How Tendons Become Stiffer and Stronger – Newly Discovered Cellular Mechanisms
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich deciphered the cellular mechanisms through which tendons can adapt to mechanical stresses. People who carry a…
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich deciphered the cellular mechanisms through which tendons can adapt to mechanical stresses. People who carry a…
Detecting environmental DNA of invasive ant species in soil samples. Researchers have successfully detected the environmental DNA (eDNA)[1] of the Argentine ant[2] in surface soil…
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…
Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that can process tens of thousands of samples in less than 48 hours. The…
Scientists at IST Austria discover how a high-risk gene for developing autism spectrum disorder affects brain development. Within the European Union alone, about three million…
Researchers from IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University develop a novel software tool to quantify potential CRISPR-induced errors. CRISPR technology allows researchers to edit genomes by…
Early Dispersal of Neolithic Domesticated Sheep Into the Heart of Central Asia Along the Tian Shan and Alay mountain ranges of Central Asia, sheep, and…
The CRISPR-based gene editor, C-to-G Base Editor (CGBE), opens up treatment avenues for up to 40 percent of genetic disorders caused by single-nucleotide mutations. A…
Whether you hanker for a hard hit of caffeine or favor the frothiness of a milky cappuccino, your regular coffee order could be telling you…
Wines and table grapes exist thanks to a genetic exchange so rare that it’s only happened twice in nature in the last 6 million years….
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…
Open up Scott Roy’s Twitter bio and you’ll see a simple but revealing sentence: “The more I learn the more I’m confused.” Now the rest…
New findings show connections between the ancient horse populations in North America, where horses evolved, and Eurasia, where they were domesticated. A new study of…
Scientists examined DNA from mass grave of plague victims in Germany. While examining DNA from bones of 16th-century bubonic plague victims in the German town…
Study shows erosion of ant genome tied to loss of functional, behavioral and social traits in 3 inquiline species. Ants are renowned in the insect…
Bearded dragon embryos become females either through sex chromosomes or hot temperatures. Ancient cellular processes are likely involved in temperature-dependent sex reversals. Bearded dragon embryos…
Having genetic risk variants in the ABO gene might significantly increase the chances of developing COVID-19, and other genes may also increase COVID-19 risk, according…
Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone. The mysteries of sexual attraction…