Improved method for producing designer proteins prevents misfolding
Thu 4:04pm By NULLProteins are the building blocks of life. They consist of folded peptide chains, which in turn are…Strategic gene placement in bacteria offers insights into evolutionary success
Thu 4:04pm By NULLBioinformaticians from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the university in Linköping…New study identifies structural basis of CysLT2R activation by LTD4, paving way for new blocking therapies
Thu 4:03pm By NULLCysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are potent bronchoconstrictors, playing pivotal roles in…Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists say
Thu 4:03pm By NULLAn ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors…Global fisheries' nutrient extraction threatens ocean ecosystems and productivity, study finds
Thu 3:39pm By NULLThe four billion tons of marine organisms that global fisheries extracted from the ocean between…Non‐native species found to have higher consumption rates than their native counterparts
Thu 3:31pm By NULLA meta-analysis of scientific studies, published in Biological Reviews has investigated differences…Rock outcrops found to boost soil function in mountain ecosystems—but size matters
Thu 2:49pm By NULLRock outcrops, long regarded as passive geological features, may play an active and crucial role in…Intuition guides farmers toward better decision-making, but remains a taboo
Thu 2:45pm By NULLIn Finland, farmers who have transitioned to regenerative agriculture perceive intuition as…A new tool for parsing the 'metabolic dialogue' between microorganisms
Thu 2:27pm By NULLScientists at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research have developed an innovative…Nucleotide database can improve microbe identification for science and medicine
Thu 2:24pm By NULLImagine creating a comprehensive, searchable index for a library containing hundreds of millions of…Hantavirus hotspots revealed: Six new rodent species identified as carriers
Thu 2:22pm By NULLHantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor…Pharmaceutical pollution alters migration behavior in salmon, study shows
Thu 2:00pm By NULLIn the largest study of its kind to date, a team of international researchers has investigated how…Venom characteristics of a deadly snake can be predicted from local climate
Thu 2:00pm By NULLLocal climate can be used to predict the venom characteristics of a deadly snake that is widespread…Census shows high number of brown bears in Romania
Thu 2:00pm By NULLA census of brown bears using DNA for the first time has revealed that up to 13,000 of the protected…Researchers discover large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga
Thu 2:00pm By NULLResearchers had been studying the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for decades without seeing…Guiding fruit flies like micro-robots using pinwheels and light
Thu 1:39pm By NULLA team of bioengineers at Harvard University's Rowland Institute has found two new ways to control a…Bumblebee survival: Keeping killer moths at bay with strategic hive spacing
Thu 1:39pm By NULLA study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading role…Mapping beetles' wiggle could help battle global food security
Thu 12:44pm By NULLResearchers from the University of St Andrews have uncovered the surprising mechanics behind the…Two new tapeworm species discovered in wild oval squid
Thu 12:35pm By NULLResearchers from the Physics and Biology Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology…Key enzyme mechanism unlocks potential of brown algae compounds for biotech
Thu 12:04pm By NULLEvery year, thousands of tons of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such…
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