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Proteins can be used to store digital data
Biology

Proteins can be used to store digital data

Japanese scientists claim that 'protein' (protein) not only plays an important role in the brain but can also be used to perform some other functions of electronic compu…

December 17, 2018
Effect of cell wall protein in fruit
Biology

Effect of cell wall protein in fruit

Scientists at the University of California, Davis studying tomatoes discovered two plant enzymes in the cell walls of the plants that combine to make ripe tomatoes more…

December 17, 2018
Can mushrooms tell us the evolution of two sexes?
Biology

Can mushrooms tell us the evolution of two sexes?

Mushrooms do not clearly divide males but they have sex differences. A new finding by Duke University Medical Center has revealed some of the earliest forms of fungi tha…

December 17, 2018
Discover new role of protein
Biology

Discover new role of protein

A family of proteins known to be surprisingly resistant to bacteria, while also helping to identify a dog with black, white, or half-white, half-black fur, according to…

December 17, 2018
Detecting new fungi with high protein content
Biology

Detecting new fungi with high protein content

Recently, MSc. Co Duc Trong - Center for Lingzhi and Medicinal Mushrooms has discovered two new fungi (Agaricus brasiliensis) that grow wild. It is the sunflower mushroo…

December 17, 2018
Found glowing fish-like creatures in the dark
Biology

Found glowing fish-like creatures in the dark

The researchers found these bi-amphibious organisms, also called lanceletes, which contained green fluorescent proteins that could act as concealed shields.

December 17, 2018
New discovery of protein activity
Biology

New discovery of protein activity

Proteins ensure different basic functions in the body, their activities depend in part on how they move. These movements are often driven by a thin layer of water surrou…

December 17, 2018
'Extraordinary mice' are made more extraordinary
Biology

'Extraordinary mice' are made more extraordinary

Johns Hopkins, the first person to prove myostatin protein deficiency leads to over-sized muscles in mice, and now a second protein, follistatin, has been discovered tha…

December 17, 2018
New complexity is discovered in the human genome
Biology

New complexity is discovered in the human genome

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that in addition to the total number of countable genes there is something else that causes genetic differences…

December 17, 2018
Super durable armor from spider silk
Biology

Super durable armor from spider silk

To be able to weave spider silk into super durable armor, US researchers are aiming to alter the genes of bacteria, plants or animals. From there, help produce enough am…

December 17, 2018
Causes of insomnia due to time zone changes
Biology

Causes of insomnia due to time zone changes

Circadian watches (clock to beat sleep rhythm) regulates the time of biological functions in most high-end organisms. Anyone who flies through many different time zones…

December 17, 2018