Understanding the reproductive strategy in the endangered Chinese sturgeon
The Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) is the largest anadromous fish in the Yangtze River and is considered a critically endangered species with only one spawning...
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Observation of molecular self-assembly of peptides and understanding the mechanism of seamlessly bridging biology with a technological solid
What is a peptide, and how is it different than a protein? Just like a protein, a peptide also has a chain of natural amino...
The ‘Rapunzel’ virus: an evolutionary oddity
A recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry has revealed the secret behind an evolutionary marvel: a bacteriophage with an extremely long tail. This extraordinary tail...
Mirror-image molecules can modify signaling in neurons
With the aid of some sea slugs, University of Nebraska–Lincoln chemists have discovered that one of the smallest conceivable tweaks to a biomolecule can elicit...
COVID-19 discovery could protect high-risk patients
UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk.Credit: Photo by Erin Edgerton, University Communications UVA Health...
Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made — and how an empire functioned
Peru’s first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountains and along the coast from 600-1000 CE. The...
Researchers develop enhanced genetic animal model of Down syndrome
National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be...
Molecular biologist Shixin Liu receives Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Shixin Liu receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing cutting-edge biophysical tools to directly visualize and understand the physiological function...
High winds can worsen pathogen spread at outdoor chicken farms
PULLMAN, Wash. – Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms in the West found that...
Imaging tech produces real-time 3D maps of uterine contractions during labor
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed new imaging technology that can produce 3D maps showing the magnitude and distribution...
El Camino Health is first in the world to adopt FloPatch advanced ultrasound technology for sepsis management
El Camino Health is the first health system in the world to adopt FloPatch, an innovative new technology that monitors blood flow in real time....
Gene essential to making DNA appears to be a good target in minimizing pulmonary hypertension
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 14, 2023) – The vascular smooth muscle cells that normally give blood vessel walls strength and flexibility proliferate and become destructive in...
Attracting stem cells and facilitating bone regeneration by adhesive protein
One of the key factors of success in a dental implant is the condition of the periodontium around the implant. A higher long-term success rate...
Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind altering experiences
Great apes deliberately spin themselves in order make themselves dizzy, academics at the University of Warwick and the University of Birmingham have discovered. Credit: University of...
Rice labs seek RNA programming for ‘smart’ antibiotics
HOUSTON – (March 13, 2023) – Synthetic biologists at Rice University are embarking on a three-year project to create “genetically encoded antibiotics,” strands of RNA...
