Biology
A genetic disease in children under the microscope of INRS team
CHARGE syndrome, which affects approximately one in 10,000 newborns worldwide, is associated with neurological and behavioural conditions like intellectual disability,...
A scaffold with a twist: Cryo-EM reveals the building blocks of poxvirus
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have revealed how poxviruses build their scaffold -...
Improving predictions of bacteria in Ala Wai Canal, Hawai‘i
Recently published research led by University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa scientists highlights the potential for using oceanographic sensors to...
Kudzu Roots and Soy Molasses may help treat three types of cancer especially kids’
Soy molasses and kudzu roots contain isoflavonoids with high antioxidant and cytotoxic activity, scientists have discovered. Substances can help fight...
Anti-inflammatories show promise for treating a late-pregnancy complication
One of the serious complications that can occur during late pregnancy happens when the amniotic sac (also called the bag...
Newly-discovered subfossils in the remote Marquesas Islands reveal the biological splendor that greeted Polynesian explorers
Newly-discovered subfossils in the remote Marquesas Islands reveal the biological splendor that greeted Polynesian explorersCredit: Allen et al. (Nick Porch),...
Tools reveal patterns of Neandertal extinction in the Iberian Peninsula
Neandertal populations in the Iberian Peninsula were experiencing local extinction and replacement even before Homo sapiens arrived, according to a...
A “perfect storm” of genetic mutations is behind rare sporadic brain malformations that cause stroke, seizures
A rare type of brain blood vessel malformation known as a cavernous angioma affects more than one million Americans and...
Nano therapy for micro-preemies protects lungs, brain in lab study
Very premature babies need extra oxygen and mechanical intervention to breathe, but this damages their lungs, causing a chronic lung...
Why doesn’t fire kill some bacteria and fungi?
Scientists have found microbes living in the charred soil that wildfires leave behind. They don’t know how some fungi and...
UC San Diego Biology Lab receives $1.4m grant to fight malaria spread
Scientists at the University of California San Diego are hard at work on new genetic technologies intended for use in...
How obesity can rewire the immune system and the response to immunotherapy—and how to change that
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—March 30, 2022—When mice with atopic dermatitis—a common type of allergic skin inflammation—are treated with drugs that target...
Dressing up RNA molecules to last
A new study led by Luísa Figueiredo, group leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal)...
Molecular ‘blueprint’ illuminates how plants perceive light
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 30, 2022) — Plants rely on their ability to sense light for survival. But unlike animals,...
Oxytocin treatment can take lions from ferocious to friendly
Lions typically aren’t keen on making new friends. The giant cats guard their territory fiercely and can mortally wound a...
Flowers’ unseen colors can help ensure pollination, survival
You can’t see it, but different substances in the petals of flowers create a “bulls-eye” for pollinating insects, according to...
Atrial fibrillation and dementia clearly associated
For people with atrial fibrillation, one of our most common cardiac disorders, dementia risk is elevated. This is shown by...
The worrying arrival of the invasive Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis) in Europe
Invasive exotic species are considered one of the main causes of the current biodiversity crisis. In recent years, humans have...
New software to help discover valuable compounds
As a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of BTI faculty member Frank Schroeder, Max Helf saw his labmates continually...
UTSW researchers identify key complex for ribosome generation
UT Southwestern researchers have identified a four-protein complex that appears to play a key role in generating ribosomes – organelles that...
