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Extract from a common kitchen spice could be key to greener, more efficient fuel cells
Turmeric, a spice found in most kitchens, has an extract that could lead to safer, more efficient fuel cells. Credit: Lakshman...
A single allele deletion in gene encoding Zbtb38 leads to early embryonic death
Ikoma, Japan—DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification that is crucial for mammalian development. For instance, DNA methylation is central...
New insights into fermentation enzyme will lower the chemical industry’s carbon footprint
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have obtained atomic-level insights into the structure of the phosphoketolase enzyme, which will help...
It’s all in the hiPS
Osaka, Japan – Many people have experienced the struggles of dealing with low back pain. A common cause of this...
Study shows simple, computationally-light model can simulate complex brain cell responses
The brain is inarguably the single most important organ in the human body. It controls how we move, react, think...
AF2Complex: Researchers leverage deep learning to predict physical interactions of protein complexes
From the muscle fibers that move us to the enzymes that replicate our DNA, proteins are the molecular machinery that...
A key brain region for substance use disorders now has a searchable atlas of distinct cell populations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a work of systematic biology that advances the field, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have...
Unlocking complex workings of the biological clock
Scientists want to increase their understanding of circadian rhythms, those internal 24-hour biological clock cycles of sleeping and waking that...
Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain
Gut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulating host physiological processes including immunity, metabolism and brain functions. Scientists from the...
From cell fat to cell fate
How does a cell “decide” what type of cell to become? The question of “cell fate” has been explored for...
Key signaling pathway in immune cells could be new Alzheimer’s target
Inhibiting an important signaling pathway in brain-resident immune cells may calm brain inflammation and thereby slow the disease process in...
Energy-burning brown fat less active in boys with obesity
Hamilton, ON (April 14, 2022) – A study at McMaster University has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less...
The opportunity cost of conservation
In 2019, a landmark report gave the world its first report card on biodiversity loss. There was one crystal clear...
Vitamin E can boost immunotherapy responses by reinvigorating dendritic cells
HOUSTON ― Combining a retrospective analysis of clinical records with in-depth laboratory studies, researchers at The University of Texas MD...
Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean
The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years’ worth of distinctive foraging behaviour in a...
Colon cancer: How mutation of the APC gene disrupts lymphocyte migration
In patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, a genetic disease predisposing to colon cancer, mutations of the APC gene induce the...
Scientists identify novel approach to preventing seizures
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential...
UNH research finds a genomic time machine in sea sponges
DURHAM, N.H.—Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are...
Sports participation by transgender youth: Providers’ perspectives
In a new study, providers of care to transgender youth were against the rising tide of legislation restricting participation of...
Rotating blue laser light reveals unimagined dynamics in living cells
When cities transform into a colorful world of lights as darkness falls, it’s often only possible to estimate their contours,...
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