Life Sciences and Chemistry

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Another step towards decoding smell

Researchers from Bonn and Aachen elucidate the role of individual brain neurons in human odor perception. We often only realize how important our sense of smell is when it is…

What we can learn from hungry yeast cells

EMBL Heidelberg and University of Virginia scientists have discovered a curious way in which cells adapt to starvation – a mechanism with potential cancer implications. What can stressed yeast teach…

How diabetes risk genes make cells less resilient to stress

Some genetic factors predisposing people to diabetes might change the way pancreatic cells respond to molecular stress, researchers at The Jackson Laboratory discovered. The cells in your pancreas, like people,…

The secret strength of our cell guards

A team from UNIGE and EPFL has demonstrated how Hsp70 chaperone proteins help proteins move within cells. Proteins control most of the body’s functions, and their malfunction can have severe…

Scientists decode black widow spider venom

The α-latrotoxin, which is dangerous for humans, causes severe muscle contractions and spasms. Researchers from the University of Münster showed in detail how the molecule is structured and how it…

New insights into ammonia decomposition

An international research team has gained new insights into the mode of operation of an iron catalyst that can be used to split ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen. Hydrogen is…

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