New platform gauges effects of plastic nanoparticles on human development and health
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Plastic pollution is a critical environmental issue facing the world today, yet the impact ...
Tag: Biology
CNIO team develop a technology to improve effectiveness of stem cells in regenerative medicine
By introducing a molecule, microRNA 203, this new protocol enhances in vitro and in vivo the potential of stem cells ...
New method reveals how the Parkinson’s disease protein damages cell membranes
Credit: Fredrik Höök/Chalmers University of Technology In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the 'Parkinson's ...
UM Bio Station researchers unlock mystery of subterranean stoneflies
Credit: UM photo FLATHEAD LAKE - In a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology, researchers from the University ...
Giant leap in diagnosing liver disease
Stool microbes make a challenging diagnosis easierCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 1, 2020) Chronic liver disease represents a major global ...
Study confirms ultra music festival likely stressful to fish
UM Rosenstiel School researchers found high cortisol levels in toadfish during music festivalCredit: Tony Winton/Key Content, LLC MIAMI--A new study ...
NIH funds centers to improve the role of genomics in assessing and managing disease risk
eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million over five yearsCredit: Ernesto del Aguila ...
Feeds of the future
University of Göttingen research team investigates the influence of insect and microalgae feeds on meat qualityCredit: Quality of Animal Products, ...
A simpler way to make sensory hearing cells
Credit: Image by Yassan Abdolazimi/Segil Lab/USC Stem Cell Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratories of Neil Segil and Justin ...
Why memory-forming neurons are vulnerable to Alzheimer’s
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University When Alzheimer's disease strikes, the entire brain doesn't crumble ...
CityU’s CRISPR-assisted novel method detects RNA-binding proteins in living cells
Credit: Photo source: DOI number: 10.1038/s41592-020-0866-0 While scientists still don't fully understand the diverse nature of RNA molecules, it is ...
The combination of four drugs at low doses is more effective in the treatment of a lu
Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Inhibit the specific activity of a protein affected by a mutation using high doses ...
Light pollution gives invasive cane toads a belly full of grub
Credit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Light pollution is increasingly being recognized as yet another of humanity's many impacts on the rest ...
B-cell protectors
Credit: Di Virgilio, MDC Whenever a germ gets into the human body, the immune system usually responds immediately to fight ...
How stress affects bone marrow
Credit: Department of Biodefense Research, Medical Research Institute, TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify the protein ...
The mystery of pollen sterility and its reversion in pigeon pea revealed in a new study
Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 This work has been published in The Plant Genome very recently. This study has analyzed one ...
Science snapshots July 2020
Microbial behavior, plant engineering, triple-pane windows, ferroelectricityCredit: Michal Hammel/Berkeley Lab Study Gains New Insight Into Bacterial DNA Packing By Julie ...
Researchers from University of Turku have described over 40 new species in 2020
Credit: Photo: Kari Kaunisto It is estimated that 15 million different species live on our planet, but only 2 million ...
High-end microscopy refined
Credit: (Picture: Working groups Benavente and Sauer / University of Wuerzburg) The synaptonemal complex is a ladder-like cell structure that ...
A shake-up in cell culturing: Flame sterilization may affect the culture
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that a common practice for keeping microbial contaminants out of shake-flask cultures can ...
