Snake Venom Complexity Is Driven by Prey Diet
Diversity in diet plays a role in the complexity of venom in pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths. But new collaborative research by…
Diversity in diet plays a role in the complexity of venom in pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths. But new collaborative research by…
Antibody for USAG-1 shown to stimulate tooth growth. The tooth fairy is a welcome guest for any child who has lost a tooth. Not only…
A good way to find out what a cell is doing—whether it is growing out of control as in cancers, or is under the control…
Research pinpoints interferon stimulating genes that control SARS-CoV-2 replication. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection,…
New research reveals how cancer cells endure stress and survive. Publishing in Molecular Cell, an international research team identified mechanisms that human and mouse cells…
Using a new single-cell technique, WEHI researchers have uncovered a way to understand the programming behind how stem cells make particular cell types. The research…
Investigators in China and the United States have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and were able to grow chimeric embryos for a significant…
A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two proteins to manage COVID-19 in its early stages….
Two opposing evolutionary forces explain the presence of the two different colors of spotted salamander egg masses at ponds in Pennsylvania, according to a new…
Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new strategy to eliminate malaria. Altering…
Findings in worms suggest structural integrity of the eye’s light-sensing cells important for age-related macular degeneration Using laboratory-grown roundworms as well as human and mouse…
Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations — mutations —…
An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumor DNA sequencing – a fast, cheap and less…
Using an innovative protein-based approach, researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and nearby Emory University have found genes and corresponding proteins that could…
Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded to capture ecological diversity and protect reef environments. In recent years, advancements…
Research into the flower preferences of pollinating moths may have delivered a vital clue to the simple factors needed for the emergence of new species….
Study suggests reducing fishing and addressing environmental changes would help cod recover. Overfishing likely did not cause the Atlantic cod, an iconic species, to evolve…
Social isolation results in changes of behavior and activity of immune and stress genes. Ants react to social isolation in a similar way as do…