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Imaging the birth of new brain cells

PET imaging of new neurons in the brain promises to advance our understanding and treatment of depression.

Nov 11th, 2016

The self-driving microscope

Researchers develop a combination of software and hardware for adaptive live imaging of large living organisms.

Nov 10th, 2016

Scientists will study potential uses of the carbon contained in biomass and of the carbon dioxide arising as a by-product in industrial production. The project is aimed at developing a novel process chain for the synthesis of the basic chemical substance methanol.

Nov 10th, 2016

The process of DNA packaging in cell nucleus revealed

Scientists have conducted a research on DNA packaging in the cell nucleus and its alteration in the process of DNA replication. DNA packaging is supposed to have strong influence on genes' activity. It's also one of the mechanisms of epigenetic control of gene expression.

Nov 8th, 2016

Beyond the DNA double helix: From twofold to fourfold DNA

Researchers have studied and visualised the formation of quadruplexes in looped DNA that may be a better representation of DNA in the living cell than in the short and linear pieces of DNA that are more commonly used for such investigations.

Nov 7th, 2016

Scientists develop new toolkit for exploring protein biology

Using nucleophilic probes, researchers discover a novel electrophilic protein modification.

Nov 1st, 2016

Making every cell matter

A new method for encapsulating single cells within tunable microgels could boost efficacy of cell-based therapies and tissue engineering.

Oct 31st, 2016

'Neighbor maps' reveal the genome's 3-D shape

A new method provides a three-dimensional identikit of chromosomes.

Oct 27th, 2016

Fluorescent holography: Upending the world of biological imaging

Researchers have designed and built a fluorescence-detection microscope that combines 3-D and high-resolution image processing.

Oct 25th, 2016

Quantum leap in the reliability of mass spectrometry-based proteomics

Scientists develop a novel method to benchmark and improve the performance of protein measurement techniques.

Oct 25th, 2016

'Gene therapy in a box' effective

A new device could speed up the process of genetically modifying blood stem cells to treat diseases and expand access to gene therapy worldwide.

Oct 20th, 2016

Scientists can listen to proteins by turning data into music

Transforming data about the structure of proteins into melodies gives scientists a completely new way of analyzing the molecules that could reveal new insights into how they work - by listening to them. A new study shows how musical sounds can help scientists analyze data using their ears instead of their eyes.

Oct 20th, 2016

Strong, steady forces at work during cell division

Biologists who study the mechanics of cell division have for years disagreed about how much force is at work when the cell's molecular engines are lining chromosomes up in the cell, preparing to winch copies to opposite poles across a bridge-like structure called the kinetochore to form two new cells. The question is fundamental to understanding how cells divide.

Oct 20th, 2016

The road to green hydrogen runs through mazes in algal proteins

Scientists have for the first time precisely described the chemical reactions responsible for the stability of hydrogen generation in an aerobic environment by algal enzymes.

Oct 19th, 2016

Physicists develop world's first artificial cell-like spheres from natural proteins

Up until now it had only been possible to create monolayer membranes or vesicles from specially synthesized macromolecules. Vesicles made from a bilayer of naturally occurring proteins that can also be tailored for use in an aqueous or an oil-based environment are something quite new.

Oct 17th, 2016

Stem cells from jaw bone help repair damaged cartilage

Rsearchers have identified stem cells that can make new cartilage and repair damaged joints.

Oct 10th, 2016

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