What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
Scientists uncover another one of the complex immune-mediated mechanisms behind severe psoriasis lesionsCredit: Kazumitsu Sugiura from Fujita Health University Psoriasis ...
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What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?
Researchers look to animals to find clues in proteins involved in infectionCredit: Jaswinder Singh What makes the elderly and people ...
New compact model for gene regulation in higher organisms
Scientists at IST Austria find a way to describe how different molecules interact with each other to activate gene expressionCredit: ...
Coasts drown as coral reefs collapse under warming and acidification
Credit: Kristen Brown. A new study shows the coastal protection coral reefs currently provide will start eroding by the end ...
Robot fleet dives for climate answers in ‘marine snow’
Australian research voyage to investigate how life in the Southern Ocean captures and stores carbon from the atmosphereCredit: CSIRO A ...
Study proves bits of DNA in seawater correlate to the weight of netted fish
New tool will help census oceans, monitor fish, track shifting marine life; "eDNA makes the ocean a sea of biological ...
Understanding bacteria’s metabolism could improve biofuel production
Study reveals how cells control what they produce after eatingCredit: PNNL A new study reveals how bacteria control the chemicals ...
CZI awards nearly $32 million to advance biomedical imaging
Grants support increased collaborations and innovations in imaging technology, while new request for applications focuses on visualizing proteins in cellsCredit: ...
Visualisation reveals how a protein ‘hunkers down’ to conserve energy
Credit: University of Leeds A visualisation made from nearly 100,000 electron microscope images has revealed the ingenious way a protein ...
Cell membranes in super resolution
Credit: (Picture: Sauer group / University of Würzburg) Expansion microscopy (ExM) enables the imaging of cells and their components with ...
Keeping California a powerhouse of almond production
Credit: Sat Darshan Khalsa A favorite healthy snack, almonds are a staple on grocery store shelves worldwide. More than 80% ...
Tomato’s wild ancestor is a genomic reservoir for plant breeders
Humans turned a weedy plant with tiny fruit into the tomato that we know today. That wild ancestor could lead ...
Molecular ‘barcode’ helps decide which sperm will reach an egg
A study in mice provides insights on the processes that determine which sperm will reach an egg to fertilise it, ...
The shorter the delay, the more effective the neurofeedback
Credit: by Michail Dmitriev (HSE University) HSE University scientists have for the first time in the world investigated the impact ...
Study suggests metabolism influences parasite’s resistance to drugs
The metabolic state of a disease-causing parasite influences its resistance to current drugs - a finding that could aid in ...
Story tips: Air taxis, fungi speak, radiation game and climate collab
Credit: Michael B. R. Smith and M. Scott Greenwood/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Transportation - Taking to the skies If ...
SLC25A51 regulates the transport of the coenzyme NAD into the mitochondria
Previously poorly characterized gene proved to be an important regulator with potential for the development of new metabolic therapies against ...
Tweaking carotenoid genes helps tomatoes bring their a-game
A research team led by the University of Tsukuba shows that modern gene editing techniques can help tomato breeders introduce ...
Treating brain diseases now possible
Credit: POSTECH Neurological diseases of the brain such as dementia, autism and schizophrenia are now a growing social problem. Nevertheless, ...
CRISPR tagging improves accuracy of model cells grown from stem cells
Tagging produces detailed catalog of transcription factors key to making each cell typeCredit: Gersbach Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - ...
