Far-Reaching Implications: Scientists Shed Light on the “Original Antigenic Sin”
According to the theory of original antigenic sin (OAS), our immune systems react most strongly to the viral strains we encountered in our childhoods. This…
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Why Do Older Fathers Pass on More Genetic Mutations to Their Offspring?
The male reproductive system is a hotspot for the emergence of new genes, which may explain why more new mutations are passed down from fathers…
Arginine – The Nutrient That Cancer Cells Crave
Arginine is an amino acid naturally produced by our bodies and plentiful in the fish, meat, and nuts that we eat. However, as recent research…
Mitoribosome Assembly: How a Cell’s Mitochondria Make Their Own Protein Factories
Across the tree of life, ribosomes, the tiny protein-producing factories within cells, are ubiquitous and look largely identical. Ribosomes that keep bacteria chugging along are,…
Why Do We Slow Down When We Are Sick? Scientists Identify the Cells Responsible
New research reveals new information about sickness behaviors. When we’re feeling under the weather, we tend to eat, drink, and exercise less. We’re not the…
Scientists Discover Why Some People Are Mosquito Magnets
It can be impossible to hide from a female mosquito—she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body…
Unlocking the Mystery: How Mosquitoes Smell Humans
Between a variety of mosquito-borne diseases, most notably malaria, nearly one million deaths each year can be traced back to simple mosquito bites. Therefore, curbing…
Explaining the Most Baffling Quirk of COVID: Common Gene Variant Linked to Mortality
It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: While some infected individuals only have minor, flu-like symptoms, in others COVID-19 can spiral into severe…
Broad Implications: New Study Reveals Where Memory Fragments Are Stored
Recalling memories requires the cooperation of several brain regions. When you have a memorable evening at a restaurant, more than just the food stays in…
A New Antibiotic Can Kill Even Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens could be defeated with the assistance of a synthetic antibiotic A brand-new antibiotic that was developed at The Rockefeller University using computational models…
Cancer Cells’ Iron Addiction May Be an Achilles Heel
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have discovered that cells carrying the most common mutation found in human cancer accumulate large amounts…
Yale Researchers Develop RNA-Based Therapy That Can Protect From Range of COVID-19 Variants
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that an RNA molecule that stimulates the body’s early antiviral defense system can protect mice from a…
Navigation Neuroscience: How a Fly’s Brain Calculates Its Position in Space
Navigation doesn’t always go as planned—a lesson that flies learn the hard way, when a strong headwind shunts them backward in defiance of their forward-beating…
Powerful COVID-19 Research Tool: Scientists Create Noninfectious Versions of SARS-CoV-2
To study a virus as infectious as SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, researchers need to follow laborious protocols and have access to high-biosafety laboratories….
New Vaccination Strategy Developed That Could Prevent Future Coronavirus Outbreaks
Researchers in Japan have developed a vaccination strategy in mice that promotes the production of antibodies that can neutralize not only SARS-CoV-2 but a broad…
Capturing the Intricacies of the Brain’s Activity at Unprecedented Resolution
The neuroactivity of one million neurons in the mouse brain, at unprecedented resolution. Credit: Alipasha Vaziri New microscopy technique reveals activity of one million neurons…
Could Future COVID Variants Fully Dodge Our Immune System?
With every new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that emerges to cause a surge in cases, a worrisome question also arises: Could the virus eventually arrive at…
Surprising Physics Behind a Water Bear’s Lumbering Gait
Plump and ponderous, tardigrades earned the nickname “water bears” when scientists first observed the 0.02-inch-long animals’ distinctive lumbering gaits in the 18th century. Their dumpy…
