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Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has enabled researchers to study how the DNA replication machinery assembles at sites where DNA is...

In vertebrates, large exons often skip splicing events and are evolutionarily conserved. Scientists from Nagoya University, Japan, led by Associate...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Under the right circumstances, the body’s T cells can detect and destroy cancer cells. However, in most...

LA JOLLA—(November 19, 2021) It sounds like a party trick: scientists can now look at the brain activity of a...

Cystic fibrosis faithfully modeled in a human Lung Airway ChipCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Cystic fibrosis faithfully modeled in...

Professor Norikazu Ichihashi and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo have successfully induced gene expression from a DNA, characteristic...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Associate Professor Tuo Wang and his research team from the Department of...

LA JOLLA, CA—New research shows how genetic variations linked to severe cases of COVID-19 affect our immune cells.Credit: La Jolla...

Fear is essential for survival, but must be well regulated to avoid harmful behaviors such as panic attacks or exaggerated...

An international team of scientists has found an innovative, animal-friendly manner for studying venom genes. The technique makes it possible...

Glial cells in the heart help regulate heart rate and rhythm, and drive its development in the embryo, according to...

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame discovered a new type of cell in the heart that may help regulate...

Some ancestral rodents likely had repeated infections with SARS-like coronaviruses, leading them to acquire tolerance or resistance to the pathogens,...

MADISON, Wis. — Alexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment....

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Scientists recently gained insights into how vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (November 18, 2021) – The most comprehensive survey conducted of elephant numbers in the Central African nation of...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Galápagos giant tortoises can weigh well over 300 pounds and often live over 100 years. So what’s the...

University of Liverpool researchers have produced new evidence that could help rapidly boost efforts to scale-up the adoption of clean...

To grow and spread, cancer cells must evade the immune system. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and MIT used...

A team of researchers led by UC Riverside has demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule...