The role of messenger RNA in DNA repair
An organism’s genome could be compared to a complex system of instructions that allows it not only to develop, but also to carry out all...
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HyVIS: Hybrid synapses to treat retinal dystrophies
Genoa (Italy), 3 December 2021 - HyVIS, the European project coordinated by the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), is about to start....
The placenta — the smoking gun in cardiovascular disease
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that hypertension-related genes in Japanese mothers affect infant birth weight via effects on the placentaCredit: Department...
Killer whales lingering in newly melted arctic ocean #ASA181
SEATTLE, December 2, 2021 -- Killer whales are intelligent, adaptive predators, often teaming up to take down larger prey. Continuous reduction in sea ice in...
Molecular aspects of ovarian and endometrial tumors mapped to the level of a single cell
CHAPEL HILL, NC—For the first time, researchers have determined, cell-by-cell, the genetic and epigenetic state of ovarian and endometrial tumors. Scientists at the University of...
Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and -amyloid
New research from the University of Chicago points to microglia, key immune cells in the brain, as a key mediator in the relationship between the...
It takes guts to make a heart
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 2, 2021—At the earliest stages of a new human life, cells that seem identical begin to divide into distinct types that eventually...
Building a human body through gastrulation
In their publication in Science, Professor Guojun Sheng (Kumamoto University, Japan), Professor Alfonso Martinez Arias (Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and Professor Ann Sutherland (University of...
Scientists identify animal model for two emerging tick-borne hemorrhagic viruses
Pigtailed macaques are a candidate model organism for two hemorrhagic diseases of public health concern: Kyasanur Forest disease and Alkhurma hemorrhagic disease, report Rebecca Broeckel...
Researchers develop novel 3D printing technique to engineer biofilms
Anne S. Meyer, an associate professor of biology at the University of Rochester, and her collaborators at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, recently developed a 3D...
For cardiovascular disease patients, more physical activity may be better
Moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with risk reductions of non-communicable diseases and mortality. However, whether cardiovascular health status affects the relationship between physical...
How does the climate crisis affect the Antarctic fur seal?
The climate crisis is limiting the availability of krill —small crustaceans that are vital in the marine food chain— during summer in some areas of...
Breakthrough research on human embryo models paves the way for improving in vitro fertilization success rate and new non-hormonal, user-friendly contraception
Being able to recapitulate in a dish what human embryos normally do hidden within the womb opens avenues for improving In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedures...
Volcanic fertilization of the oceans drove severe mass extinction, say scientists
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling and falling oxygen levels in...
Caught on Camera: Live Imaging of Transcription Using Active RNA Polymerase II-Specific Probes
A genetically encoded “live-cell” probe designed by researchers from Tokyo Tech has been able to identify phosphorylated Ser2 in the enzyme RNA polymerase II, subsequently...
