Uncovering how immune cells nurture brain connections
Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are known for eating up unwanted items like germs and debris, much as their counterparts do in the...
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How do spiders hunt “in unison”?
Within the 50,000 known species of spiders about 20 have developed a permanent social life characterised by a remarkable cooperation1. Among these, one or two...
The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot
What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate from September...
NYITCOM researcher: Early killer whales ate fish — not other marine mammals
Only two species of cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises), prey on other marine mammals: the true killer whale, or orca, and the false killer whale,...
Tiny worms make complex decisions, too
LA JOLLA—(March 07, 2022) How does an animal make decisions? Scientists have spent decades trying to answer this question by focusing on the cells and...
Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging in mice
LA JOLLA—(March 7, 2022) Age may be just a number, but it’s a number that often carries unwanted side effects, from brittle bones and weaker...
How bacteria cope with stress
When exposed to stress, bacteria allow their metabolism to take a break during which they suppress, for example, the incorporation of proteins into membranes. Scientists...
New study discovers novel inhibitory roles of hnRNPK in skeletal muscle cell differentiation
RBPs (RNA-binding proteins) are a diverse category of proteins that are required for a wide range of cell activities. It's worth noting that they perform...
Cell division in microalgae: mitosis revealed in detail for the first time
Cell division ensures growth or renewal and is thus vital for all organisms. However, the process differs somewhat in animals, bacteria, fungi, plants, and algae....
Seeing through blood with a microscope
Inflammation of the middle ear is often triggered a cholesteatoma, an aggressive form of chronic otitis media. In order to detect cholesteatomas and bacterial biofilms...
Cameras reveal snowshoe hare density
The number of hares in a forest is a good indicator of how healthy that ecosystem is — and now there’s a better way to...
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researcher becomes Virginia Tech’s first NIH Outstanding Investigator Award recipient
Robert Gourdie, a trailblazing cardiovascular scientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is the first Virginia Tech researcher to receive an Outstanding Investigator Award...
Cooler waters created super-sized Megalodon, latest study shows
A new study reveals that the iconic extinct Megalodon or megatooth shark grew to larger sizes in cooler environments than in warmer areas.Credit: DePaul University/Kenshu...
AI-designed protein awakens silenced genes, one by one
By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence, it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by disabling the chemical “off switches”...
Columbia study suggests possible common thread between many neurodegenerative diseases
NEW YORK — Take a cell-deep tour of a brain afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and you will find minuscule clumps of protein that seem suspicious....
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