The first convincing evidence that the amino acid methionine plays a role in catalysis in an enzyme has been uncovered by researchers from the University of Bristol. Previously, it was thought that methionine was only involved in structure ...
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Seth Naeve, Ph.D., is a soybean researcher at the University of Minnesota U.S. soybean farmers are heavily dependent on demand from international purchasers. Although global supplies are currently relatively tight, buyers do have a ...
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Inspired by tiny particles that carry cholesterol through the body, MIT chemical engineers have designed nanoparticles that can deliver snippets of genetic material that turn off disease-causing genes. This approach, known as RNA ...
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Women who drink alcohol at moderate or heavy levels in the early stages of their pregnancy might damage the growth and function of their placenta - the organ responsible for supplying everything that a developing infant needs until birth - ...
To enter into symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, host plants reprogram their root cells. An LMU team has now identified a calcium-binding protein complex that can be persuaded to spontaneously induce the formation of root nodules. ...
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Proteases are vital proteins that serve for order within cells. They break apart other proteins, ensuring that these are properly synthesized and decomposed. Proteases are also responsible for the pathogenic effects of many kinds of ...
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TRI-K Industries has introduced a new vegetablebased alternative to animal keratin, Fision KeraVeg18. Fision KeraVeg18 is a cohesive solution containing wheat and soy amino acids, with additional pure amino acids (of vegetable fermentation ...
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It's taken nearly 200 years,but scientists in Arizona and Europe have teased out how the molecular switch for sex gradually and adaptively evolved in the honeybee. The first genetic mechanism for sex determination was proposed in the ...
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Energy drinks may provide a bit too much of a boost to your heart, creating additional strain on the organ and causing it to contract more rapidly than usual, German researchers report. Healthy people who drank energy drinks high in ...
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After completing its “first full risk assessment” of aspartame and associated breakdown products, a European Union food-safety group has concluded that the controversial artificial sweetener is safe for human consumption at ...
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Researchers say the traditional U.S. Thanksgiving turkey contains no more sleep-inducing tryptophan than beef -- and less than pork and cod. A report in the British Medical Journal said the Thanksgiving dinner is likely to make people ...
In the journal Nature, researchers published a novel pathway that would allow for preprogrammable self-assembly of nanoparticles. The potential nanomedical applications of this discovery could be endless. A team of Finnish and German ...
Denmark-based biotech firm Novozymes has introduced Acrylaway HighT, a thermostable solution that helps reduce acrylamide formation in breakfast cereals and other foods processed at high temperatures. Naturally formed in food when baked, ...
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High levels of acrylamide have been found to cause cancer in animals, and scientists say it is likely to cause cancer in humans, U.S. health officials say. Lauren Robin, a chemist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said ...
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High levels of acrylamide have been found to cause cancer in animals, and scientists say it is likely to cause cancer in humans, U.S. health officials say. Lauren Robin, a chemist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said ...