Peering into the past, scientists discover bacteria transformed a viral threat to survive
A new study from Indiana University shows bacteria evolved new genes from viral attackers, a discovery that could help advance ...
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Neurodevelopmental disorders may be rooted in genetics and mitochondrial deficits
In a model of DiGeorge/22q11 Deletion Syndrome, George Washington University researchers found a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and cortical under-connectivity ...
Stem cell scientists clear another hurdle in creating transplant arteries
Credit: Thomson Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death worldwide, and treating ...
Stem cells provide information about neuron resilience in ALS
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a stem cell based model in order to study the resilience and ...
How the cytoplasm separates from the yolk
Cooperation of cell biologists and physicists at IST Austria unravels physical basis of yolk-cytoplasm segregation in early fish embryo; study ...
Smart drug design to prevent malaria treatment resistance
Malaria treatment resistance could be avoided by studying how resistance evolves during drug development, according to a new paper published ...
Secrets of fluorescent microalgae could lead to super-efficient solar cells
Credit: University of Birmingham Tiny light-emitting microalgae, found in the ocean, could hold the secret to the next generation of ...
Innovative mechanobiology research expands understanding of cells
New technology allows researchers to probe cell changes without disturbing the cell's physiologyCredit: Cell Reports Researchers have developed a new ...
Location is everything for plant cell differentiation
Researchers from Osaka University find that the location of proteins within a cell as well as the position of the ...
TB Alliance and partners form multidisciplinary center for translational TB drug research
New collaboration, supported by US National Institutes of Health, to produce two new clinical stage TB drug candidates NEW YORK, ...
Biomarker may help identify men with prostate cancer at greater risk of tumor metastasis
Levels and distribution of syntaphilin within tumors may differentiate the subset of patients with prostate cancer who require more aggressive ...
Analysis of historical specimens determines single origin of Australian potato pest
Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, MN (May 2019)--Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are quarantine soilborne pests that damage potatoes around ...
Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection
Credit: R. M. Dedrick et al./Nature Medicine 2019 The patient, a 15-year-old girl, had come to London's Great Ormond Street ...
Intelligence can link to health and aging
Discovery could inform future work to identify various influences and therapies for age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: University of ...
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