Team’s fabricated corneal tissue allows closer look at how eyes heal
NIH grant helps researchers develop new ways to study eye's repair mechanismsCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas Cells called corneal keratocytes are innately programmed...
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‘Resurrection ecology’ of 600-year-old water fleas used to understand pollution adaptation
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Dagmar Frisch One of the leading threats to lakes since the rise of agriculture are runoffs...
Gene network helps to turn white fat into beneficial calorie-burning fat
A new approach to treating overweight and obesityCredit: M. Jooss /TUM Our fat cells, technically referred to as adipocytes, play an essential role in regulating...
Shark and ray vision comes into focus
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Nathan Hart, Macquarie University Vision is a crucial sense for most animals, and vertebrates have evolved...
New Phytopathology journal focus issue emphasizes virological advances
Credit: Decai Tuo and Wentao Shen Viruses cause some of the most important plant diseases worldwide with an estimated $60 billion in annual yield losses...
The nation’s leading prostate cancer nonprofit responds to 2020 Cancer Facts and Figures
2020 prostate cancer death tolls to be highest in two decadesCredit: ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer/Mariano LIm WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite most cancers...
Abnormal neuron activity manifests as parental neglect
Credit: Shea lab/CSHL, 2020 The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child...
Brazilian scientists unveil chemotherapy resistance mechanism related to p53 mutation
Study conducted in living cells opens up new opportunities for the development of more effective therapies against different types of cancer, such as glioblastomaCredit: Guilherme...
FSU study aids fight against HIV, hepatitis B
Credit: Colin Hackley/Florida State University College of Medicine TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A discovery by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers is expected to open...
MDI biological scientists identify pathways that extend lifespan by 500%
Discovery of cellular mechanisms could open door to more effective anti-aging therapiesCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory,...
New MPMI focus issue seeks to improve management of virus-induced disease in crops
Credit: Taiyun Wei and Aiming Wang Viruses subvert or remodel host cells from the inside, relying on the host cellular machinery for fundamental aspects of...
NEID exoplanet instrument sees first light
New extreme-precision instrument on track to find and 'weigh' exoplanetsCredit: NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/KPNO/NSF/AURA The new NEID instrument, now installed at the 3.5-meter...
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.Credit: Chris Tokita, Princeton University Could...
New study reveals the origin of complex malaria infections
Single cell sequencing could lead to new intervention strategiesCredit: Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, Texas (January 8, 2020) - New technology employing single cell...
University of Colorado Cancer Center named Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The most important factor predicting the survival of pancreatic cancer patients is whether the cancer can be surgically removed...
