Novel ‘on-off’ switch discovered in plant defenses
Protective mechanism paves the way to improved plant disease resistance and food stabilityCredit: Huffaker Lab, UC San Diego To ensure ...
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Discovery of novel autoantibody that is a major risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss
Credit: Kobe University A research group centered around Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor YAMADA Hideto and Associate Professor ...
Cells communicate by doing the ‘wave’
Kyoto University reverse engineers cellular mechano-chemical feedback systemCredit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Cells work around the clock to deliver, ...
Keeping pinto beans away from the dark side
Credit: Juan Osorno Pinto beans are good for us. They are nutritious, packed with protein and fiber. They also contain ...
How the regulator is regulated — Insight into immune-related protein holds therapeutic value
Scientists unravel how the immune checkpoint protein PD-L2 is regulated, which has potential implications in immune therapyCredit: Tokyo University of ...
Identification of distinct loci for de novo DNA methylation by DNMT3A and DNMT3B during mammalian development
Credit: ©Yasuhiro YAMADA DNA methylation (*1) performs an essential function in mammalian ontogeny. It is also known that abnormalities in ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys receives CIRM award for COVID-19 research
Researchers will use 'mini lungs in a dish' to test promising drug candidatesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford ...
Everything you ever wanted to know about leech sex but were afraid to ask
Credit: Karen Kidd Today, we pull the veil back on the secret sex lives of leeches and how researchers at ...
Mutant zebrafish reveals a turning point in spine’s evolution
Single-letter change in DNA also makes the fish a useful model for human spinal defectsCredit: Michel Bagnat Lab, Duke University ...
A call to arms: Enlisting private land owners in conservation
A call to arms: Enlisting private land owners in conservation is essential to saving endangered species in the USACredit: Edward ...
Healthy offspring from testicular tissue plantation in mice: Retinoic acid key
Credit: Copyright © 2020, Springer Nature, licensed under cc by 4.0 One in fifty births in Japan are said to ...
Lesion of doom — how a parasitic bacterium induces blood vessel formation to cause lesions
Scientists gain insights into how pathogenic bacteria of the genus Bartonella give rise to lesions in the human body, opening ...
Mystery about cause of genetic disease in horses
Research team led by Göttingen University questions link to warmblood fragile foal syndromeCredit: From the publication of the natural science ...
Growing up trilobite
New study is first to describe growth rate of one of the most common and abundant trilobites and compare with ...
A dual antenatal therapy benefits extreme preterm babies better than either alone or none
Two treatments given together before birth -- magnesium sulfate and corticosteroids -- can improve outcomes in preterm childrenCredit: UAB Extremely ...
Penn to co-lead $6.5 million transatlantic grant to investigate the role of the immune system in health
The international team of researchers will focus on inflammation and the role different cells in the immune system play in ...
Health disparities published in new volume
Researchers at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina lead health disparity research studiesCredit: MUSC HCC ...
Neonatal exposure to antigens of commensal bacteria promotes broader immune repertoire
This mouse study looked at a group of immune cells called innate-like B-1 B cellsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University ...
Chinook salmon declines related to changes in freshwater conditions
Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service A new University of Alaska-led study provides the first evidence that declines in many ...
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining
Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown ...