Tag: Biology

Family finds hope in research breakthrough for rare diagnosisCredit: Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood, SC (March 22, 2021) - A research ...

Oncotarget: Hispanic Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia patients

This Oncotarget study had significantly lower mutation rates in ASXL1 and SETBP1, and a higher rate of muTET2/wtASXL1Credit: Correspondence to ...

Oncotarget: Ibuprofen disrupts protein complex in colorectal cells

The Oncotarget data shed new light on the biochemical mechanisms behind ibuprofen's action on alternative spliced RAC1B and may support ...

Deluge of DNA changes drives progression of fatal melanomas

Credit: WEHI, Australia Melbourne researchers have revealed how melanoma cells are flooded with DNA changes as this skin cancer progresses ...

Sealing fistulas with regenerative immiscible bioglue

Credit: POSTECH A Korean research team has recently developed an innovative vesico-vaginal fistula treatment method using the mussel adhesive protein ...

The astonishing self-organization skills of the brain

Uncovering how neural circuits achieve a balance between excitation and inhibitionCredit: Menahem Segal / Editing: Anna Levina A team of ...

Direct reprogramming of oral epithelial cells into mesenchymal-like cells

Credit: ©?Scientific Reports Point Epithelial cell rests of Malassez derived from the periodontal ligament were transformed into progenitor stem-like cells ...

Upgrade for CRISPR/Cas: Researchers knock out multiple genes in plants at once

Credit: Jessica Lee Erickson Using an improved version of the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers knocked out up to twelve ...

Antioxidant-primed stem cells show promise in repairing bone damaged by radiation

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - The standard of treatment for bone tumors is often two-fold: surgery to remove the ...

Dog vs. machine: Who’s a better bomb detector? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 -- What's better at finding a hidden bomb -- a dog ...

Toronto researchers develop rapid low cost method to measure COVID-19 immunity

New test can accurately detect coronavirus antibodies in a drop of blood in less than an hourCredit: Farzaneh Aboualizadeh Igor ...

Atomic techniques reveal the evolution of a bacterial protein

RedHill announces compassionate use treatment with opaganib of Swiss COVID-19 patients

RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) today announced that it has acted on a request to provide opaganib treatment on an ...

NYSCF advances toward a cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration

Credit: The NYSCF Research Institute The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced that they are developing a stem ...

Tropical species are moving northward in U.S. as winters warm

Insects, reptiles, fish and plants migrating north as winter freezes in South become less frequentCredit: Noah Whiteman, UC Berkeley Notwithstanding ...

Conformational equilibria in GPCRs provides critical clues about activation mechanisms

Credit: Cell A multinational research team led by Dr. Adnan Sljoka (RIKEN), Prof. R. Scott Prosser (Univ. of Toronto) with ...

Researchers design a biological device capable of computing by printing cells on paper

This approach can make it possible to produce biosensors for applications such as the detection of mercury, cholera or the ...

How flashlight fish communicate with light signals in the school

The blinking frequency affects the behaviour of the other fish in the school.Credit: RUB, Department of General Zoology and Neurobiology, ...

Parkinson’s disease: When molecular guardians need to be protected

Credit: Nicola Roverato, University of Konstanz Parkinson's disease is the second most common, age-related, neurodegenerative disease: In Germany alone, about ...

Three-dimensional imaging provides valuable insight to immune responses