NCAM2 protein plays a decisive role in the formation of structures for cognitive learning
An unknown function in the cortex and hippocampusCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA he molecule NCAM2, a glycoprotein from the superfamily of ...
Tag: Genetics
How the historically misunderstood amyloid helps to store memories
Credit: Si Lab, Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY, MO--For the first time, scientists from the Stowers Institute for ...
Fruit flies advance research on ACOX1-related neurodegenerative disorders
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports that a hyperactive variant ...
New nano strategy fights superbugs
Rice University material 'traps and zaps' floating DNA that makes bacteria resistantCredit: Illustration by Danning Zhang/Rice University HOUSTON - (March ...
Stanford scientists discover the mathematical rules underpinning brain growth
Using microscopy and mathematics, researchers have discovered the invisible pattern that growing neurons follow to form a brain. The technique ...
Clemson geneticists’ collaborative research sheds light on ‘dark’ portion of genome
Credit: College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - Just as there is a mysterious dark matter that accounts for 85 ...
BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation
Preclinical study by a University of South Florida Health-University of Chicago research team offers new insights into how neuronal protein ...
The naming of the shrew
Researchers discover the Sulawesi hairy-tailed shrewCredit: Kevin Rowe, Museums Victoria. Researchers at Louisiana State University have discovered a new species ...
Uncovering the origin of symbiosis
Credit: Research team Professor Lutz Becks Lutz Becks is a professor of limnology at the University of Konstanz's Department of ...
Hot time in the city: Urban lizards evolve heat tolerance
Credit: Kristin Winchell / Washington University Faced with a gritty landscape of metal fences, concrete walls and asphalt pavement, city ...
Rice, know thy enemy: NSF grants $2.6 million to study weedy invader
Credit: Joe Angeles/Washington University Many farmers struggle with an enemy that looks like a friend. Agricultural weeds that are close ...
St. Jude finds cancer drug resistance genes and possibly how to limit their effects
Drug resistance is a leading cause of cancer death in children and adults with leukemia. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...
Copy/paste and delete — or how to thrive without gene regulation
IST Austria scientists demonstrate alternative evolutionary strategy -- study published in Nature Ecology & EvolutionCredit: IST Austria - Guet group ...
Strong signals show how proteins come and go
Rice University bioscientists develop chromosome-level detectors to track activity in cellsCredit: Segatori Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 9, 2020) ...