SDSS-V Maps the Galaxy With New All-Sky Spectra, Including Southern Hemisphere Firsts
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey V has released its twentieth public data release, opening access to more than two million stellar spectra and offering astronomers...
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Piezo Ion Channels Identified as Therapeutic Targets in Digestive Diseases
Mechanical forces are emerging as powerful biological signals in the digestive system, and a new review identifies Piezo1 and Piezo2 ion channels as key translators...
Immune memory emerges as promising therapeutic target for diabetes and complications
Diabetes is increasingly being understood not only as a disorder of blood-sugar regulation, but also as a disease of persistent immune miscommunication. A new review...
International online forum reviews three decades of biochar research
Three Decades of Biochar Research Reveal Why “Black Gold” Works Best When Tailored to the Soil After 30 years of experiments, field trials, and global...
Tuft Cell-Like Tumors Reveal New Cancer Subtype With Distinct Biology, Treatment Potential
A rare epithelial cell known as the tuft cell may be far more important in cancer biology than previously thought. A new review in Genes...
Recovery Modeling Helps Communities Build Resilience Against Multiple Hazards
A new study is putting a critical question at the center of disaster science: what happens after the emergency ends, when communities must rebuild while...
Scientists map ribosome architecture and rRNA modifications in tick-borne parasite Babesia divergens
A new study in Nature Communications is turning attention to one of the most fundamental structures in the biology of Babesia divergens, a tick-borne parasite...
AI and Genetic Insights Accelerate Discovery of New Osteoarthritis Treatments
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is often described as a disease of worn-out joints. But a new study suggests that its progression may...
Dana-Farber team develops degrader platform, discovers first metabolically activated molecular glue
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have developed a systematic platform for discovering molecular glue degraders, a class of drug-like compounds that can redirect the cell’s own...
Local Volume Mapper Reveals High-Definition Hyperspectral Maps of Galactic Nurseries
SDSS-V Releases an Unprecedented 3D Map of Stellar Nurseries Across the Milky Way The Milky Way may look like a quiet ribbon of light across...
Tiny RNA pathway may unlock more powerful stem cell therapies
Scientists are drawing attention to an underexplored molecular system that may determine how effectively stem cells repair damaged tissues, preserve their regenerative properties, and mature...
Fruit flies evolved distinct genetic routes to establish heads and tails
An embryo’s first great decision is directional: which end will become the head, and which will become the tail? In many animals, this body-axis blueprint...
MBNL Loss Drives Stem Cell Fusion and Immature Myonuclei in DM1
Myotonic dystrophy type 1, or DM1, has long been recognized as a disease of defective RNA processing, but new research suggests that its damage begins...
Prime Editing Precisely Corrects GJB2 c.235delC Mutation in Laboratory Cells
Hereditary hearing loss may be one step closer to genetic correction after researchers used prime editing to repair a common mutation in the GJB2 gene...
How Tumors Rewire Dendritic Cell–T Cell Communication, Revealing New Therapeutic Opportunities
Dendritic cells and T cells are often described as the immune system’s intelligence network: dendritic cells detect danger and present molecular evidence, while T cells...