Unlocking the secrets of gene expression
Your DNA governs more than just what color your eyes are and whether you can curl your tongue. Your genes contain instructions for making all...
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Russian scientists discover how certain proteins may help fight chlamydia
Scientists from Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Physical-Chemical Medicine, Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology and MIPT have shown that peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGLYRPs) of...
Humans don’t use as much brainpower as we like to think
Credit: Image by Arianna Harrington, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. — For years, scientists assumed that humans devote a larger share of their daily calories to...
Poor nutrition during pregnancy can cause early aging of baby’s…
Credit: Dr. Peter Nathanielsz and Dr. Geoffrey Clarke New research has shown that the child of a slightly undernourished mother is more likely to suffer...
A new function of the chromosomal terminus, vital for human health,…
DNA forms chromosome by combining with various proteins and other matters. Telemere, the chromosome ends, is playing an inevitable role in maintaining the life including...
Barbers, hair salons market cosmetic surgery on Instagram
Only 18 percent of top plastic surgery-related posts on Instagram were by board-certified plastic surgeons Hair salons, barbers, dentists and non-certified physicians market cosmetic surgery...
New approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: UNIST Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common form of dementia. In search for new drugs for AD, the research team, led...