Science news articles about 'oxygen compounds'

... system allows researchers to determine those short-term variations that occur when reactive oxygen compounds are released as signaling molecules. However, the biosensor is equally suitable for use in ...

... has had billions of years to evolve defences against free radicals, reactive oxygen compounds and other physical and chemical assaults that can damage cell components, including our genetic material, ...

... whole second family of high-temperature superconductors, consisting of iron compounds instead of copper-and-oxygen-compounds. Watching Proteins at Work: Biochemists encountered major surprises this ...

... to make manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2), an enzyme that protects the body against harmful oxygen compounds. The research findings suggest that "if you already have prostate cancer, it may be a ...

... team has found, cells are hit by a sudden overload of reactive oxygen species (varieties of oxygen and oxygen compounds that are especially eager to react with other molecules). The result is a chain ...