How chemistry makes carbon dioxide removal possible (video)
(American Chemical Society) Over the last couple hundred years, the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has skyrocketed. If we don't remove at least some of it, there will be even more heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes and other climate disasters, scientists predict. In this week's episode, we break down how people are using chemistry to make that happen: https://youtu.be/wu3hoo3p4Kk. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity research established by DFG to receive funding
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Approval of third funding period with approximately 34 million up until 2024. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Naturally abundant venom peptide from ants can activate a pseudo allergic pathway unravelling a novel immunomodulatory pathway of MRGPRX2
(The University of Hong Kong) Ants are omnipresent, and we often get blisters after an ant bite. But do you know the molecular mechanism behind it? A joint research team have identified and demonstrated a novel small peptide isolated from the ant venom can initiate an immune pathway via a pseudo-allergic receptor MRGPRX2. The study has recently been published in a top journal in Allergy - The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Hijacked immune activator promotes growth and spread of colorectal cancer
(German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)) Through a complex, self-reinforcing feedback mechanism, colorectal cancer cells make room for their own expansion by driving surrounding healthy intestinal cells to death - while simultaneously fueling their own growth. This feedback loop is driven by an activator of the innate immune system. Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University of Heidelberg discovered this mechanism in the intestinal tissue of fruit flies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Electric delivery vehicles: When, where, how they're charged has big impact on greenhouse gas emissi
(University of Michigan) The transportation sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and a lot of attention has been devoted to electric passenger vehicles and their potential to help reduce those emissions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Role of host genetics on gut microbiome is near-universal, but environmentally-dependent
(University of Minnesota) In new research from the University of Minnesota, University of Notre Dame and Duke University, scientists found that genetics nearly always plays a role in the composition of the gut microbiome of wild baboons. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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The fine nose of storks
(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) Smell leads storks to freshly mown meadows (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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The Equalizer: An engineered circuit for uniform gene expression
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers deloped a new genetic circuit called the Equalizer that leads to uniform gene expression. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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New technique reduces nicotine levels, harmful compounds simultaneously in tobacco
(North Carolina State University) North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism. Tested in tobacco plants, the technique showed that it could reduce harmful chemical compounds, including some that are carcinogenic. The findings could be used to improve the health benefits of crops. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Protein appears to prevent tumor cells from spreading via blood vessels
(Johns Hopkins University) Researchers have identified a specialized protein that appears to help prevent tumor cells from entering the bloodstream and spreading to other parts of the body. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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How otters' muscles enable their cold, aquatic life
(Texas A&M University) Sea otters are the smallest marine mammal. As cold-water dwellers, staying warm is a top priority, but their dense fur only goes so far. We have long known that high metabolism generates the heat they need to survive, but we didn't know how they were producing the heat -- until now (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Harvard's Wyss Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital launch diagnostic accelerator
(Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard) Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Boston's Brigham and Women Hospital (Brigham) announce their newly founded Diagnostic Accelerator (Brigham-Wyss DxA). By combining the institutions' broad clinical and multi-disciplinary bioengineering expertise, the Brigham-Wyss DxA will enable the fast creation of diagnostic technologies through deep collaborations in a process driven by previously unmet needs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Programmable structures from the printer
(University of Freiburg) Research team develops new method for 3D-printing materials systems that move like a climbing plant. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Computer-assisted biology: Decoding noisy data to predict cell growth
(Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo) Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science used artificial intelligence to obtain a more objective understanding of cell growth and division without preconceived assumptions. Using a deep-learning neural network, they were able to more accurately model the complex processes that affect cell size over time. This work may lead to advances in microbiology and industrial production of microorganisms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Discovery of a mechanism for efficient autophagosome formation
(Japan Science and Technology Agency) Japanese researchers discovered that lipidated Atg8, the most famous factor that mediates autophagy, has membrane perturbation activity and elucidated that this activity is responsible for efficient autophagosome formation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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