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Biology
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Biology
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
A protein found in human sweat may protect against Lyme disease
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Human sweat contains a protein that may protect against Lyme disease, according to a study from MIT and the University of Helsinki. About on...
Monday, March 18, 2024
UC Irvine-led research team discovers role of key enzymes that drive cancer mutations
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“Both APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B were known to generate mutations in many kinds of tumors, but until now we did not know how to identify the spec...
All creatures great and small: Sequencing the blue whale and Etruscan shrew genomes
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Prompts by Scientific Frontline Image Credit: AI Generated by Copilot / Designer / DALL-E 3 The blue whale genome was published in the journ...
Alzheimer’s Drug Fermented with Help from AI and Bacteria Moves Closer to Reality
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Photo-Illustration Credit: Martha Morales/The University of Texas at Austin Galantamine is a common medication used by people with Alzheimer...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The integrity of the blood-brain barrier depends on a protein that is altered in some neurodegenerative diseases
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From left to right, Pilar Villacampa, Víctor Arribas and Eloi Montañez. Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of Barcelona Defects in the blo...
It's in the Blood: Donor Diets Can Trigger Allergic Reactions in Blood Recipients
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Photo Credit: Aman Chaturvedi Blood transfusions are often life-saving procedures in various medical settings. They are required not only a...
Is life based on a seeming violation of Newton’s law in molecular interactions?
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Interactions between molecules that are not equal and opposite, a seeming violation of Newton’s third law of motion, can occur naturally acc...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations
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Using a variant of CRISPR genome-editing known as prime editing, MIT researchers have developed a method to screen cancer-associated genetic...
Monday, March 11, 2024
“Molecular Rosetta Stone” Reveals How our Microbiome Talks to Us
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Bacteria in the gut convert bile acids produced by the liver into a wide array of new compounds. These molecules are akin to the language of...
Researchers uncover protein responsible for cold sensation
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Image Credit: Copilot AI Generated University of Michigan researchers have identified the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filli...
AI research gives unprecedented insight into heart genetics and structure
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Image Credit Copilot AI Generated A ground-breaking research study has used AI to understand the genetic underpinning of the heart’s left ve...
How Proteins Control Genes to Prevent our Cells from Maldevelopment
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Ole Nørregaard Jensen is a professor and head of research at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Photo Credit: Stefan Kris...
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Shape-shifting ultrasound stickers detect post-surgical complications
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Three variations of the soft, flexible ultrasound sticker device displayed on a finger. Photo Credit: Jiaqi Liu / Northwestern University Re...
Lung cancer cells protected from cigarette smoke damage, researchers find
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New research shows how lung cancer cells can survive better and exhibit less cell damage when exposed to cigarette smoke in cell culture exp...
When Plants Flower: Scientists ID Genes, Mechanism in Sorghum
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Brookhaven Lab biologist Meng Xie and postdoctoral fellow Dimiru Tadesse with sorghum plants like those used in this study. Note that these ...
Researchers develop artificial building blocks of life
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Structural comparison of DNA and the artificial TNA, a Xeno nucleic acid with the natural base pairs AT and GC and an additional base pair (...
How the Body Copes With Airway Closure
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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline stock image There is perhaps no bodily function more essential for humans and other mammals than breathin...
Friday, March 8, 2024
Keeping the immune system in check
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Image Credit: © Julian Nüchel, Center for Biochemistry Cologne Researchers from the UoC’s Center for Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine...
Marine algae implants could boost crop yields
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Discovery could lead to more sustainable food supply Photo Credit: Oktavianus Mulyadi Scientists have discovered the gene that enables mari...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Unveiling Inaoside A: An Antioxidant Derived from Mushrooms
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Discovering a new antioxidant compound, Inaoside A from Laetiporus cremeiporus Image credit: Atsushi Kawamura from Shinshu University, Japan...
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