Biology
Cover paper: Senescent characteristics of human corneal endothelial cells upon UV-A exposure
“ these findings may help to advance our understanding of the pathogenesis of corneal endothelial disease and may lead to...
Researchers parse oddity of distantly related bats in Solomon Islands that appear identical
LAWRENCE — A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising genetic diversity among nearly indistinguishable...
Researchers reveal a new approach for treating degenerative diseases
Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein’s structure...
Scientists solve chemical mystery at the interface of biology and technology
Link to release:Credit: Nature Materials Link to release: https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/04/30/oects/ Researchers who want to bridge the divide between biology and...
Insilico Medicine moves its headquarters to Boston
Clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) has announced that the Company will move its headquarters...
Biodegradable ‘living plastic’ houses bacterial spores that help it break down
A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers led by the University of California...
Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions
With the help of a form of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning (DRL), the EPFL robot notably learned to...
Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial
It is possible to engineer increased mesophyll conductance in plants according to new research from the University of Illinois. Mesophyll conductance...
Fixin’ to be flexitarian: Scrap fish and invasive species can liven up vegetables
Most of us have a tough time eating enough veggies. According to the World Economic Forum only one in 10...
“Incredible Hulk” lizard provides clues to understanding evolution
Body shape, colour and behaviour often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden...
Accelerating AI-driven molecular modeling with COSMIC
While artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug design has made enormous advances in recent years, much of the current technology still relies...
Quantum fiber optics in the brain enhance processing, may protect against degenerative diseases
WASHINGTON, DC – (April 26, 2024) The effects of quantum mechanics—the laws of physics that apply at exceedingly small scales—are...
Decoding cellular ‘shape-shifters’
As embryos, all complex organisms are partially made up of pluripotent stem cells, a term for cells that have the...
Illuminating Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’— Vast DNA tree of life for plants revealed
The flowering plant tree of life, much like our own family tree, allows us to understand how different species are...
Major funding allocated to develop a method for tracking tuberculosis through saliva
Tuberculosis is the infectious disease caused by a single bacterium that claims the most lives worldwide. Approximately 10 million people...
How the immune system learns from harmless particles
Our lungs are bombarded by all manner of different particles every single day. Whilst some are perfectly safe for us,...
MSK Research Highlights, April 26, 2024
New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) provides two examples of computational tools developed at MSK that leverage...
UNC Charlotte bioinformatics professor discovers surprising evolutionary pattern in landmark yeast study
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics Abigail Leavitt LaBella has co-led an ambitious research study — published...
Mutualism, from biology to organic chemistry?
Heteroatom tin compounds (SSn, OSn, NSn, PSn) composed of heteroatoms S, O, N, P and tin atoms have attracted intense...
Could fishponds help with Hawaiʻi’s food sustainability?
Indigenous aquaculture systems in Hawaiʻi, known as loko iʻa or fishponds, can increase the amount of fish and fisheries harvested...
