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Gut Hormones’ Regulation of Fat Production Abnormal in Obesity
A new study has found that a hormone released after eating turns off fat production by regulating gene expression in the liver.
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Researchers Determine the Structure of Glass-Shaping Protein in Sponges
A research team have determined the 3D structure of the protein silicatein which forms the crystalline fibers in glass sponges.
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What Causes Influenza Infections To Become Deadly?
It is largely unknown why influenza infections lead to an increased risk of bacterial pneumonia. However, researchers have now described important findings leading to so-called superinfections, which claim many lives around the world every year.
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Understanding How TB Bacteria Feed Could Help To Starve Them
Researchers have known for some time that the bacteria that causes TB uses our body’s cholesterol – a steroid – as a food source. Researchers are taking a closer look at how with the aim of improving therapeutics against TB.
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The Not-So Silver-Lining of Nanoparticles for Phytoplankton
A research team have investigated the effects of nanosilver, currently used in almost 450 products for its antibacterial properties.
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Springer Nature Announces New Open-Access Option for Journals
The publisher Springer Nature has shared its gold open-access (OA) options for Nature journals that will be introduced from January 2021. Whilst the initiative to move towards OA is positive news for its proponents, the considerable price tag attached is a worry.
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CRISPRi Screens Reveal Sources of Metabolic Robustness in E. coli
A massively parallel CRISPRi screen demonstrated that E. coli metabolism is very robust against knockdowns of enzymes, and multi-omics data revealed the mechanisms behind it. In the future, the researchers want to apply this knowledge to build better models of metabolism, which enable rational-design of industrial microbes.
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Hormone Treatment Supresses Hunger in Non-Human Primates
A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates.
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Addressing a Bottleneck in Protein Trafficking
Scientists have now addressed a bottleneck in the protein trafficking system, dendritic branch points.
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Researchers Develop a New Method for Analyzing Metabolites
Bioinformaticians at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany together with colleagues from Finland and the USA, have now developed a unique method with which all metabolites in a sample can be taken into account, thus considerably increasing the knowledge gained from examining such molecules.
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