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MIT discovers amino acid that helps the gut heal itself

A new study from MIT suggests that eating foods rich in the amino acid cysteine could help the small intestine…

5 months ago

Scientists discover amino acid switch that turns fat into a calorie-burning furnace

Consuming fewer calories is largely accepted as a way to improve health and lose weight, but a recently published study…

7 months ago

Green recipe: Engineered yeast boosts D-lactic acid production

Great recipes require the perfect combination of ingredients -- biotechnology recipes are no exception. Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have…

12 months ago

Scientists solve mystery of how the drug retinoic acid works to treat neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a solid tumor that occurs in children. When high-risk, the disease has a poor prognosis. Decades ago, adding…

1 year ago

Disruption of a single amino acid in a cellular protein makes breast cancer cells behave like stem cells

Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumour growth by increasing cancer stemness in an…

1 year ago

Role of ophthalmic acid in motor function control

A research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain…

1 year ago

Acid sensor and calcium store discovered in plants

When plants are infected by pathogens, suffer from a lack of water or have to react to other external stimuli,…

2 years ago

New pipeline makes valuable organic acid from plants — saving money and emissions

In a breakthrough for environmentally friendly chemical production, researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have…

2 years ago