For many people, “protein” is the key element of a food order. However, beyond the preferred choice of meats or plant-based alternatives, proteins encompass a large class of complex biomolecules whose chemical structure is encoded in our genes….
Category: 5. Biology
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Understanding protein motion could greatly aid new drug design
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New AI tool assesses the potential threat posed by new bacteria
Researchers have developed an AI tool that can help determine whether unfamiliar bacteria carry genetic features linked to disease. By enabling the detection of harmful bacteria before they infect humans, this could transform…
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Global maps show alien plant invasion hotspots shifting poleward
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for thousands of alien plant species under current conditions and future climate and land use scenarios….
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Neanderthals hunted giant elephants in Europe
One day over 120,000 years ago, a resourceful group of Neanderthals took down…
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Barcelona Metropolitan Area has lost more than 70% of agricultural land in recent decades, finds study
Peri-urban agriculture in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) is in a critical situation after decades of decline. A new study conducted by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona…
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Designing proteins by their motion, not just their shape
Proteins are far more than nutrients we track on a food label. Present in every cell of our bodies, they work like nature’s molecular machines. They walk, stretch, bend, and flex to do their jobs, pumping blood, fighting disease, building tissue,…
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Student discovers new GalĂĄpagos bird, solving a decades-old mystery
Almost 200 years after Charles Darwinâs groundbreaking trip to the
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Implantable 'living pharmacy' produces multiple drugs inside the body
A multi-institutional team of scientists, co-led by Northwestern University, has taken a crucial step toward implantable “living pharmacies”âtiny devices containing engineered cells that continuously produce medicines inside the body. In a new…
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Unlocking the cell's 'gatekeeper': Researchers discover critical RNA quality-control factor, LENG8
How do cells ensure that the “blueprints” of genetic information-RNA are accurate and intact before they are exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein production? A study led by Professor Yongsheng Shi’s team at the University of…
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Novo Nordisk principal scientist highlights the urgency of advancing human-relevant 3D tissue models ahead of the 11th 3D Tissue Models Summit
As regulatory momentum accelerates globally to reduce reliance on animal testing, leading experts in microphysiological systems (MPS), complex in vitro models (CIVMs), organoids, and organâonâchip technologies are preparing to…
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