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Credit: Dan W. Nowakowski and Alexey Amunts Mitochondria are organelles that act as the powerhouses in our body. They use oxygen which we inhale and...

A better tool for the job: Laser-based technique to elucidate the mysteries of exosomes

Undergraduate students explore a more efficient way to measure protein-containing vessels released by cellsCredit: DGIST Despite our great progress in understanding various cellular mechanisms over...

42,000-year-old trees allow more accurate analysis of last Earth’s magnetic field reversal

Radiocarbon measurements on the remains of 42.000 years old New Zealand kauri trees provide the basis for better calibration of geological archives of this periodCredit:...

Making sense of the mass data generated from firing neurons

Credit: University of Sussex. Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in predicting the behaviour of neurons in large networks operating at the mysterious edge of chaos....

Covid-19: Future targets for treatments rapidly identified with new computer simulations

Researchers have detailed a mechanism in the distinctive corona of Covid-19 that could help scientists to rapidly find new treatments for the virus, and quickly...

Study suggests link between DNA and marriage satisfaction in newlyweds

Variation in a specific gene could be related to traits that are beneficial to bonding and relationship satisfaction in the first years of a marriageCredit:...

Stents or bypass surgery more effective for stable patients with high-risk cardiac anatomy

Location of blockages in a patient's heart is a key consideration in selecting the right treatment, University of Alberta cardiologists findCredit: Jordan Carson A recent...

Fuel for earliest life forms: Organic molecules found in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks

Credit: Helge Missbach A research team including the geobiologist Dr. Helge Missbach from the University of Cologne has detected organic molecules and gases trapped in...

Songbirds’ reproductive success reduced by natural gas compressor noise

Novel research reveals bluebirds, tree swallows seemingly ignore noise at first; pay laterCredit: Julian Avery, Penn State Some songbirds are not dissuaded by constant, loud...

Tuning electrode surfaces to optimize solar fuel production

An electrode material with modified surface atoms generates more electrical current, which drives the sunlight-powered reactions that split water into oxygen and hydrogen--a clean fuelCredit:...

Explainable AI for decoding genome biology

Opening the black box to uncover the rules of the genome's regulatory codeCredit: Illustration courtesy of Mark Miller, Stowers Institute for Medical Research. KANSAS CITY,...

UCI researchers eavesdrop on cellular conversations

New computational tool decodes biological language of signaling moleculesCredit: Suoqin Jin, Qing Nie & Maksim Plikus / UCI Irvine, Calif. -- An interdisciplinary team of...

Chatter between cell populations drives progression of gastrointestinal tumors

Study results could lead to more effective treatment options for GIST patients, which are currently limitedCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)...

Henry Ford Health System first in U.S. to offer next generation deep brain stimulation

Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT (Feb. 18, 2021) - The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Henry Ford Health System was the first...

First-in-human clinical trial to assess gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease