Oct. 6, 2020 — A simple theoretical model seeks to explain why bacteria remain roughly the same size and shape. The work by chemists could offer new insight into diseases, including ...
Oct. 6, 2020 — Real-time observation of signal transmission in proteins provides new insights for drug ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — Biology textbooks may need to be re-written, with scientists finding a new piece of DNA essential to forming male sex organs in ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — In the search for the chemical origins of life, researchers have found a possible alternative path for the emergence of the characteristic DNA pattern: According to the experiments, the ...
Oct. 1, 2020 — Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull - strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few. The type and direction of the force on a cell ...
Oct. 1, 2020 — A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no cure, a multi-institution ...
Oct. 1, 2020 — Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates -- that's the job of bacteria in our large intestines. Scientists have just discovered a new group of viruses that attack these ...
Sep. 30, 2020 — Experts who study animal pheromones have traced the evolutionary origins of genes that allow mice, rats and other rodents to communicate through smell. The discovery is a clear example of how new ...
Sep. 30, 2020 — Rapeseed has the potential to replace soy as the best plant-based source of protein for humans. In a current study, nutrition scientists found that rapeseed protein consumption has comparable ...
Sep. 30, 2020 — European wildcats, thought to be extinct 50 years ago in the Jura mountains, have since recolonized part of their former territory. This resurgence in an area occupied by domestic cats has gone ...
Sep. 30, 2020 — The virus that causes COVID-19 uses a clutch-like shifter to enable transcription of one RNA string into multiple proteins, and therein lies a vulnerability. A proof-of-concept study shows it's ...
Sep. 29, 2020 — Researchers have sequenced and analyzed complete genomes from two very different millipede species. The study provides important insights into arthropod evolution, and highlights the genetic ...
Sep. 29, 2020 — A metabolic engineering research group has developed a strategy to grow an E. coli strain to higher cell density solely on CO2 and formic acid. Formic acid is a one carbon carboxylic acid, and can be ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — Scientists have identified a key modification to the genome that led to the evolution of gill covers more than 430 million years ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — Researchers shed new light on how Zika virus hijacks our own cellular machinery to break down an essential protein for neurological development, getting it to 'eat itself'. By triggering ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — Evolution leaves its traces -- in particular -- in genomes. Researchers used '2-n-way' software to determine the relationships between species or individuals and compare any genome of and ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — We humans need oxygen to breath - for a lot of microbes it is a lethal poison. That is why microorganisms have developed ways to render oxygen molecules harmless. Microbiologists have now succeeded ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — An international research team has shown in mice that Rictor, a protein that helps to regulate the growth, energy, and oxygen consumption of cells, plays a key role in the cellular metabolism and ...
Sep. 26, 2020 — Scientists have found that although male and female birds have an almost identical set of genes, they function differently in each sex through a mechanism called alternative ...
Sep. 25, 2020 — While the Y chromosome's role was believed to be limited to the functions of the sexual organs, a scientist has shown that it impacts the functions of other organs as ...
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