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Structure of enzyme against chemical warfare agents determined
Jan 28, 2009 |
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The enzyme DFPase from the squid Loligo vulgaris, is able to rapidly and efficiently detoxify chemical warfare agents such as Sarin, which was used in the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995.
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Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions
Jul 07, 2009 |
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One of nature's most gripping feats of survival is now better understood. For the first time, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed the chemical changes in individual ...
'Orphan' genes play an important role in evolution
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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Closely related animal species share most of their genes and look almost identical. However, minor morphological differences allow us to tell them apart. What is the genetic basis for these differences? Often, the explanation ...
Study: Squid are masters of disguise
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Sep 25, 2006 |
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U.S. marine scientists say squid are masters of disguise, using their pigmented skin cells to camouflage themselves nearly instantaneously from predators.
New hope for the red squirrel
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Oct 16, 2008 |
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A number of red squirrels are immune to squirrelpox viral disease, which many believed would lead to the extinction of the species, scientists have discovered.
Tiny but toxic: Researchers discover a mechanism of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Tiny, toxic protein particles severely disrupt neurotransmission and inhibit delivery of key proteins in Alzheimer's disease, two separate studies by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) researchers have found.
Exposing chicks to maternal stress leads to long-term reproductive success
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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Do mothers purposely expose their offspring to their own stress? If so, why?
New clinical study probes how light fights psoriasis
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Ultraviolet light is a proven treatment for psoriasis, one of humanity’s oldest known diseases. Sunshine can also beat back the chronic autoimmune disorder of the skin. But explaining light’s therapeutic effects ...
Polluted prey causes wild birds to change their tune
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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Considerable attention has been paid to the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aquatic environments, but rather less attention has been given to routes of contamination on land. A new study, published in PLoS ON ...
When our protective armor shows weakness
Aug 01, 2008 |
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New knowledge points to the fact that a genetically induced lack of filaggrin, a key protein of the skin barrier, plays a decisive role in the origin of allergies. In a large study on more than 3000 school-children scientists ...
Treating acne: 2 different acid peels are both effective, study finds
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found – the ...
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