Genetic code evolution and Darwin’s evolution theory should consider DNA an ‘energy code’
'Survival of the fittest' phenomenon is only part of the evolution equationCredit: David S. Goodsell and RCSB PDB Darwin's theory ...
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Scientists can now scoop contents of individual cells from their local environment
New method bridges in situ microscopy with single cell omicsCredit: Wheeler lab Scientists can now select individual cells from a ...
Genetic eraser: Newly developed technology precisely and rapidly degrades targeted proteins
Credit: Masato Kanemaki Researchers can now more accurately and precisely target specific proteins in yeast, mammalian cells and mice to ...
LSU Health New Orleans fellow LA’s 1st NIH Outstanding Scholar
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Khanh Do, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at LSU Health New Orleans ...
Graz researchers identify biomarker for cardiovascular diseases
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) becomes active at low blood pressure and forms angiotensin II, ...
Biological clock and extra gene pairs control important plant functions
New understanding of circadian rhythms could be key to better cropsCredit: Illustration by Kathleen Greenham. HANOVER, N.H. - November 5, ...
Biologists create “atlas” of gene expression in neurons, documenting diversity of brain cells
Using gene sequencing and machine learning, NYU researchers discover new types of neurons, find that gene expression is more diverse ...
Invisible fungi revealed by their genetic material
Credit: Veera Tuovinen How can new life forms that we cannot see be discovered? Using a novel method based on ...
Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations
Credit: Fabrizio Orsenigo In the condition known as cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain, ...
Biologists shed light on mystery of how microbes evolve and affect hosts
Credit: Bill Cole TORONTO, ON - The era of COVID-19 and the need to constantly wash one's hands and sanitize ...
Denisovan DNA found in sediments of Baishiya Karst Cave on Tibetan Plateau
Credit: HAN Yuanyuan One year after the publication of research on the Xiahe mandible, the first Denisovan fossil found outside ...
Collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients
How does Covid-19 affect sperm and thus the next generation´s immune system? Norwegian researchers are collecting sperm to find the ...
Autoantibody order, timing predict genetically at-risk children most likely to get T1D
USF Health-led TEDDY analysis focuses on development of multiple distinct autoantibodies targeting insulin-producing cells, from initial autoimmunity to symptomatic type ...
Changes in subcellular traffic increase invasiveness of radioresistant cancer cells
Credit: Ping-Hsiu Wu Scientists have revealed the molecular mechanism regulating the trafficking of lysosomes that increases the invasiveness of radioresistant ...
Bioenergy research team sequences miscanthus genome
CABBI study provides a genetic road map to maximize the productivity and adaptability of this perennial grass and potential bioenergy ...
Researchers map genomes of agricultural monsters
Hungry screwworms eat livestock alive while thrips transmit virusesCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative The University of Cincinnati is decoding the ...
Major new African genome study finds varieties that inform African history, migration and immunity
Wits geneticists and partners today published a ground breaking study that informs African population history, environmental adaptation, and susceptibility to ...
Study reveals factors that can make placenta less capable of protecting fetus from zika
Findings reported by Brazilian researchers in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases help explain why only some babies whose mothers are infected ...
Cancer’s dangerous renovations to our chromosomes revealed
Credit: Courtesy Zang lab Cancer remodels the architecture of our chromosomes so the disease can take hold and spread, researchers ...
A molecular break for root growth
Length of plant roots is controlled by hormonesCredit: U. Benz / TUM Roots are essential for reaching water and nutrients, ...