The first non-invasive biomarker to track and verify efficacy of senolytic drugs
The discovery and development of a lipid-metabolite biomarker is expected to facilitate research and clinical trials of drugs that target ...
Tag: Biology
Hidden diversity of coral more important for conservation than previously thought
Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded to capture ecological diversity and protect reef ...
Probiotics keep calves healthy, too!
Credit: Satoru Konnai Scientists in Japan have developed and tested a novel probiotic formulation to control severe diarrhea in calves, ...
Realtime imaging of female gamete formation in plants
New research from Japanese scientists offers a glimpse of how female gametes' cell fates are determined and shows promise for ...
USC Stem Cell study identifies molecular ‘switch’ that turns precursors into kidney cells
Credit: Christina Gandolfo Kidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and ...
Dynamic model of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals potential new vaccine targets
New model captures glycan molecules whose motions shield much of the spike from immune defensesCredit: Mateusz Sikora, Sören von Bülow, ...
Different general anesthetics affect consciousness and memory in different ways
Among typical anesthetics, only isoflurane results in undisrupted memory formation in miceCredit: Simon Wiegert, CC-BY Memory loss is common after ...
How brain cells repair their DNA reveals “hot spots” of aging and disease
Salk scientists reveal new insights into neurodegenerative disorders and potential for genetic therapiesCredit: Salk Institute/Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center LA JOLLA--(April ...
Two plant immune branches more intimately connected than previously believed
Credit: Dr. Kenichi Tsuda Plant inducible defense starts with the recognition of microbes, which leads to the activation of a ...
Increasing applied pesticide toxicity threatens plants and insects
Credit: Renja Bereswill A group of scientists from the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany, has shown that for plants and insects ...
New mechanism by which senescent cells turn on genes encoding for tumor-regulating factors
New insights into expression of the senescence-associated secretory phenotypeCredit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (April 1, 2021 -- Scientists at ...
Away with the bad cliché: Bacterial complexity is often underestimated
Credit: Nina Lautenschlaeger The project is one of thirteen priority programs approved by the Senate of the German Research Foundation ...
UConn researcher develops successful Zika vaccine in preclinical studies
The vaccine is generated from a novel platform technologyCredit: UConn Photo UConn researcher Paulo Verardi, associate professor of pathobiology and ...
Replacing what was lost: A novel cell therapy for type I diabetes mellitus
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Type I Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) is an autoimmune ...
Skin deep: Aquatic skin adaptations of whales and hippos evolved independently
Hippos and cetaceans are close relatives, but their shared "aquatic" skin traits did not come from a common ancestorCredit: Carl ...
Titanium dioxide stars in the first IFJ PAN research at the Cracow synchrotron
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Few compounds are as important to industry and medicine today as titanium dioxide. Despite the variety ...
Low risk of researchers passing coronavirus to North American bats
USGS risk assessment examined likelihood of transmission during winter research seasonCredit: USGS The risk is low that scientists could pass ...
Keeping it fresh: New AI-based strategy can assess the freshness of beef samples
Scientists combine spectroscopy and deep learning in an efficient technique for detecting spoiled meatCredit: Unsplash Although beef is one of ...
Thicker-leaved tropical plants may flourish as CO2 rises, which could be good for climate
Credit: Scott Ableman/Flickr How plants will fare as carbon dioxide levels continue to rise is a tricky problem and, researchers ...
Fast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants
The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other virusesCredit: Mo Li/KAUST LA JOLLA--(March 31, ...
