Trinity College Dublin researchers describe the first model of mitochondrial epilepsy
Research gives hope to producing better therapies for this debilitating condition Dublin, Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 - Researchers from Trinity ...
Tag: Biology
'Seeing' tails help sea snakes avoid predators
Credit: Chris Malam New research has revealed the fascinating adaptation of some Australian sea snakes that helps protect their vulnerable ...
New molecular blueprint advances our understanding of photosynthesis
Berkeley Lab research will shed light on the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide into sugar, helping scientists engineer ...
Improved RNA data visualization method gets to the bigger picture faster
Like going from a pinhole camera to a Polaroid, a significant mathematical update to the formula for a popular bioinformatics ...
Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs
Credit: Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics/The Rockefeller University Cancer cells are, in some respects, impressive: They can grow relentlessly, ...
Cracking colibactin's code
Study examines how compound damaged DNA to understand its connection to cancer For more than a decade, scientists have worked ...
Hop to it: Researchers evaluate rabbits' evolved resistance to myxoma virus
Credit: Grant McFadden As most know already, rabbit populations are not easily controlled - they reproduce swiftly, and as a ...
In zebrafish eggs, most rapidly growing cell inhibits neighbors through mechanical signals
Scientists at IST Austria discover new mechanism for lateral inhibition of cells- Study published in CellCredit: Peng Xia "The winner ...
Aloe sanguinalis, a new red Aloe from Somaliland
Credit: Barkworth M, et al. Aloe sanguinalis, or Somali Red Aloe, forms large, conspicuous clumps and has blood red sap. ...
Lipoproteins behave 'almost like a tiny Velcro ball'
Genetics determines some proteins in HDL, but others are picked up by chance Cholesterol carried in high-density lipoprotein particles, or ...
Artificial intelligence to boost Earth system science
A study by German scientists shows that artificial intelligence can substantially improve our understanding of the climate and the Earth ...
Combo T cell and targeted therapy strategy for resistant melanoma with BRAF mutation
BRAF inhibitors sensitize melanoma cells to the tumor-killing action of T cells. PHILADELPHIA and TAMPA, Fla. -- (Feb. 14, 2019) ...
Animal venoms are sources in the search for new medicines
The study of natural toxins and their derivatives may help in the development of medicines to treat diseases like cancer ...
To tool or not to tool?
Orangutans make complex economic decisions about tool use depending on the current 'market' situationCredit: © Alice Auersperg Flexible tool use ...
Tracking pollen with quantum dots
A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University in South Africa is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen ...
Human cells can change job to fight diabetes
For the first time, researchers have shown that ordinary human cells can change their original function. This may give new ...
How proteins become embedded in a cell membrane
Nearly a third of all proteins in living beings are firmly embedded in a biomembrane - either in a cell's ...
Cell study sheds light on damage caused by ageing
Some of the damaging cell effects linked to ageing could be prevented by manipulating tiny parts of cells, a study ...
Sea worms and jellyfish treat cancer and kill insects
Scientists point out the expediency of further research of marine invertebrates to isolate the antitumor compounds from them. Scientists of ...
Controlling and visualizing receptor signals in neural cells with light
This new tool is a true two-in-one solution. In future, it might help to study a number of diseases.Credit: RUB, ...
