Biology
Plant study challenges tropics’ reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
Credit: Miao Sun GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as...
Viruses beware: scientists show how bacterial ‘attack dog’ toxin disrupts protein synthesis
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech A team of Skoltech researchers from the Severinov laboratory and their colleagues have identified the...
NYUAD researchers study effects of cellular crowding on the cell’s transport system
Credit: George Shubeita Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 6, 2020: As many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, have been...
Sorting and secreting insulin by expiration date
The age of insulin parcels may matter, researchers say, when it comes to diagnosing and treating diabetesCredit: Belinda Yau and...
Discovery of new disease-susceptibility gene for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Expected to contribute towards understanding of the disease's pathology and the development of new treatments-Credit: Kobe University An international research...
Why it’s no last orders for the Tequila bat
DNA helps conservation of elusive batCredit: Angelica Menchaca Native to the Americas, the tequila bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) lives in caves...
Order from noise: How randomness and collective dynamics define a stem cell
Collective cell dynamics could define stem cells identity, number, and dynamicsCredit: Colinda Scheele / Oncode Institute Stem cells are central...
UCLA study pinpoints new function for histones
Discovery suggests the proteins played essential role in evolutionCredit: Kurdistani lab/UCLA FINDINGS UCLA scientists have identified a new function for...
How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks
A single protein may determine how much scarring occurs, UCLA researchers sayCredit: Cell/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center New UCLA...
Toxic air pollution nanoparticles found in heart cell ‘powerhouses’ of city dwellers
Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted...
Did adaptive radiations shape reptile evolution?
Researchers find fast rates of morphological evolution do not need to coincide with taxonomic diversification as predicted by the classical...
Long-term consequences of river damming in the Panama Canal
Credit: Ian Cooke/Cooked Illustrations Humans have manipulated and managed rivers with dams for millennia. The number of river dam projects...
Work begins on UK system for estimating COVID-19 cases from wastewater
Sewage surveillance could effectively become 'canary in the coal mine' for COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseasesCredit: UKCEH Scientists will...
Norovirus has two alternative capsid structures which change before infection
Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences and Kitasato University in Japan discover that mouse norovirus has two capsid...
Scientists synthesize novel artificial molecules that mimic a cell membrane protein
Credit: Tokyo Tech In higher organisms, cells and organelles are surrounded by a membrane, which plays a crucial role in...
Location, location, location — Even gut immune response is site-specific
Credit: Sina Bartfeld / University of Würzburg Why is it that some chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's, affect...
Optogenetic stimulation of the motor cortex successfully induced arm movements in monkeys
Credit: Atushi Nambu Optogenetics is a recently developed technique that can control cellular functions by illuminating lights to the cells...
Palm trees most abundant in American rainforests
Credit: William J. Baker Characteristics of palm trees differ from those of other tropical trees in many ways. In a...
Harmful microbes found on sewer pipe walls
Rutgers study could lead to better disinfection methods and understanding of coronavirus and other risksCredit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Can...
Epigenetics: What the embryo can teach us about cell reprogramming
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, Director of the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells at Helmholtz Zentrum München...
