Selective mRNA degradation via autophagy: A novel role for autophagy in gene regulation
Credit: Tokyo Tech Optimal cell function requires a fine balance between the synthesis and degradation of biomolecules. Autophagy is the ...
As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously ‘profound Ignorance’
The unknown direction and pace of change in microbial -- including viral -- biodiversity may have deep consequences for all ...
Study aims to improve health of patients with CF across their increasing lifespan
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University People with cystic fibrosis are living better and longer, and now investigators want to further ...
Common plants and pollinators act as anchors for ecosystems
Credit: Julian Resasco The next time you go for a hike, take an extra moment to appreciate the seemingly ordinary ...
New amphibious centipede species discovered in Okinawa and Taiwan
Godly proportions for rare jade Scolopendra named after local gods, one of the largest arthropods in JapanCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University ...
USU researchers develop power converter for long-distance, underwater electric grids
Credit: Photo by Steve Johnson News Release -- Logan, UT -- Apr. 16, 2021 -- A team of researchers from ...
The fate of the planet
Unconventional takes on pandemics and nuclear defense could protect humanity from catastrophic failureCredit: U.S. Navy From engineered pandemics to city-toppling ...
The future of particle accelerators is here
Behind the scenes of the Electron-Ion Collider, green accelerators that waste no energy, and chiral magnetic effect results debuting this ...
Scientists may detect signs of extraterrestrial life in the next 5 to 10 years
Telescope launching this autumn could spot biosignatures on other planets within three daysCredit: ESA / Hubble, M. Kornmesser, CC BY ...
University of Colorado inter-campus collaboration wins R01 award for salivary gland cancer
Antonio Jimeno, MD, Ph.D., received a grant of nearly $500K from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate a ...
Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies
Dominant G-form Spike protein 'puts its head up' more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more ...
A new guide for communicating plant science
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A lot is riding on the continued advancement of plant sciences. ...
Neural plasticity depends on this long noncoding RNA’s journey from nucleus to synapse
Credit: Credit: Jenna Wingfield and Yibo Zhao of the Puthanveettil lab at Scripps Research in Jupiter, Florida. JUPITER, FL--Making memories ...
On the pulse of pulsars and polar light
Reimagined telescopes may fill the void left by Arecibo's collapseCredit: Robert Schwarz Faced with the tragic loss of the Arecibo ...
New understanding of the deleterious immune response in rheumatoid arthritis
Credit: (C) Erica Tandori Researchers within the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University have made a breakthrough in understanding the ...
Scientists call for climate projections as part of more robust biodiversity conservation
Research in the Peruvian Andes highlights critical climate threats to montane forests and urges for current conservation plans to take ...
Quality and quantity of enrichments influence well-being of aquaculture fishes
Credit: Pekka Hyvärinen/Luke Collaborative research of the University of Jyvaskyla and Natural Research Institute Finland presents new evidence of the ...
Alpine plants are losing their white “protective coat”
Credit: Photo: Lawrence Blem Snow cover in the Alps has been melting almost three days earlier per decade since the ...
Study identifies new targets in the angiogenesis process
Credit: Universidad de Sevilla Angiogenesis is a process of new vessel formation that is activated both in physiological (tissue repair, ...
Surprise twist suggests stars grow competitively
Credit: Takemura et al. A survey of star formation activity in the Orion Nebula Cluster found similar mass distributions for ...