Researchers Engineered a New Synthetic Fly Species – Here’s Why
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spread. CRISPR-based technologies offer enormous potential to benefit human health and…
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spread. CRISPR-based technologies offer enormous potential to benefit human health and…
Global brain activity seen on fMRI, and its connection with cerebrospinal fluid flow weaker in brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease risk or related toxin…
Neuroscientists at Synapsy have identified one of the mechanisms behind the antidepressant effect of lactate, a molecule produced by the body during exercise. Its key…
Hydraulic Instability Decides Who’s to Die and Who’s to Live In many species including humans, the cells responsible for reproduction, the germ cells, are often…
Scientists from Japan employ a novel two-step method of labeling neurotransmitter receptor proteins to track their localization efficiently. The neurons in our nervous system “talk”…
One hundred fifty years ago, Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table, a system for classifying atoms based on the properties of their nuclei. This week,…
Salk Institute research reveals clues about molecular changes underlying muscle loss tied to aging. One of the many effects of aging is loss of muscle…
Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare to infect people. The atlas maps the malaria parasite…
In a paper published today (May 26, 2021) in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine showed that inhalable nanobodies targeting…
Researchers created an algorithm to identify similar cell types from species – including fish, mice, flatworms and sponges – that have diverged for hundreds of…
The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study finds. Clownfish species develop their characteristic…
Study lays groundwork for developing drugs to treat or prevent addiction in humans and provides contextual framework for future research. New research from the Clemson…
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers identify a novel target and a potential new therapy that could offer an additional treatment option against COVID-19…
New research indicates that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging, where changes in the DNA of patients may contribute to greater inflammation and fatigue….
A research team working at Uppsala University has succeeded in studying ‘translation factors’ – important components of a cell’s protein synthesis machinery – that are…
A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukemia treatment, says a new University of Guelph study. The compound targets an enzyme…
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by the build-up of amyloid plaques in the brain. Microglia, the immune sentinels…
For many engineers and scientists, nature is the world’s greatest muse. They seek to better understand natural processes that have evolved over millions of years,…