The exposome: When our environment drives health and disease
Take two: Science publishes two papers on effects of unknown chemicalsCredit: University of Luxembourg Science, has published in its January ...
Tag: Bioinformatics
Cancer cells’ growth amid crowding reveals nuanced role for known oncogene
Cell-to-cell contact should stall proliferation, but cancer misses the messageCredit: Kissil Lab at Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--MAY 14, 2020--Like subway ...
A scientifically accurate model of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Authors of the most detailed models of the Ebola, HIV, and Flu viruses created the 3D model of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus ...
Genome of beloved sea otter Gidget now available for browsing
UC Santa Cruz's widely used genome browser can offer help to scientists diving into sea otter genetic diversityCredit: Monterey Bay ...
A deep look into the gut’s hormones
Credit: Joep Beumer, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University generated an in-depth description of the ...
DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland
Credit: Donald Baird The ability to accurately detect changes in ecosystem biodiversity caused by human activity has long challenged environmental ...
Researchers testing northern Arizona wastewater for early warning of COVID-19 outbreaks
Scientists at Northern Arizona University are testing wastewater in local communities to help determine the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus ...
Leap forward in the discovery and development of new antibiotics
New insights represent a major step forward in the formation of a new glycopeptide antibiotic to fight superbugsCredit: Max Cryle ...
Single-cell RNA seq developed to accurately quantify cell-specific drug effects in pancreatic islets
Credit: © Brenda Marquina-Sánchez and Nikolaus Fortelny / CeMM The pancreas is an abdominal organ that produces digestive enzymes as ...
Computer modeling reveals behavior of individual lipid molecules
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Lipids are essential building blocks of cell membranes, which control the exchange of substances and ...
CCNY physicists shed light on the nanoscale dynamics of spin thermalization
Credit: Carlos Meriles Research Group In physics, thermalization, or the trend of sub-systems within a whole to gain a common ...
IAVS and Pensoft launch a gold OA journal on vegetation classification on ARPHA platform
Credit: Sebastián Zeballo Last summer, the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) took the decision to launch a gold open-access ...
ASU scientific team finds new, unique mutation in coronavirus study
SARS-CoV-2 mutation mirrors one found during 2003 SARS outbreakCredit: Efrem Lim, ASU Biodesign Institute As the coronavirus pandemic has swept ...
Eleven human genomes in nine days
The dawn of good, fast and cheap human genome assembly has arrived, thanks in part to collaboration and innovation by ...