Scientists find molecule that regulates heart size by using zebrafish screening model

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Using zebrafish, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified and described an enzyme inhibitor that allows them to increase the number of cardiac progenitor cells and therefore influence the size of the developing ...

Producing hydrogen from urine

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Jul 03, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (32) | 17

(PhysOrg.com) -- You do two things at motorway services: fill up one tank and empty another. US chemists have combined refuelling your car and relieving yourself by creating a new catalyst that can extract ...

Scientists find a biological 'fountain of youth' in new world bat caves

Chemistry / Biochemistry

Jun 30, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (25) | 28

Scientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history -- significantly longer lifespans. The discovery, featured on the cover of the July ...

Researchers find quicker, cheaper way to sort isotopes

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Jun 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it's the summer grass that tickles your feet or the red Bordeaux smacking on your palette, nearly every part of the world around you carries special chemical markers. These markers, ...

Oxygen key to 'cut and paste' of genes

Chemistry / Biochemistry

Jul 03, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An oxygen-sensitive enzyme has been found to play a key role in how genes create the many different proteins that make up our bodies.