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Spinal Tap -- Using Cactus Spines to Isolate DNA
March 5, 2013 — In the family Cactaceae, isolation of genetic material can be difficult due to the presence of polysaccharide-based mucilage content and other secondary compounds. Although important for water ... > full story -
New Insight Into Double-Protected Dance of Cell Division
March 5, 2013 — Biochemists recently gained new insight into how protein synthesis and degradation help to regulate the delicate ballet of cell division. In particular, they reveal how two proteins shelter each ... > full story -
Why Fish Is Better Than Supplements: Omega-3s from Fish Vs. Fish Oil Pills Better at Maintaining Blood Pressure in Mouse Model
March 5, 2013 — Researchers show how fish oils help lower blood pressure via vasodilation at ion channels. In vascular smooth muscle cells, such as those that line blood vessels, ion channels that span the outer ... > full storyMore: -
Stressed Proteins Can Cause Blood Clots for Hours
March 5, 2013 — New research has revealed how stresses of flow in the small blood vessels of the heart and brain could cause a common protein to change shape and form dangerous blood clots. The scientists report ... > full story -
Origin of Life
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New Evidence That Comets Could Have Seeded Life on Earth
March 5, 2013 — Scientists have shown that complex molecules can form on icy dust in space, suggesting that comets may have brought these molecules to Earth and seeded the growth of more complex building blocks of ... > full story -
How Cells Optimize the Functioning of Their Power Plants
March 5, 2013 — Mitochondria, which are probably derived from distant bacterial ancestors incorporated into our cells, have their own DNA. However, we know little about how these organelles, which convert oxygen and ... > full story -
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Chemists Develop Efficient Material for Carbon Capture
March 5, 2013 — Chemists have discovered a more efficient, less expensive and reusable material for carbon dioxide capture and ... > full story -
Viruses: More Survival Tricks Than Previously Thought
March 5, 2013 — Among eukaryotes with modified nuclear genetic codes, viruses are unknown. Until now it had been believed that the modifications to the genetic code effectively prevented new viral infections. ... > full story -
Molecular Coordination in Evolution
March 5, 2013 — Spanish researchers have published a review on the latest computational methods that, based on evolutionary principles, are revolutionizing the field of analysis and prediction of protein structure, ... > full story -
Protein Analysis: Understanding Flexibility and How Different Parts Move
March 5, 2013 — Scientists have published a review on an innovative instrument for protein analysis. In order to understand how a protein works one may analyze its chemical composition or observe its shape. However, ... > full story
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