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Synthetic Biologists Shine Light on Genetic Circuit Analysis
Mar. 10, 2014 In a significant advance for the growing field of synthetic biology, bioengineers have created a toolkit of genes and hardware that uses colored lights and engineered bacteria to bring both ... full story -
Scents and Sustainability: Renewable Sources for Artificial Scents and Flavors
Mar. 10, 2014 Fresh banana, a waft of flowers, blueberry: the scents in some labs are a little sweeter than most. Researchers are engineering bacteria to make esters -- molecules widely used as scents and ... full story -
Dropped Your Toast? Five-Second Food Rule Exists, New Research Suggests
Mar. 10, 2014 Food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to new research. The findings suggest there may be ... full story -
Biomolecular Tweezers Facilitate Study of Mechanical Force Effects on Cells and Proteins
Mar. 10, 2014 A new type of biomolecular tweezers could help researchers study how mechanical forces affect the biochemical activity of cells and proteins. The devices use opposing magnetic and electrophoretic ... full story -
'Super Bacteria' Clean Up After Oil Spills
Mar. 10, 2014 Researchers have achieved surprising results by exploiting nature's own ability to clean up after oil spills. Scientists know that marine bacteria can assist in cleaning up after oil spills. ... full story -
Combination of Sensory Signals Draw Mosquitoes in for a Bite
Mar. 9, 2014 It may seem like mosquitoes will bite anything with a pulse, but they're actually quite strategic in picking their victims. A new study looked at the interaction of different sensory cues -- ... full story -
'Tree of Life' Distances Are No Shortcut to Conservation
Mar. 9, 2014 Some conservation strategies assume that the evolutionary distances between species on a phylogenetic 'tree of life' (a branching diagram of species popularized by Charles Darwin) can be ... full story -
Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Understood by Unravelling Bacterial Secretion System
Mar. 9, 2014 The system that allows the sharing of genetic material between bacteria -- and therefore the spread of antibiotic resistance -- has been uncovered by a team of scientists. Understanding the structure ... full story -
First Animals Oxygenated Earth's Oceans, Study Suggests
Mar. 9, 2014 The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated Earth's oceans -- contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development. New research contests the long held ... full story -
New Bioinformatics Tool to Visualize Transcriptomes
Mar. 9, 2014 ZENBU, a new, freely available bioinformatics tool enables researchers to quickly and easily integrate, visualize and compare large amounts of genomic information resulting from large-scale, ... full story -
In Grasslands Remade by Humans, Animals May Protect Biodiversity: Grazers Let in the Light, Rescue Imperiled Plants
Mar. 9, 2014 A study of grasslands on six continents suggests a way to counteract the human-made overdose of fertilizer that threatens the biodiversity of the world's prairies. The solution originates in ... full story -
Stem Cell Study Opens Door to Undiscovered World of Biology
Mar. 9, 2014 For the first time, researchers have shown that an essential biological process known as protein synthesis can be studied in adult stem cells -- something scientists have long struggled to ... full story -
New Tool to Unravel Mysteries of Metastasis Created
Mar. 9, 2014 Kinases are proteins that play vital roles in disease, but scientists have struggled to study how they interact in real time. A team of scientists has now developed a new technique to make these ... full story -
Deer Proliferation Disrupts a Forest's Natural Growth
Mar. 8, 2014 Researchers have discovered that a burgeoning deer population forever alters the progression of a forest's natural future by creating environmental havoc in the soil and disrupting the ... full story -
Research on 3-D Scaffolds Sets New Bar in Lung Regeneration
Mar. 7, 2014 For the estimated 12.7 million people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, the third leading cause of death in the U.S., innovative research efforts in the field of tissue regeneration hold ... full story -
New Class of Antibiotics Discovered by Chemists
Mar. 7, 2014 A new class of antibiotics to fight bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health has been discovered by a team of ... full story -
Personalized Treatment Prolongs the Life of Lung Cancer Patients
Mar. 7, 2014 Mexican scientists have increased survival rates for patients diagnosed with lunch cancer in metastatic stage (when the disease has spread to different parts of the body) from a rate of nine months ... full story -
Over Demanding Market Affects Fisheries More Than Climate Change
Mar. 7, 2014 Fisheries that rely on short life species, such as shrimp or sardine, have been more affected by climate change, because this phenomenon affects chlorophyll production, which is vital for ... full story -
New Study of Proteins in Space Could Yield Better Understanding, New Drug Development
Mar. 7, 2014 Innovative methods of drug discovery don’t always take place in an academic laboratory. They may start there, but they can also happen in orbit aboard the International Space Station, as protein ... full story -
Service Is Key to Winery Sales
Mar. 7, 2014 To buy, or not to buy? That is the question for the more than 5 million annual visitors to New York’s wineries. Researchers found that customer service is the most important factor in boosting ... full story -
New Theory on Cause of Endometriosis
Mar. 7, 2014 Changes to two previously unstudied genes are the centerpiece of a new theory regarding the cause and development of endometriosis, a chronic and painful disease affecting one in 10 women. The ... full story
- Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis
- Scents and sustainability: Renewable sources for artificial scents and flavors
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- 'Super bacteria' clean up after oil spills
- Combination of sensory signals draw mosquitoes in for a bite
- 'Tree of life' distances are no shortcut to conservation
- Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system
- First animals oxygenated Earth's oceans, study suggests
- New bioinformatics tool to visualize transcriptomes
- In grasslands remade by humans, animals may protect biodiversity: Grazers let in the light, rescue imperiled plants
- Stem cell study opens door to undiscovered world of biology
- New tool to unravel mysteries of metastasis created
- Research on 3-D scaffolds sets new bar in lung regeneration
- New class of antibiotics discovered by chemists
- Personalized treatment prolongs the life of lung cancer patients
- Over demanding market affects fisheries more than climate change
- New study of proteins in space could yield better understanding, new drug development
- Service is key to winery sales
- New theory on cause of endometriosis
- Emerging multi-drug resistant infections lack standard definition, treatment
- Hospital food safety measures reduce risk of contaminated hospital food
- Genome of sesame sheds new light on oil biosynthesis
- Epigenetic changes could explain type 2 diabetes
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Teen elephant mothers die younger but have bigger families
- Europe's largest badger study finds rare long-distance movements
- Effective thermal insulation with wood foam
- Quicker and cheaper toxicity checking of mussels
- Urgent need to study impacts of biomass burning and haze on marine ecosystems in Southeast Asia
- Birds display lateralization bias when selecting flight paths
- Fertilizer in small doses yields higher returns for less money
- Deer feeding puts birds at risk, research shows
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- New mechanisms of oxidative stress regulation uncovered
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- Detailed picture created of membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders
- Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- Common mutation is culprit in acute leukemia relapse
- Establishing standards where none exist; researchers define 'good' stem cells
- Warming temperatures are pushing two chickadee species -- and their hybrids -- northward
- Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
- The rise of spring allergies: Fact or fiction?
- Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
- 'Most complete' picture of gene expression in cancer cell cycle caught
- Computational tool offers new insight into key biological processes
- Genetic techniques have role in future of dental care
- New software automates and improves phylogenomics from next-generation sequencing data
- Testis size matters for genome evolution
- Enzyme controls transport of genomic building blocks
- Love or kill thy neighbor? New study into animal social behavior
- Eating red, processed meat: What scientists say
- Elephant age estimated from voice: A powerful conservation tool?
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- Look back at US soybeans shows genetic improvement behind increased yields
- New insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet: Diet based on foraging, not horticulture
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- New structure in dogs' eye linked to blinding retinal diseases
- Low saturated fat diets don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
- New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe
- Human activity influences beach bacterial diversity
- The Eurasian lynx as a key to the conservation and future viability of the endangered Iberian lynx
- Study suggests non-uniform climate warming globally
- New Drugs for Bad Bugs: Finding new approaches to antibiotic resistance
- Inventive new way to profile immune cells in blood
- Going viral to target tumors: Technique uses viruses to destroy tumors
- Livestock can produce food that is better for people, planet
- A single gene, doublesex, controls wing mimicry in butterflies
- Stricter controls of wastewater reuse on crops needed to meet WHO guidelines
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- Newly engineered molecules doom proteins with kiss of death
- B-cells aggravate autoimmune diseases
- Banana plant fights off crop's invisible nemesis: Roundworms
- Plumes in the sleeping avian brain
- The birds and the bees of proteins
- Pigment or bacteria? Researchers re-examine the idea of 'color' in fossil feathers
- 3-D scans map widespread fish disease
- Climate change: Improving heat tolerance in trees
- Determination might be a very human expression
- Birdsong is not all about sexual selection: Female birds sing much more often than previously thought
- New findings on neurogenesis in spinal cord
- Remote sensing moisture model could aid farmers
- Convergent evolution: New fins evolve repeatedly in teleost fishes
- Sea turtles' 'lost years' mystery starts to unravel
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Common cancers evade detection by silencing parts of immune system cells
- First look at how Staphylococcus cells adhere to nanostructures could help fight infections
- Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
- Bright pulses of light could make space veggies more nutritious
- Key protein identified that helps prevent lung cancer tumors from being destroyed
- Alzheimer’s in a dish: Stem cells from patients offer model and drug-discovery platform for early onset form of disease
- Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160-million-year-old doahugou biota
- Muscle-controlling neurons know when they mess up, according to research
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- New genetic syndrome identified that includes allergy, immune deficiency, neurocognitive impairment
- Blocking signaling chemical stalls chronic inflammation, insulin resistance tied to obesity
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