The thousands of proteins found in nature are simply strings of amino acids, assembled by…
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Reducing Carbon Emissions Could Help — Not Harm — US Economy
A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the…
Folate ‘may keep sperm healthy’
A diet rich in the vitamin folate may protect men against producing abnormal sperm, a…
Work With Power Grids Leads To Cell Biology Discovery
Gene therapy is a promising experimental technique for the prevention and treatment of disease. Now…
Disgusting Videos Used To Study Coping Methods
Emotions play an important role in the lives of humans, and influence our behavior, thoughts,…
Can Cancer Causing Compounds Be Cut From Tobacco? Gene ‘Knockout’ Floors Tobacco Carcinogen
In large-scale field trials, scientists have shown that silencing a specific gene in burley tobacco…
Saving Spanish Brown Bears With Help From European Bears Might Make Sense
Brown bears from the Iberian Peninsula are not as genetically different from other brown bears…
Lithium Chloride Slows Onset Of Skeletal Muscle Disorder, Study Suggests
A new study finds that lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, can…
Tiny Sensor Developed To Detect Homemade Bombs
A team of chemists and physicists has developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor chip capable of…
Promising New Research For Cystic Fibrosis
New research holds promise for developing innovative therapies against cystic fibrosis and may also serve…