Profound Implications: New Research Challenges a 70-Year-Old Theory of Protein Folding
The findings of the study call into question a long-held belief about the way proteins fold within our cells and have significant ramifications for the…
The findings of the study call into question a long-held belief about the way proteins fold within our cells and have significant ramifications for the…
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered new insights into the physiology of our earliest animal ancestors by studying the contents of the…
A new branch has been discovered on the tree of life, and it is composed of predators that nibble their prey to death. These microbial…
Trauma can have a profound impact on an individual’s life. Recent research has shed light on how traumatic events can alter the physical structure of…
New research published in Biological Psychiatry has discovered a correlation between discrimination and an altered brain-gut microbiome. Structural racism not only has psychological consequences but…
A Japanese research group has become the first to reveal that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear’s organ of Corti is vital…
A team at the University of Pennsylvania successfully induced stem cells to exhibit the properties and functions of a human adrenal gland, a development that…
Researchers just discovered that certain T cells can secrete cytokines that are normally part of the innate immune system. They have now revealed several previously…
A new study led by Rutgers University has highlighted the potential of innovative techniques in understanding and studying mental disorders. A new study led by…
An entomologist has identified a new species of large insect from Nepal with odd genitalia. Zoologist Professor Rainer Willmann, previously the head of the Zoological…
The female locust’s digging ability allows her to bury her eggs in a safe location by extending her abdomen, including her nervous system, to two…
Altering a cellular process can lead stem cells—cells from which other cells in the body develop—to die or regenerate, according to a new study led…
A study led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Institute of Geoscience (IGEO, CSIC-UCM) has uncovered two well-preserved species of marine worms…
Eduardo Sampaio is certain that Charles Darwin would have been ecstatic if he had the opportunity to explore the underwater world of the Cape Verde…
The process of genome mining reveals a common category of naturally occurring compounds that have the potential as viable drug candidates. Researchers at the Max…
According to a new study, it would take an astounding 3 million years for the number of species that have been lost due to human…
Researchers are utilizing the gene-editing technology CRISPR to modify the viruses that have evolved to engineer bacteria. CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing tool, is making waves…
New insights into the opposing actions of serotonin-producing nerve fibers in mice could lead to drugs for treating addictions and major depression. Scientists in Japan…