Phosphatidylglycerol-DNA complex shown as a stable structure
An interaction of DNA with lipids is of great interest because of their functions. As fatty acids and lipids can specifically bind to nucleic acids...
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New study shows that different types of cancers are likely to spread to specific areas of the brain
LOS ANGELES — Brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain. The lifetime incidence of such metastatic brain...
Could a novel light therapy help people with Alzheimers?
Alzheimer’s disease is a mind-robbing brain disorder that affects nearly 6.2 million older Americans. Despite decades of research on high-tech drugs, diets, and crossword puzzles,...
Inspired by bacteria and sperm, scientists make micro-robot swimmers
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Scientists at Cornell University have created cell-size robots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves. Despite their tiny size, these micro-robotic...
Sex and the symbiont: Can algae hookups help corals survive?
HOUSTON – (Sept. 22, 2021) – A little more sexy time for symbionts could help coral reefs survive the trials of climate change. And that,...
Scientists show how mucus protein contributes to worsening COPD, asthma, lung conditions
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Mucus is an essential protective layer of gel-like liquid composed largely of proteins called mucins throughout our airways. One of them,...
Early Homo sapiens groups in Europe faced subarctic climates
The process how our species dispersed into new environments at that time represents an important evolutionary turning point that ultimately led to Homo sapiens populating...
Desert teamwork explains global pattern of co-operation in birds
A new study from the Kalahari Desert finds that teamwork allows birds to cope with brutally unpredictable environments.Credit: Andrew Young A new study from the...
Physiological stressors triggering disease in the heart
UTICA, NY — It’s not uncommon for people to live normal, healthy lives without knowledge of any underlying genetic conditions. However, all it takes is...
Improving control for users of robotic prosthetics
A University of Houston biomedical engineer has been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to improve the control of robotic...
Theory of bubbles lifts cell biology into a new, more quantitative era
The heady math that describes how bubbles form in a glass of Champagne has inspired a framework for engineering living cells.Credit: Image courtesy of the...
Unique sugar structures could identify early-stage liver cancer
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers report in Molecular Cancer Research that they have identified specific sugar structures that correlate to different subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma,...
Researchers explain how nanomaterial aids antibody response, study it as antibody factory
AMES, Iowa – The researchers’ original task was to figure out how certain polymer nanomaterials provided for a low-inflammatory immune response and yet were able...
Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
The hauling of rope on maritime vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering the ocean every year, according to new research.Credit: University of...
Researchers study recurrent neural network structure in the brain
Two University of Wyoming researchers decided to pick each other’s brain, so to speak. Specifically, they examined the importance of the frontal cortex, the portion...
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