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...
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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....
Visualizing the invisible: New fluorescent DNA label reveals nanoscopic cancer features
PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2022 — Researchers have developed a new fluorescent label that gives a clearer picture of how DNA architecture is disrupted in cancer...
A decade of deep-reef exploration in the Greater Caribbean
The mysteries of underwater life have long been a source of inspiration for writers, filmmakers, and marine biologists. But scientists interested in understanding the biological...
Like bacteria firing spearguns
Many bacteria have sophisticated molecular injection devices that are used to do some amazing things. For example, a bacterium inoculates certain molecules into a worm...
Wikswo and VIIBRE team on track to build third gen ‘self-driving lab’ with $1M from National Science Foundation
John Wikswo, founder and director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education and Gordon A. Cain University Professor, is the principal investigator of a...
CNIC scientists identify a shuttle protein required for the nuclear import of proteins essential for organ growth and development
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified a nuclear import mechanism essential for organ growth and development. Manipulation of this mechanism...
UTSA researchers develop new treatment to combat obesity and heart disease
An interdisciplinary research team at The University of Texas at San Antonio has successfully developed an innovative inhibitor that shows promise in fighting obesity and...
New species of stegosaur is oldest discovered in Asia, and possibly the world
Relatively small, but fearsome-looking stegosaur measured about 2.8 metres (9 feet) from nose to tail—but scientists can’t tell whether the remains are those of an...
