Skeletal muscle development and regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
The functional importance of estrogen receptor betaCredit: Associate Professor Yusuke Ono Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan generated mice lacking the ...
Tag: Biochemistry
Scientists find neurochemicals have unexpectedly profound roles in the human brain
Dopamine, serotonin involved in sub-second perception, cognitionCredit: Virginia Tech In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of ...
For when the chips are down — preserving UK soil microbial biodiversity for agriculture
New UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK's six major food cropsCredit: Pixabay ...
UMD researchers use artificial intelligence language tools to decode molecular movements
Algorithms--like the ones that fill in words as people type--can learn to predict how and when proteins form different shapes.Credit: ...
Quality control mechanism closes the protein production ‘on-ramps’
Newly discovered quality control system in the protein production assembly line has implications for neurogenerative diseaseCredit: Artwork courtesy of Kamena ...
Bacterial cellulose degradation system could give boost to biofuels production
Credit: NINS/IMS Efforts to find ways to break down cellulose, the tough stuff that makes up plant cell walls, faster ...
Coronavirus antibodies last at least three months after infection, study suggests
Credit: Temerty Faculty of Medicine Coronavirus antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with the ...
Stress-free gel
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers in the Institute of Industrial Science at ...
Setting a TRAP for pandemic-causing viruses
Credit: Hiroshi Murakami A research team led by Nagoya University scientists in Japan has developed an approach that can quickly ...
Terahertz zaps alter gene activity in stem cells
A new apparatus improves how we study the effects of aiming high-field terahertz radiation at cells, with implications for regenerative ...
UMD researchers develop tools to sharpen 3D view of large RNA molecules
New technique breaks through a technology roadblock that limited RNA imaging for 50 yearsCredit: Kwaku Dayie/University of Maryland University of ...
Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Credit: UC Berkeley Biochemist Jennifer Doudna, a professor at UC Berkeley and faculty scientist at the Department of Energy's Lawrence ...
Cortex-wide variation of neuronal cellular energy levels depending on the sleep-wake states
Credit: TMIMS It is assumed that the brain has homeostatic mechanisms to prevent the depletion of cellular energy, required for ...
Evolution of the Y chromosome in great apes deciphered
Researchers reconstruct the ancestral great ape Y and show its rapid evolution in bonobo and chimpanzeeCredit: Dani Zemba and Monika ...
New techniques probe vital and elusive proteins
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University The number of proteins in the human ...
Salk physician-scientist Edward Stites receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 6, 2020) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Edward Stites has been named an NIH Director's New ...
Igniting the synthetic transport of amino acids in living cells
Credit: Gemma Aragay/ICIQ The transport of amino acids and other molecules across the cell's membrane plays a crucial role in ...
Seeking ancient rainforests through modern mammal diets
First study to compare dietary signatures of African and South American mammals in quest to reconstruct ancient ecosystems finds need ...
How malaria parasites withstand a fever’s heat
Findings could lead to ways to maximize our existing antimalarial arsenalCredit: Kuan-Yi Lu, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Even when ...
Corn farmers can apply a fungicide just once to protect against foliar diseases
Credit: APS Foliar diseases, such as gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and southern rust, were estimated to cause ...
