The Narwhal’s Impressive Unicorn-Like Tusk Reveals Its Past Living Conditions
Every year, a new growth layer is added to the narwhal’s spiraled tusk. The individual layers act as an archive of data that reveals what…
Every year, a new growth layer is added to the narwhal’s spiraled tusk. The individual layers act as an archive of data that reveals what…
International team of researchers investigates how evolution forms the structure and function of a newly emerged protein in flies. Proteins are the key component in…
When the body detects a pathogen, such as bacteria or viruses, it mounts an immune system response to fight this invader. In some people, the…
One shot, protected forever: This would be a dream come true regarding influenza vaccinations. So far, vaccination against influenza has not provided a lasting protection….
Researchers at Osaka University create voltage-controlled nanopores that can trap particles as they try to pass through, which may lead to single-molecule sensors, along with…
Research teams from UNIGE have discovered that the cytoskeleton of the malaria parasite comprises a vestigial form of an organelle called conoid, initially thought to…
Membrane-localized phage proteins may also help revitalize, enhance existing antibiotics. A study from the Center for Phage Technology, part of Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture…
Proteins choreograph the infinitesimal dance of living cells and functional biomaterials. An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University has unraveled how functional biomaterials rely upon…
The SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the current pandemic, infects humans by binding its surface-exposed spike proteins to ACE2 receptors exposed on the cell membranes….
Research demonstrates the potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencing. Researchers have demonstrated the potential of using a nanopore to reduce the time required for sequencing…
Rapid COVID-19 tests are on the rise to deliver results faster to more people, and scientists need an easy, foolproof way to know that these…
Researchers develop a low-cost and fast method to detect a COVID-19 infection from a pool of gargle lavage samples. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)…
Energy-providing bacterial endosymbiont enables its unicellular eukaryotic host to breathe nitrate, demonstrating that unicellular eukaryotes may acquire endosymbionts to complement or replace functions of their…
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a new drug that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease…
How a single cell slime mold makes smart decisions without a central nervous system. Having a memory of past events enables us to make smarter…
Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality. But research on it is lacking. A Hiroshima University professor…
Research in C. elegans shows how melatonin activates the BK channel in the brain. Melatonin is used as a dietary supplement to promote sleep and…
Viruses make copies of themselves during an infection, and new research sheds light on one of the coronavirus molecules that is important for this process,…