Extreme genetic drift in the Maniq hunter-gatherers of southern Thailand
Residing in the hills of southern Thailand, the Maniq comprise one of the last hunter-gatherer communities in the world. Although the Maniq are geographically isolated,...
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UT gardens program administrator receives national horticultural therapy award
Derrick Stowell, administrator for the University of Tennessee Gardens’ Education and Horticultural Therapy Program, is the recipient of the 2022 American Horticultural Society’s Horticultural Therapy...
Study explores what food sector needs to know about how to reduce sodium
URBANA, Ill. – Sodium is an essential micronutrient, but the amount we need is small. Three slices of bread or one teaspoon of table salt...
Regenerative potential of solid bone marrow aspirate concentrate
A new study compares the regenerative potential of blood/bone marrow aspirate concentrates obtained from arterial blood, venous blood, and bone marrow aspirate. The study, conducted...
The brain employs an alarm system to suppress intrusive thoughts
Forget what you saw: a brain region detects when you are about to think of an unwanted memory and alerts other regions to suppress it,...
Axiom Space establishes Winston-Salem presence in the Regenerative Medicine Hub
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, April 18, 2022 – Regenerative medicine manufacturing in space is the next frontier and will be possible due to a new three-way partnership...
Extract from a common kitchen spice could be key to greener, more efficient fuel cells
Turmeric, a spice found in most kitchens, has an extract that could lead to safer, more efficient fuel cells. Credit: Lakshman Ventrapragada Turmeric, a spice found...
A single allele deletion in gene encoding Zbtb38 leads to early embryonic death
Ikoma, Japan—DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification that is crucial for mammalian development. For instance, DNA methylation is central to inexhaustible biological processes, such...
New insights into fermentation enzyme will lower the chemical industry’s carbon footprint
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have obtained atomic-level insights into the structure of the phosphoketolase enzyme, which will help researchers optimize this enzyme for...
It’s all in the hiPS
Osaka, Japan – Many people have experienced the struggles of dealing with low back pain. A common cause of this pain is degeneration of intervertebral...
Study shows simple, computationally-light model can simulate complex brain cell responses
The brain is inarguably the single most important organ in the human body. It controls how we move, react, think and feel, and enables us...
AF2Complex: Researchers leverage deep learning to predict physical interactions of protein complexes
From the muscle fibers that move us to the enzymes that replicate our DNA, proteins are the molecular machinery that makes life possible.Credit: (Photo: Jess...
A key brain region for substance use disorders now has a searchable atlas of distinct cell populations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a work of systematic biology that advances the field, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have identified 16 distinct cell populations...
Unlocking complex workings of the biological clock
Scientists want to increase their understanding of circadian rhythms, those internal 24-hour biological clock cycles of sleeping and waking that occur in organisms, ranging from...
Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain
Gut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulating host physiological processes including immunity, metabolism and brain functions. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur (a partner research...
