How the Outer Kinetochore Is Built and Functions
The molecular machine that decides when a chromosome is ready to move during cell division is coming into sharper focus. In a new Review published...
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Scientists Computationally Design Antimicrobial Peptide Nanopores
A new study is turning one of nature’s most ancient weapons against bacteria into a problem of molecular engineering. In research published in Nature Chemical...
KiGEP Quantitatively Assesses Human Kidney Similarity and Nephrotoxicity in Kidney Organoids
A new computational tool could change the way scientists judge whether lab-grown kidney tissue truly resembles the human organ—and whether it can accurately reveal the...
Georgia Tech to Lead National Cloud Lab for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
Georgia Tech to Lead National Cloud Laboratory That Could Transform Materials Discovery The next breakthrough material may no longer require researchers to spend weeks inside...
FAK Splicing Variants Reveal New Therapeutic Vulnerability in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for approximately 15% of lung cancer diagnoses and remains one of oncology’s most aggressive diseases. Its rapid growth, early...
New Mexico measles outbreak costs estimated at $5.4 million, including vaccination efforts
A measles outbreak in New Mexico in 2025 generated an estimated $5.4 million in societal costs, according to a new analysis published in Annals of...
EU-US Water Monitoring Models Offer China a Blueprint for Smarter Governance
Why the World’s Water Monitoring Systems Need a New Operating System A river can appear clear while carrying toxic chemicals. A lake may meet routine...
How a deadly chicken virus evades vaccines designed to contain it
Marek’s Disease Virus Study Identifies Genetic Regions Linked to Tumor Formation and Vaccine Escape A genome-wide analysis of Marek’s disease virus has identified 10 regions...
Ancient snakes adapted to underground, terrestrial, and marine environments
Snakes may be among nature’s most successful evolutionary experiments, but their origin has never followed a simple script. Today, more than 4,000 living species occupy...
AI models identify clinically relevant IgA nephropathy subtypes from pathology narratives
IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease driven by abnormal immune activity, is often described in pathology reports through a dense mixture of clinical observations, microscopic findings...
Targeting aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling offers a promising strategy against necrotizing enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, remains one of the most devastating gastrointestinal emergencies in premature infants, capable of progressing from intestinal inflammation to tissue death, bloodstream...
Global Study Maps Mobile Network Vulnerability to Climate Hazards Using Open Data
A new global assessment is turning the world’s mobile phone networks into a map of climate risk. Researchers E.J. Oughton, T. Russell, J. Oh and...
Gattefossé’s Lipid Excipients Enable Innovative Oral Drug Delivery Applications
A new review in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation presents lipid excipients as far more than passive ingredients used to fill capsules or improve tablet...
AI measurements of local brain aging reveal new insights into dementia
USC researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that creates detailed maps showing how individual regions of the human brain appear to age. Unlike conventional...
Researchers identify immune “off switch” exploited by cancer cells
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that enables cancer cells and disease-causing pathogens to weaken T-cell responses, potentially explaining why immune defenses fail...