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(Phys.org)—Proteins embedded in the lipid membranes of cells feel long-range attractive forces in specific patterns that mediate the proteins’ behavior—for example, assisting in the clumping sequences in response to allergens, such as pollen, that …
Researchers have documented a remarkable diversity of cuckoo bees in the Cape Verde Islands. All five discovered species are entirely new to science and highlight the unique biota of this isolated archipelago.
Biophysicists have experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, how the nonspecific binding of a protein known as the lambda repressor, or C1 protein, bends DNA and helps it close a loop that switches off virulence. Findings are the first direct an…
Non-pain-related factors—including previous use of pain medications, high perceived risk of addiction, and symptoms of depression—increase the risk of continuing to use strong pain-relieving drugs several months after surgery, according to a new st…
Scientists in Denmark have solved an old puzzle, which since the 1960s from many sides has been regarded as impossible to complete. The challenge was to solve the structure of the protecting protein complex that forms when hemoglobin is released from r…
Asthma patients could be at a higher risk of worsening symptoms due to problems with their balance, according to new research.
(Phys.org)—Tuberculosis or TB as it’s become more commonly known, is a horrible disease by all accounts, it slowly kills many of its victims, particularly those living in the developing world. In 2010, it killed an estimated four thousand people ever…
A new study involving analysis of fossil and geological records going back 540 million years suggests that biodiversity on Earth generally increases as the planet warms. But the research says that the increase in biodiversity depends on the evolution o…
Identifying an individual’s the smoking history could help doctors to predict survival time in people with COPD.
In Science Village, Science Happens. Be one of the first 50 to stop by the STEM Center (SV-25) and get… Read more »
Cal State LA is offering a Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series every Friday during the Fall semester. Seminars cover a variety… Read more »
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