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Nanoscale Neuronal Activity Measured for First Time
A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has...
A Protein That Can Mean Life or Death for Cells
Each cell in an organism has a sensor that measures the health of its "internal" environment. This "alarm" is found...
Origins of Genomic ‘Dark Matter’ Discovered
A duo of scientists at Penn State University has achieved a major milestone in understanding how genomic "dark matter" originates....
Molecular Structure Reveals How HIV Infects Cells
In a long-awaited finding, a team of Chinese and US scientists has determined the high-resolution atomic structure of a cell-surface...
Study Provides New Genetic Clue to Anorexia
The largest DNA-sequencing study of anorexia nervosa has linked the eating disorder to variants in a gene coding for an...
The temperature tastes just right to insects
Scientists discover previously unknown thermal sensor in insects linked to taste, smell.Call it the Goldilocks Principle — animals can survive...
Brain Molecule Regulating Human Emotion, Mood
A RIKEN research team has discovered an enzyme called Rines that regulates MAO-A, a major brain protein controlling emotion and...
Novel bacterial “language” discovered
Researchers have identified a yet unknown bacterial cell-cell communication system. The micrograph shows the bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens. The cells labeled...
‘Impossible’ Material Made by Researchers
A novel material with world record-breaking surface area and water adsorption abilities has been synthesized by researchers from Uppsala University,...
Stem cell clues uncovered
Proper tissue function and regeneration is supported by stem cells, which reside in so-called niches. New work from Carnegie’s Yixian...
Scientists discover molecular pathway that controls the strength of the immune system
Researchers led by Adrian Liston at VIB and the University of Leuven have discovered the genes that control the number...
Cells in the early embryo battle each other to death for becoming part of the organism
Spanish researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have found that during the early stages of mammalian development,...
First Full Genome Sequencing for Autism Released
A collaborative formed by Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, has found full genome sequencing examining...
New tissue engineering breakthrough encourages nerve repair
A new combination of tissue engineering techniques could reduce the need for nerve grafts, according to new research by The...
Peering into the Protein Pathways of a Cell
As a cell’s central power plant, the mitochondrion is a busy place. Specially-coded proteins from the nucleus are constantly being...
Bacteria Communicate to Help Each Other Resist Antibiotics
New research from Western University unravels a novel means of communication that allows bacteria such as Burkholderia cenocepacia (B. cenocepacia)...
Study of Mitochondrial DNA Ties Ancient Remains to Living Descendants
Researchers report that they have found a direct genetic link between the remains of Native Americans who lived thousands of...
Scientists Map the Wiring of the Biological Clock
The World Health Organization lists shift work as a potential carcinogen, says Erik Herzog, PhD, Professor of Biology in Arts...
Researchers identify abnormal brain networks in Fragile X syndrome
The genetic malady known as Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited autism and intellectual disability. Brain...
Bioengineering Study Finds that Bacteria Organize According to ‘Rich-Get-Richer’ Principle
Bacteria on a surface wander around and often organize into highly resilient communities known as biofilms. It turns out that...