Nature versus nurture: Environment exerts greater influence on corn health than genetics
Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minnesota (March 2019)--Corn is one of the most important staple crops in the world--over ...
Tag: Molecular Biology
Fast-changing genetics key to hospital superbug survival
For the study, published today in Microbial Genomics, a team of scientists at UCL Genetics Institute and Peking University People's ...
High throughput method to produce and screen engineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides
Credit: Steven Schmitt ETH Zürich Nature has provided us with lots of antimicrobials. However, given the rapid increase of antimicrobial ...
Study identifies new approach to repairing damaged peripheral nervous system
Credit: University of Virginia A new University of Virginia study proves that a damaged peripheral nervous system is capable of ...
Decades-old misconception on white blood cell trafficking to spleen corrected
Credit: University of Turku Contrary to prior belief, the white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the ...
HKUST scientists discover how RNA PoII maintains accurate transcription with super computer
Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The message of life is encoded in our genomic DNA through ...
NFCR Fellow Susan Band Horwitz receives Canada Gairdner Award
Canada's most prominent scientific prize honors world's biomedical research eliteCredit: Canada Gairdner Foundation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Della ...
Gut microbiome directs the immune system to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 2, 2019 - The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors--which "release the ...
UC San Diego Health treats 1st cancer patient with stem-cell derived natural killer cells
Fate Therapeutics, in collaboration with UC San Diego researcher, developed first off-the-shelf immunotherapy from human induced pluripotent stem cells that ...
Intestinal bacteria can be used to predict occurrence of colorectal cancer
By identifying signature of 16 disease-related microbial species, this international study with Brazilian participation may contribute to develop predictive tests ...
A cellular protein as a ‘gas pump attendant’ of cancer development
Credit: Graphic: Research Group Wolf The cells which make up our body vary significantly. A liver cell does not look ...
The evolution of bird-of-paradise sex chromosomes revealed
Birds-of-paradise are a group of songbird species, and are known for their magnificent male plumage and bewildering sexual display. Now, ...
Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established
Colorectal cancer is characterised by consistent changes in our gut bacteria across continents, cultures, and dietsCredit: EMBL in collaboration with ...
Study shows how light therapy might help premature babies avoid vision problems
Molecular process controls eye's light-dependent vascular developmentCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists discovered a light-dependent molecular pathway that regulates how blood vessels ...
Breakthrough study of cell signaling holds promise for immune research and beyond
A team of physical chemists has unraveled the inner workings of a process that allows hard-working T cells to tune ...
New therapy targets cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy
Animal study shows no off-target effects of RNA-based therapyCredit: Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. - April 1, 2019 -- People diagnosed ...
The inflammation connection
Newly-discovered link between biological processes reveals a novel way to control inflammationCredit: Malhotra lab. Scientists at the Centre for Genomic ...
UA immunobiologist will use $1.9 million grant to explore copper’s potential as antibiotic
Pneumonia starts like this: A bacterial cell called Streptococcus pneumoniae enters the nostril. It travels down the nasal passage and ...
McSteen lab finds a new gene essential for making ears of corn
Credit: University of Missouri A team of scientists led by University of Missouri maize geneticist Paula McSteen has identified a ...
Live cell imaging: ‘Green Glifons’ for real-time monitoring of glucose metabolism
Innovative biosensors open up new possibilities to probe animal and human cellsCredit: American Chemical Society A collaborative study between Tokyo ...