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Clarification of metabolite regulation and distribution in a large, freshwater algal cell illuminates important aspects of general cell metabolism

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A particular type of age-related macular degeneration in the Japanese population is linked to four regions of the genome

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Vertical silicon nanowires prove to be an excellent platform for nonvolatile memory devices without the need for doped junctions.

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Insights obtained from a structural and functional analysis of an ion-pumping protein could benefit future drug discovery efforts

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A treatment that renders brain tissue transparent allows neuroscientists to visualize neural circuitry at once-unattainable depths

Clarification of the role of a specific protein fragment that forms toxic clumps and damages the brain could lead to therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease

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A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Peking University (PKU) have announced to jointly collaborate in research interests spanning areas in emerging non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies such as RRAM.

NIMS and the University of Queensland Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, the Dalian Polytechnic University and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics clarified for the first time the cluster structure which has an extremely large effect on the long-term stability of solid oxide fuel cells for independent distributed power generation.

Minor differences in receptor structures account for variation in the selectivity and side effects of antihistamine drugs

A numerical model could improve the performance of cell-sorting devices by predicting the paths taken by deformable cells

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Special techniques for handling membrane proteins provide insight into the structure and function of an algal light-sensing molecule

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Revelation of the genetics underlying the response of plants to water shortage could lead to new drought-tolerant crop varieties

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By relocating a protein that causes cellular constriction, a factor tentatively linked to growth also helps cells retain their natural shape

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Gastrointestinal inflammation is prevented by a protein sorting factor found in cells lining the gut

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Specialized motor proteins help control immune activation by physically hauling clusters of signaling receptors to a central site for eventual disposal