With an Extra Thumb, Study Finds
- Polymeric Films Protect Anodes from Sulfide Solid Electrolytes
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Friday, May 24, 2024
- 'Invisible Tweezers' Use Robotics and Acoustic Energy to Achieve What Human Hands Cannot
- Controlling Water, Transforming Greenhouse Gases
- Observing Mammalian Cells With Superfast Soft X-Rays
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Charting a Pathway to Next-Gen Biofuels
- Team Enhances Stereotactic Neurosurgery Precision Using MRI-Guided Multi-Stage Robotic Positioner
- Producing Novel Liquid Crystals by Stacking Antiaromatic Units
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Wearable Devices Get Signal Boost from Innovative Material
- Wearable Ultrasound Patch Enables Continuous, Non-Invasive Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow
- Scientists Learn How to Control Muscles With Light
- Researchers Design New Metal-Free Porous Framework Materials
- Adhesive Coatings Can Prevent Scarring Around Medical Implants
- Promethium Bound: Rare Earth Element's Secrets Exposed
- Scientists Develop New Battery-Free Lactic Acid Sensor
- Flexible Film Senses Nearby Movements -- Featured in Blink-Tracking Glasses
- Ethylene from CO2: Building-Kit Catalyst
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Batteries: Modeling Tomorrow's Materials Today
- Researchers Introduce Programmable Materials to Help Heal Broken Bones
Monday, May 20, 2024
- By Listening, Scientists Learn How a Protein Folds
- Can Coal Mines Be Tapped for Rare Earth Elements?
- Seeking Stronger Steel, Systematic Look at 120 Combinations of Alloy Elements Provides Clues
- Extreme Complexity in Formation of Rare Earth Mineral Vital for Tech Industry
- Innovative 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Treatment for Cataracts and Other Eye Conditions
- Blueprints of Self-Assembly
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Physicists Propose Path to Faster, More Flexible Robots
- Diamond Glitter: A Play of Colors With Artificial DNA Crystals
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- A Powerful Tool Speeds Success in Achieving Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Materials
- Chemists Develop New Method for Making Gamma Chiral Centers on Simple Carboxylic Acids
- Breaking Bonds to Form Bonds: Rethinking the Chemistry of Cations
- Spider Silk Sound System
- More Efficient Bioethanol Production Might Be Possible Using Persimmon Tannin to Help Yeast Thrive
- Bioengineered Enzyme Creates Natural Vanillin from Plants in One Step
- Polyglycerol Coating: A Breakthrough in Safer Nanoparticle Environmental Remediation
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Jet-Propelled Sea Creatures Could Improve Ocean Robotics
- What Fire Ants Can Teach Us About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
- Bluetooth Tracking Devices Provide New Look Into Care Home Quality
- Robots' And Prosthetic Hands' Sense of Touch Could Be as Fast as Humans
- Promising New Development in Solar Cell Technology
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- The Case for Sharing Carbon Storage Risk
- Petroleum, Chlorine Mix Could Yield Harmful Byproducts
- New Transit Station in Japan Significantly Reduced Cumulative Health Expenditures
- Avocado Pruning Residues Used to Produce More Sustainable Food Packaging
- How to Make Ubiquitous Plastics Biodegradable
- Scientists Create an 'optical Conveyor Belt' For Quasiparticles
- Transforming Waste Carbon Dioxide Into High-Value Chemicals With a Cost Reduction of About 30%
Monday, May 13, 2024
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- New Work Extends the Thermodynamic Theory of Computation
Friday, May 10, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Good Vibrations: New Tech May Lead to Smaller, More Powerful Wireless Devices
- 'Smart' Contact Lenses Could Someday Enable Wireless Glaucoma Detection
- Manganese Sprinkled With Iridium: A Quantum Leap in Green Hydrogen Production
- 2D All-Organic Perovskites: Potential Use in 2D Electronics
- Robotic System Feeds People With Severe Mobility Limitations
- An Epigenome Editing Toolkit to Dissect the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
- Generative AI That Imitates Human Motion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Chemists Produce New-to-Nature Enzyme Containing Boron
- 'Wraparound' Implants Represent New Approach to Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
- Swarms of Miniature Robots Clean Up Microplastics and Microbes, Simultaneously
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Why Is Breaking Down Plant Material for Biofuels So Slow?
- 'Better Than Graphene' Material Development May Improve Implantable Technology
- Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cell 'tug-of-War'
- Bio-Inspired Materials' Potential for Efficient Mass Transfer Boosted by a New Twist on a Century-Old Theory
- Why Getting in Touch With Our 'gerbil Brain' Could Help Machines Listen Better
Monday, May 6, 2024
- New Vaccine Effective Against Coronaviruses That Haven't Even Emerged Yet
- High-Pressure Spectroscopy: Why 3,000 Bars Are Needed to Take a Comprehensive Look at a Protein
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Physicists Arrange Atoms in Extremely Close Proximity
- New Approach in the Synthesis of Complex Natural Substances
- Toxic Chemicals Can Be Detected With New AI Method
- Researchers Create New Chemical Compound to Solve 120-Year-Old Problem
- Cost-Effective, High-Capacity, and Cyclable Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes
- New Mirror That Can Be Flexibly Shaped Improves X-Ray Microscopes
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Activity in a Room Stirs Up Nanoparticles Left Over from Consumer Sprays
- Scientists Solve Chemical Mystery at the Interface of Biology and Technology
- Methane Emissions from Landfill Could Be Turned Into Sustainable Jet Fuel in Plasma Chemistry Leap
- Biodegradable 'living Plastic' Houses Bacterial Spores That Help It Break Down
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
- Trotting Robots Reveal Emergence of Animal Gait Transitions
- Lead-Vacancy Centers in Diamond as Building Blocks for Large-Scale Quantum Networks
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Research on RNA Editing Illuminates Possible Lifesaving Treatments for Genetic Diseases
- When Does a Conductor Not Conduct?
Friday, April 26, 2024
- From Disorder to Order: Flocking Birds and 'spinning' Particles
- Imaging Technique Shows New Details of Peptide Structures
- Getting Dynamic Information from Static Snapshots
- More Efficient Molecular Motor Widens Potential Applications
- Robotic Nerve 'cuffs' Could Help Treat a Range of Neurological Conditions
- Why Can't Robots Outrun Animals?