Scientists have discovered that a lipid known to protect the heart from inflammation and to cause skin allergic reactions also reduces inflammation of the kidneys. The discovery could help devise new ways of treating inflammatory kidney diseases. The lipid, called sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC
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A research team has for the first time ever discovered DNA from living bacteria that are more than half a million years old. Never before has traces of still living organisms that old been found. The exceptional discovery can lead to a better understanding of the ageing of cells and might even cast
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With unprecedented sensitivity, Carnegie Mellon University's Mark Bier has characterized large viral particles and bulky von Willebrand factors using a novel mass spectrometer. These exciting results may lead to new biological discoveries and represent a step closer to rapid disease diagnosis using
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Scientists using a computer game have discovered how the brain's response to fear changes as a threat gets nearer in a development that could help people suffering from panic attacks.
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Findings by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee bode well for using single-walled carbon nanohorns, a particular form of engineered carbon-based nanoparticles, for drug delivery and other commercial applications.In results to be published in the
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In a study just published in the journal Science, Portuguese scientists show that in bacteria the rate of beneficial mutations those that increase the capacity of an organism to survive in a particular environment is much higher than previously thought. In the case of Escherichia coli, the bacteria
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Layer-by-layer light microscopic nanoscale images of cells and without having to prepare thin sections" A team led by Stefan Hell and Mariano Bossi at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Gottingen is now leading the way with a technique called optical 3D far-field microscopy -- wi
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To help molecular biologists in the difficult task of keeping abreast of current events in the world of cells and organisms, they employ reporter genes to 'broadcast' specific happenings. For example, if a scientist is interested in the whereabouts and activities of a certain gene, the reporter 'fo
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Studying chimpanzees trained to use treadmills, a team of anthropologists has gathered new evidence suggesting our earliest apelike ancestors started walking on two legs because it required less energy than getting around on all fours.The research appears in the print edition of the Proceedings of
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