Biochemistry Research News
May 23, 2024
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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 21, 2024 — A new study suggests better nutrition might help prevent cognitive decline. Working with a group of 100 cognitively healthy participants aged 65 to 75, a research team combined neuroscience with nutritional science to identify a specific nutrient ...
May 22, 2024 — Maize can grow successfully in very different local conditions. An international study has now demonstrated the important role of the plant root system. The researchers analyzed more than 9,000 varieties in the study and were able to show that their ...
May 22, 2024 — Many processes in the deep sea are not yet well understood, and the role of microbial communities in particular is often a big unknown. This includes, for example, how organic material that sinks ...
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May 22, 2024 — A new study reveals that cows who are cuddled as therapy animals showed a strong preference for interactions with women when compared to men. In ...
May 22, 2024 — A substance naturally occurring in i.a. pomegranates, strawberries and walnuts can improve memory and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, a new study ...
May 20, 2024 — A new study shows that climate change has led to decreased pollen production from plants and less pollen diversity than previously thought, which could have a significant impact on food ...
May 21, 2024 — While humans feature a sophisticated sense of smell, insects have a much more basic olfactory system. Yet they depend upon smell to survive. ...
May 21, 2024 — The diversity and ecological functionality of bird communities in tropical agroforestry systems are shaped by the surrounding landscape, in particular the extent and composition of the ...
May 21, 2024 — In human populations, it is relatively easy to calculate demographic trends and make projections of the future if data on basic processes such as births and immigration is known. The data, given by ...
May 21, 2024 — Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease affecting a growing number of people worldwide. Each year, between 700,000 and 1 million new cases are reported. ...
May 21, 2024 — The past attempts of honey bee researchers to inventory the fungal diversity in honey bee colonies revealed that Aspergillus flavus is frequently found in hives. In a new study, researchers have ...
May 17, 2024 — A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids -- deer, ...
May 22, 2024 — Researchers trained an AI model to accurately predict male fruit flies' courtship behavior in response to any sight of a female. This breakthrough offers new insight into how the brain processes ...
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May 22, 2024 — Animals and fungi predominantly use two different modes of cell division -- called open and closed mitosis, respectively. A new study has shown that different species of Ichthyosporea -- marine ...
May 22, 2024 — A new study demonstrates that kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials fear humans far more than any other ...
May 21, 2024 — Researchers describe cell-in-cell phenomena in which one cell engulfs and sometimes consumes another. The study shows that cases of this behavior, including cell cannibalism, are widespread across ...
May 21, 2024 — To achieve global biodiversity targets, conservationists and governments must prioritize the establishment and effective management of large, interconnected protected areas with high ecological ...
May 21, 2024 — A new laboratory study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, than previously thought, supporting the possibility that ...
May 21, 2024 — Currently available flu medications only target the virus after it has already established an infection, but what if a drug could prevent infection in the first place? Now, scientists have designed ...
May 21, 2024 — Deforestation in Costa Rica raises the risk of cattle becoming infected with rabies by vampire bats, finds a new ...
May 21, 2024 — Scientists discover 'zoned development' in dinosaur skin, with zones of reptile-style scales and zones of bird-like skin with feathers. A new dinosaur skin fossil has been found to be ...
May 21, 2024 — Two new studies detail the changes seen at the single-cell level in pig organs and recipient human bodies before, during, and just after the xenotransplantation surgeries in the ...
May 21, 2024 — Although periodontitis is an extremely prevalent disorder, it is challenging to conduct detailed and comprehensive analyses of its progression at the cellular level. Recently, researchers developed ...
May 20, 2024 — Findings indicate that soil stored under refrigerated or air-dried conditions can still retain the needed information for understanding microbial community composition and structure for many ...
May 20, 2024 — From the small ossicones on a giraffe to the gigantic antlers of a male moose -- which can grow as wide as a car -- the headgear of ruminant hooved mammals is extremely diverse, and new research ...
May 20, 2024 — Two newly discovered mechanisms in bacteria have been identified that can contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. Changing the number of copies of resistance genes in bacteria ...
May 20, 2024 — Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of African fish, suggests a new ...
May 20, 2024 — Using citizen science, photographs, on-water observations and the combination of morphological and genetic data, researchers have provided evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray has recently made a ...
May 20, 2024 — Researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to stay in ...
May 20, 2024 — The study's findings show mergansers arrived in the New Zealand region at least seven million years ago from the Northern Hemisphere, in a separate colonisation event to that which led to the ...
May 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that a protein responsible for the synthesis of a key plant material evolved much earlier than suspected. This new research explored the origin and evolution of the ...
May 17, 2024 — The sweet-taste receptor might be the first stop in a metabolic surveillance system for sugar. The receptor is also expressed in certain intestinal cells, where it may facilitate glucose absorption ...
May 17, 2024 — A paper describes how the moving parts of a particular plant protein control whether plants can grow and make energy-intensive products such as oil -- or instead put in place a series of steps to ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Exploring Diversity in Cell Division
- Australian Study Proves 'humans Are Planet's Most Frightening Predator'
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Study Finds Widespread 'cell Cannibalism,' Related Phenomena Across Tree of Life
- Conservation of Nature's Strongholds Needed to Halt Biodiversity Loss
- Body Lice May Be Bigger Plague Spreaders Than Previously Thought
- Drug-Like Inhibitor Shows Promise in Preventing Flu
- Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation
- Researchers Discover Hidden Step in Dinosaur Feather Evolution
- Studies Reveal Cell-by-Cell Changes Caused When Pig Hearts and Kidneys Are Transplanted Into Humans
- Clarifying the Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Periodontitis With an Improved Animal Model
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Digging Up Good News for Microbial Studies
- Diverse Headgear in Hoofed Mammals Evolved from Common Ancestor
- New Mechanisms Behind Antibiotic Resistance
- Cloudy Waters Causes African Fish to Develop Bigger Eyes
- After Hundreds of Years, Study Confirms Bermuda Now Home to Cownose Rays
- Meerkat Chit-Chat
- Evolutionary History of Extinct Duck Revealed
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Modern Plant Enzyme Partners With Surprisingly Ancient Protein
- Sweet Taste Receptor Affects How Glucose Is Handled Metabolically by Humans
- Scientists Discover Mechanism of Sugar Signaling in Plants
- Pagan-Christian Trade Networks Supplied Horses from Overseas for the Last Horse Sacrifices in Europe
- Zombie Cells in the Sea: Viruses Keep the Most Common Marine Bacteria in Check
- Plants Restrict Use of 'Tipp-Ex Proteins'
- Fruit Fly Wing Research Offers Window Into Birth Defects
- Ancient Arachnid from Coal Forests of America Stands out for Its Spiny Legs
- A Trial HIV Vaccine Triggered Elusive and Essential Antibodies in Humans
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- A New 'rule of Biology' May Have Come to Light, Expanding Insight Into Evolution and Aging
- New Sensor Gives Unprecedented Look at Changes in Cell's Energy 'currency'
- Spider Silk Sound System
- Natural Toxins in Food: Many People Are Not Aware of the Health Risks
- 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
- Regenerating Worms Have Genetic Control Over Their Algal Partners
- Jet-Propelled Sea Creatures Could Improve Ocean Robotics
- From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health
- Temperature, Time and Blueberry Wine
- What Fire Ants Can Teach Us About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
- Access to Gardens and Citizen Science Helps Encourage Conservation Among Children, Study Shows
- H5N1 Virus from 2022 Mink Outbreak Capable of Inefficient Airborne Transmission
- Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health
- Summers Warm Up Faster Than Winters, Fossil Shells from Antwerp Show
- Heating Proteins to Body Temperature Reveals New Drug Targets
- Analyzing Androgynous Characteristics in an Emperor Penguin Courtship Call
- Now We Know, What Gets Roots to Grow: Can Help in Future Droughts
- An Active Agent Against Hepatitis E
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Exploring the Mechanism Behind Drug Eruptions in the Skin
- Drug Compounds to Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Some Mice May Owe Their Monogamy to a Newly Evolved Type of Cell
- First 'warm-Blooded' Dinosaurs May Have Emerged 180 Million Years Ago
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Most Dangerous Areas for Whale Shark-Shipping Vessel Collisions Revealed
- Meet the New Insect Killing Utah's Fir Trees
- Researchers Uncover What Makes Some Chickens More Water Efficient Than Others
- Virus That Causes COVID-19 Can Penetrate Blood-Retinal Barrier and Could Damage Vision
- Avocado Pruning Residues Used to Produce More Sustainable Food Packaging
- High Genetic Diversity Discovered in South African Leopards
Monday, May 13, 2024
- First Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmitted from Cow to Human Confirmed
- Persistent Strain of Cholera Defends Itself Against Forces of Change, Scientists Find
- Insights Into Protein Evolution
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- Fruit Fly Testes Offer Potential Tool Against Harmful Insects
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Island Birds More Adaptable Than Previously Thought
- Like Dad and Like Mum...all in One Plant
- New Molecule Mimics the Anti-Clotting Action of Blood-Sucking Organisms
- Research on Centromere Structure Yields New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation Errors
- How Do Genetically Identical Water Fleas Develop Into Male or Female?
- Nature's 3D Printer: Bristle Worms Form Bristles Piece by Piece
- Research Shows That 'softer' Proteins Can Cross Into the Nucleus Quicker
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Cellular Activity Hints That Recycling Is in Our DNA
- Research Explores Ways to Mitigate the Environmental Toxicity of Ubiquitous Silver Nanoparticles
- Scientists Unlock Key to Breeding 'carbon Gobbling' Plants With a Major Appetite
- New Light Shed on Carboxysomes in Key Discovery That Could Boost Photosynthesis
- New Tool to Boost Battle Against Childhood Undernutrition
- Rolling With the Punches: How Mantis Shrimp Defend Against High-Speed Strikes
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- GPS-Like System Shows Promise as HIV Vaccine Strategy to Elicit Critical Antibodies
- New Rhizobia-Diatom Symbiosis Solves Long-Standing Marine Mystery
- New Sex-Determining Mechanism in African Butterfly Discovered
- Brain Mechanisms Underlying Sensory Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Fluidic Systems Resembling Blood Vascular Tissues: Artificial Blood Vessels and Biomedicine
- An Epigenome Editing Toolkit to Dissect the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
- Rapid Oyster Reef Restoration Gives Hope for Repairing the Sea
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- An Adjuvant Made in Yeast Could Lower Vaccine Cost and Boost Availability
- Marine Bacteria Team Up to Produce a Vital Vitamin
- Limited Adaptability Makes Freshwater Bacteria Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Natural Compounds That Selectively Kill Parasites
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Why Is Breaking Down Plant Material for Biofuels So Slow?
- Chimps Learn and Improve Tool-Using Skills Even as Adults, Study Finds
- Intermittent Fasting Protects Against Liver Inflammation and Liver Cancer
- Bee Body Mass, Pathogens and Local Climate Influence Heat Tolerance
- Progression of Herpesvirus Infection Remodels Mitochondrial Organization and Metabolism
- How a 'conductor' Makes Sense of Chaos in Early Mouse Embryos
- Bio-Inspired Materials' Potential for Efficient Mass Transfer Boosted by a New Twist on a Century-Old Theory
- Free-Forming Organelles Help Plants Adapt to Climate Change
- Fruit Fly Model Identifies Key Regulators Behind Organ Development
- Engineers Develop Innovative Microbiome Analysis Software Tools