Drilling into the dental secrets of Edo-era Japanese bacterial genomes
Tokyo, Japan – Your teeth are like tiny time capsules—they have the potential to provide a wealth of information to scientists centuries in the future....
NEWS INDEX
DNA transcription speeds, a function of collective modes driven by DNA supercoiling
A team of physicists working at the intersection of theory and experiment are shedding new light on the “teamwork” of molecular motors—called RNA polymerases (RNAPs)—that...
Fossil Record, a Natural History Museum of Berlin journal moves to ARPHA
Having been publishing its historically renowned scientific journals Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) and Zoosystematics and Evolution (ZSE) in partnership with the scholarly publisher Pensoft and...
Cognitive aging: Work helps our brain
A recent study shows that work plays an active role in keeping our brains healthy. "We have demonstrated the role of working activity on cognitive...
New bioinformatics tool spots hybrid fish that threaten the survival of natural tilapia populations in aquaculture
A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids, providing a novel resource to help develop...
Catch me if you can: how mRNA therapeutics are delivered into cells
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) contains the genetic information required for the development and maintenance of life. This information is communicated by messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) to...
New study gives a better understanding of how housekeeping takes place in cells
Normal household waste is collected and disposed of by waste collectors, and a similar process occurs in cells to remove damaged and potentially harmful proteins....
NIH study traces molecular link from gene to late-onset retinal degeneration
Scientists have discovered that gene therapy and the diabetes drug metformin may be potential treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD), a rare, blinding eye disease....
First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathyCredit: Sarah Kamel, copyright Hubrecht Institute First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy The research groups of Jeroen Bakkers...
UT Austin structural biologist Jason McLellan, Ph.D. recognized for work on COVID-19 spike protein, leading to life-saving vaccines
AUSTIN, TEXAS – UT Austin structural biologist Jason McLellan, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2022 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine from TAMEST...
New tech assigns more accurate “time of death” to cells
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 8, 2021—It’s surprisingly hard to tell when a brain cell is dead. Neurons that appear inactive and fragmented under the microscope can...
The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought
We are one of the most medicated generations of humans to live on our planet. Cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and coronary artery...
Mechanism Identified for Rare Disorder of Glycosylation
Greenwood, SC (December 8, 2021) – Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) researchers are reporting the discovery of a mechanism that contributes to the tissue phenotypes seen...
Humor appreciation in kids may depend on age and sex, according to brain imaging research
Humor appreciation in kids may depend on age and sex, according to brain imaging researchCredit: Margaret Weir, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Humor appreciation in kids may...
Diverse genome sequences provide a powerful tool for studying risk of heart disease
In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels...