Biology
Molecular biologists identify framework for understanding RNA editing in a disease-causing parasite
As molecular biologists at Boston University and as husband and wife, Ruslan Afasizhev and Inna Afasizheva, have worked together for...
Cognitive rescue in aging through prior training
“Prior training shows profound benefits in cognitive aging ”Credit: 2023 Gros and Wang. “Prior training shows profound benefits in cognitive...
Integrated Biosciences announces synthetic biology platform enabling control over aging-associated stress response
SAN CARLOS, California – Integrated Biosciences, a biotechnology company combining synthetic biology and machine learning to target aging, in collaboration with researchers...
New method expertly evaluates protein folding stability on a large scale
Tokyo, Japan – You may be familiar with the art of origami, in which paper is intricately folded to create...
Food size matters
Kyoto, Japan -- Life for the common water flea Daphnia must be tough. As a favorite meal choice for aquatic...
Bioengineered yeast feed on agricultural waste
Yeast has been used for thousands of years in the production of beer and wine and for adding fluff and...
Plenary closeup: Biomolecular condensates the foundation for innovations to come
Biomolecular condensates, the tiny combinations of proteins and mRNA forming membrane-less compartments within cells, have big potential implications for the...
Unraveling the mystery of semi-extractable RNAs from human cell lines
Membraneless organelles (MLOs), also known as “biomolecular condensates,” are formed by the biological process of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). MLOs...
New geometric deep learning model for detecting stroke lesions
Ischemic stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked by a clot, is among the leading...
How to track animal of legend? Look to the poop
How do you study a predator with both camouflage and stealth that make it virtually invisible in the forest?Credit: Belize...
The cost of being a non-native English speaker in science
English serves as a convenient, common language for science. However, this practice poses insurmountable barriers to those whose first language...
Cell-to-cell diversity is key to protecting brain from neurological diseases: University of Ottawa research
A brain’s cell makeup may transform the way we understand and treat neuropsychiatric conditions, potentially opening a new treatment path...
Quantitative analysis of cell organelles with artificial intelligence
BESSY II's high-brilliance X-rays can be used to produce microscopic images with spatial resolution down to a few tens of...
Termites as cause of fairy circles in Namib Desert confirmed
For more than ten years, researchers have been discussing how the numerous circular bare patches in the middle of the...
“Mind controlling” parasitic worms are missing genes found in every other animal
In a world full of bizarre animals, hairworms are some of the strangest: parasitic worms that manipulate the behavior of...
Scientists unravel evolutionary history of the Arctic flora
A team led by Prof. WANG Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has...
A new sensor shows brain cells making and then breaking contact
Osaka, Japan – When brain cells, or neurons, are putting out processes to connect with other neurons, how do they...
Bioluminescent bacteria coordinate signaling to colonize squid’s light organ
Bioluminescent bacteria and the Hawaiian bobtail squid have formed a longstanding mutually beneficial relationship. How the bacteria coordinate their behavior...
A new way to browse interlinked biodiversity data: The Biodiversity Knowledge Hub is now online!
The Horizon 2020 BiCIKL Project is proud to announce that the Biodiversity Knowledge Hub (BKH) is now online.Credit: BiCIKL Project The Horizon 2020 BiCIKL Project is...
Berkeley Lab and Genentech are building better lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery
Many diseases can be successfully treated in the simple environment of a cell culture dish, but to successfully treat real...
