Family ties explain mysterious social life of coral gobies
Credit: Jim Greenfield The strange social structure of tiny fish called emerald coral gobies may be explained by family loyalty, ...
Tag: Genes
Brain tumor study reveals surprising gene deletion and method to overcome drug resistance
Inhibiting the enzyme SCD and blocking the function of the transcription factor FOSB, blunts acquired resistance and extends survival in ...
Not a living fossil: How the Coelacanth recently evolved dozens of new genes
Coelacanths gained 62 new genes from traveling DNA that was passed on from other species, new research reveals in a ...
New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code
Rice's programmable CRISPR/Cas9-based kinase offers insights into, control over regulatory histone proteinsCredit: Hilton Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021) ...
Blueprint for understanding the pandemic
Credit: ETH Zurich /Giulia Marthaler Scientific and public health experts have been raising the alarm for decades, imploring public officials ...
Known tumour suppressor gene found essential for development, regeneration&stress-response
Credit: (Giannios, IRB Barcelona) Adult progenitor cells are present in the Drosophila fly as early as its larvae stage. These ...
Scientists discover how a group of caterpillars became poisonous
Genetic research using Smithsonian collections reveals the evolutionary path of six toxic butterfly speciesCredit: Robert Robbins, Smithsonian. The Atala butterfly ...
AI researchers ask: What’s going on inside the black box?
Credit: Ben Wigler/CSHL, 2021 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo and collaborator Matt Ploenzke reported a way ...
Meet the Smurfs: A bone metabolism family
Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel mechanism by which the protein Smurf2 controls bone formationCredit: Bone Research (Springer Nature) ...
Researchers find peptide that treats, prevents killer citrus disease
Treatment causes deadly bacterium to leak and dieCredit: Hailing Jin/UCR New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian ...
Surprising new research: We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed
Credit: Dr. Guojie Zhang People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition ...
Researchers identify “rescue” mechanism that helps cells survive malfunctioning split
Credit: Masashi Yukawa & Takashi Toda, Hiroshima University Cells replicate their genetic material and divide into two identical clones, perpetuating ...
Deadly white-nose syndrome changed genes in surviving bats
Study has big implications for management of bat populationsCredit: Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn Scientists have found genetic differences between bats killed by ...
Pollinator host-switches and fig hybridization dominate fig-wasp coevolution
Credit: WANG Gang The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution. It ...
What evolution reveals about the function of bitter receptors
From coelacanths to humansCredit: Graphic by Sabine Bijewitz from @LeibnizLSB, Template: Drawing by former FishBase artist Robbie Cada. To evaluate ...
Significant cancer rates in California sea lions has major human health implications
Credit: Bill Hunnewell © The Marine Mammal Center Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center - the world's largest marine mammal ...
Why it is harder for Brazilians of African descent to find bone marrow donors
According to a study published in Frontiers in Immunology, the reason is their genetic heterogeneity and lack of proportional representation ...
Research catches up to world’s fastest-growing plant
Salk researchers discover that miniature aquatic plant provides insight into genome design principles that could enable development of next-generation cropsCredit: ...
Larger panel finds more gene mutations, treatment targets for leukemia
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 1, 2020) - A gene panel that looks for about 10 ...
Researchers map heart recovery after heart attack with great detail
Credit: Louk Timmer © Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute mapped the recovery of the heart after a heart ...
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