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Tag: biosciences

Digging Deep: Harnessing the Power of Soil Microbes for More Sustainable Farming

Thirdhand Smoke Found to Increase Lung Cancer Risk in Mice

Teaching Computers to Guide Science: New Machine Learning Method Sees the Forests and the Trees

Gene Enhancers Are Important Despite Apparent Redundancy

Cell activity patterns of two gene enhancers (red and green cells). Cells in which both enhancers are active appear yellow. (Credit: Marco Osterwalder).

Silencing Is Golden: Scientists Image Molecules Vital for Gene Regulation

Image - Structure of the human Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) bound to cofactors obtained by cryo-electron microscopy. Both cofactors mimic the histone protein tail to stabilize and stimulate the enzymatic activity of PRC2. (Credit: Vignesh Kasinath)

Real World Native Biocrusts: Microbial Metabolism

Berkeley Lab Researchers ID Plant ‘Sunscreen’ Protein

Detailed View of Immune Proteins Could Lead to New Pathogen-Defense Strategies

X-Rays Reveal the Biting Truth About Parrotfish Teeth

Photo - Scientists studied the microstructure of the coral-chomping teeth of the steephead parrotfish, pictured here, to learn about their powerful bite. (Credit: Alex The Reef Fish Geek/Nautilus Scuba Club, Cairns, Australia)

To Find New Biofuel Enzymes, It Can Take a Microbial Village

Berkeley Lab Researchers Help Map the Microbiome of Everything

Genome Research Challenges Previous Understanding of the Origin of Photosynthesis