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Professor Jinho Hyun and his team succeed in developing a paper-based 3D microfluidic chip
Mar 15, 2018 l Hit 2427
3D printing has emerged as a core technology expected to materialize the 4th Industrial Revolution, with many industries adopting it. Generally, silicon or acrylic resin (thermoplastic high-polymer materials) have been used to print three-dimensional objects. However, these materials are not adeq...
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Lateral flow assay-based bacterial detection using engineered cell wall binding domains of a phag...
Nov 9, 2017 l Hit 2049
Diverse research is being conducted worldwide to secure food safety. One prominent area is the development of quick detection methods for pathogenic bacteria that cause food poisoning to counteract this threat to the health of the nation. According to the Health Industry Development Institute, the socioeconom...
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Non-canonical targets destabilize microRNAs in human Argonautes
Nov 9, 2017 l Hit 2189
MicroRNA is short 20-22-nucleotide RNA molecules. Unlike the messenger RNA (mRNA), microRNA is a type of non-coding RNA that is not translated into protein. These microRNAs bind complementarily to the mRNA sequence through the 2nd to 7th "seed site" from the 5' terminal of the microRNA sequence and inh...
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Identification of the aggregation-sex pheromone produced by male Monochamus saltuarius, a major i...
Nov 9, 2017 l Hit 1793
The pine tree is the most popular tree in Korea. It is one of the most numerous trees in Korea, and it best symbolizes our mindset and spirit, which is why it has long been loved by Koreans. Unfortunately, a silent disease caused by the pine wood nematode, called the pine wilt disease, has begun t...
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The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people
Mar 22, 2017 l Hit 1931
What does nature mean to you? When thinking of “nature,” a busy worker in a forest of buildings in the city may picture blue oceans and beautiful beaches. To a farmer who produces firm tomatoes in vibrant colors on his farm, land is a foundation of life. To a head of a mining company who is ...
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Divergent evolution of multiple virus-resistance genes from a progenitor in Capsicum spp.
Mar 22, 2017 l Hit 1875
Plants have various defense mechanisms in their natural state in order to protect themselves from pathogens. Hypersensitive cell death is one of the strongest defense mechanisms of plants. Hypersensitive cell death prevents dissemination of pathogens by inducing local cell death at the invasion site aft...
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Professor Jin-ho Seo’s research team (Breast milk from microalgae)
Mar 22, 2017 l Hit 2381
The wonders of breast milk have been widely known. Breast milk provides the first nutrients for newborns and is involved in health, intestinal function, the immune system, and brain development in babies. Unfortunately, although breast milk is essential for babies, no...
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Developing methods to improve the absorption efficiency of oral vaccines… Selecting leading locat...
Jul 5, 2016 l Hit 2450
Oral medicine is more comfortable than injections. The advantage of oral vaccines is that they can provide an initial defense in the mucosa, which is a common infection site. However, they have reduced immune efficiency because, unlike injected vaccines, they are broken down by enz...
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Developing efficient genome sequencing technologies… Building a foundation for the more efficient...
Jul 5, 2016 l Hit 3512
Next generation sequencing (NGS) has been used in various studies of plants, animals, and microorganisms, and is recognized as a core technology in genome analysis. However, while the advantage of this technology is its ability to generate large amounts of data, its weakness is that small chunks of data...
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Unwelcome visitors in the night: blood-feeding pathways in mosquitoes
Jul 1, 2016 l Hit 3228
Everyone knows the feeling: you’re too busy sweltering in the heat of the sun to notice a silent thief stealing a drop of blood. We’re talking about mosquitoes, of course. But how can this blood-feeding process be carried out so rapidly? That’s exactly the question that on...