Improving drugs for type 2 diabetes
Scientists are exploring a central component in glucose regulation. Their findings shed new light on the structure of the glucagon receptor, a highly promising target for diabetes drug development. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Social networking for the proteome, upgraded
Researchers have mapped the interaction partners for proteins encoded by more than 5,800 genes, representing over a quarter of the human genome, according to a new study. The network, dubbed BioPlex 2.0, identifies more than 56,000 unique protein-to-protein interactions -- 87 percent of them previously unknown -- the largest such network to date. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Testing quantum field theory in a quantum simulator
Quantum field theories are often hard to verify in experiments. Now, there is a new way of putting them to the test. Scientists have created a quantum system consisting of thousands of ultra cold atoms. By keeping them in a magnetic trap on an atom chip, this atom cloud can be used as a ' quantum simulator ' , which yields new insights into some of the most fundamental questions of physics. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Building a better'bot': Artificial intelligence helps human groups
Artificial intelligence doesn ' t have to be super-sophisticated to make a difference in people ' s lives, according to a new study. Even ' dumb AI ' can help human groups. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Fate of marine carbon in last steps toward sequestration
New research explains how an ancient group of cells in the dark ocean wrings the last bit of energy from carbon molecules resistant to breakdown. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Destruction of a quantum monopole observed
Scientists have made the first experimental observations of the dynamics of isolated monopoles in quantum matter. The obtained fundamental understanding of monopole dynamics may help in the future to build even closer analogues of the magnetic monopoles. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Sacrificing sleep for love
Sleep is important, but if there is something more important or interesting to do -- for example, taking care of a baby, finishing a grant proposal before a deadline, or reading a fascinating book -- we may stay up late. Researchers report discovery of neurons that allow male fruit flies to suppress sleep so they can court female flies. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth through molecular function
Debate exists over how life began on Earth, but a new study provides evidence for a ' metabolism-first ' model. Scientists have traced the origins and evolution of molecular functions through time. The study shows metabolism and binding arose first, followed by the functional activities of larger macromolecules and cellular machinery. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Climate change refuge for corals discovered (and how we can protect it right now)
Scientists have discovered a refuge for corals where the environment protects otherwise sensitive species to the increasing severity of climate change. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Tea-time means leopard-time in India
A new study finds that leopards are abundant in tea-garden landscapes in north-eastern India, but that their mere presence does not lead to conflicts with people. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Following gastric band surgery, device-related reoperation common, costly
Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, reoperation was common, costly, and varied widely across hospital referral regions, according to a study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Wallflower center pack baboons find place
Using high-resolution GPS tracking, researchers continuously monitored the movements of nearly an entire baboon troop in central Kenya to discover how interactions among group-mates influenced where in the troop individuals tended to be found. Similar to humans, some animals consistently were found in the vanguard of their troop while others crowd to the center or lag in the rear. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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New way of preventing pneumococcal brain invasion
An international team of researchers has identified two receptors on the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that can be blocked and thereby prevent pneumococci from entering the brain. The study shows that the use of antibodies that block the receptors can potentially be used as a new therapeutic strategy for pneumococcal meningitis. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Scientists begin to unlock secrets of deep ocean color from organic matter
About half of atmospheric carbon dioxide is fixed by ocean ' s phytoplankton through a process called photosynthesis. A large portion of biologically fixed carbon is formed by picocyanobacteria at the sea surface and then transported to the deep ocean. But what remains a mystery is how colored dissolved organic matter which originates from plant detritus (either on land or at sea) makes it into the deep ocean. A team of scientists has potentially found a viable marine source of this colored material. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Researchers identify changes in lung cells following infections
When people develop a respiratory infection, recovery from their illness leaves behind an immunological memory that influences how they will respond to later infections. In a new study, researchers demonstrate for the first time that recovery from bacterial pneumonia changes the tissue that was infected, seeding the lungs with immune cells called resident memory T (TRM) cells. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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