How skin cells embark on a swift yet elaborate death
Credit: Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University Skin is our body's most ardent defender against pathogens and...
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NASA’s Terra Satellite observes development of Tropical Storm 22S
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters with a...
Mimicking cancer’s evasive tactics, microparticles show promise for transplant rejection
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 13, 2020 - Inspired by a tactic cancer cells use to evade the immune system, University of Pittsburgh researchers have engineered...
How sperm unpack dad’s genome so it can merge with mom’s
UC San Diego researchers discover the enzyme SPRK1's role in reorganizing the paternal genome during the first moments of fertilization -- a finding that might...
Insilico Medicine to present at the Systems Aging Gordon Research Conference
New deep biomarkers of aging to be presented at the Systems Aging Gordon Research ConferenceCredit: Insilico March 13, 2020 - Insilico Medicine will present its...
Oncotarget: MicroRNA (miR) dysregulation during Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 10 reported that dysregulation of noncoding micro RNA molecules has been associated with immune cell activation in the context of Helicobacter...
Oncotarget: DNA methylation of MMPs and TIMPs in atherothrombosis process in carotid plaques
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 10 reported that the statistically associated Cp G sites were analyzed in blood samples from two separate atherothrombotic stroke cohorts, ischemic...
Oncotarget: A microRNA-based signature predicts local-regional failure and overall survival
The cover for issue 10 of Oncotarget features Figure 3, 'Overall survival (OS) for high (red) versus low (black) risk groups in the (A) OSU,...
Invisible plastics in water
Credit: WSU A Washington State University research team has found that nanoscale particles of the most commonly used plastics tend to move through the water...
Receptors for the immune defence
Max Planck researchers investigate the function of immune genes in primitive mammalsCredit: MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Adaptive immunity is a powerful defense mechanism in...
What can you do with spiral graph? Help understand how galaxies evolve
Credit: Ian Hewitt Spiral structure is seen in a variety of natural objects, ranging from plants and animals to tropical cyclones and galaxies. Now researchers...
First-time direct proof of chemical reactions in particulates
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a new method to analyse particulate matter more precisely than ever...
UC Riverside biochemist spins out joint venture company with Atomwise
Theia Biosciences will develop inhibitors of a protein to treat age-related macular degenerationCredit: National Eye Institute. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Over the past few years, biochemist...
Lower-sodium turkey breast wins sensory test over full-salt option
UMass Amherst food scientists seek strategies to lower salt in processed foodCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientists produced a lower-salt processed turkey...
Hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
Researchers illuminate the dawn of land plants and discover genes that could help crops grow more efficiently with less synthetic fertilizerCredit: Image credit: Eftychis Frangedakis...
