Starved yeast poisons clones
Yeast is not the simple single-celled microorganism we once thought, but a competitive killer. When starved of glucose, yeast releases a toxin that will poison...
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New treatment can significantly increase the efficacy of chemotherapy and prevent metastasis
Credit: Photo credit: Tel Aviv University. The researchers identified a mechanism that generated a cancer-promoting inflammatory environment in response to chemotherapy. Based on this...
Earth’s oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
Boulder, Colo., USA: The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and...
New quasiparticle discovered in moiré patterns
If you hold one wire mesh on top of another one and look through it, you'll see a larger pattern called a moiré pattern formed by the...
4th Annual Neuro Open Science in Action Symposium
Three virtual panel discussions will focus on inter-institutional coalitions, institute-wide efforts to promote Open Science, as well as initiatives and projects within Canadian institutions enabling...
UC San Diego Health awarded advanced certification in spine surgery
UC San Diego Health has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery (ACSS) by meeting or exceeding the...
Specific modifier genes determine the effect of mutations that cause non-compaction cardiomyopathy
Non-compaction cardiomyopathy is a heart condition caused by defects that arise during fetal development and can have diverse health impacts in affected individuals, including sudden...
Repeated psychological stress is linked with irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often comes with gastrointestinal symptoms in small and large intestines. IBS has been categorized into four subtypes depending on stool inconsistency;...
New insights into the mechanisms causing diabetes
Osaka, Japan – Wake up pancreas, it’s time for work! Researchers led by Osaka University have now identified a mechanism by which a lack of...
Seeing clearly into a new realm – researchers prototype a new generation of quantum microscopy
While quantum computing seems like the big-ticket item among the developing technologies based on the behaviour of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic...
Entomologists issue warning about effects of climate change on insects
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists from 19 countries warned that if no steps are taken to shield insects from the consequences...
‘Insects need our help in a warming world, now’
‘If no action is taken to better understand and reduce the impact of climate change on insects, we will drastically limit our chances of a...
Intelligent materials for robotics and prostheses – Successful approval of the 2nd funding period of the DFG Research Training Group 2430
As a result, the simulation-based development of intelligent material combinations for so-called self-sufficient fibre composites shall be available. Actuators and sensors are already integrated into...
Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with inactive inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease is a risk factor for giving birth preterm even when in apparent disease remission, a University of Gothenburg study shows. If corroborated,...
DNA barcoding reveals cancer cells’ ability to evade the immune system
Some cancer cells can deploy parallel mechanisms to evade the immune system’s defences as well as resist immunotherapy treatment, according to a new study from...
