Cell Biology News
June 15, 2024
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June 11, 2024 — An international scientific team has redefined our understanding of archaea, a microbial ancestor to humans from two billion years ago, by showing how they use hydrogen gas. The findings explain how ...
June 14, 2024 — A low vitamin B6 level has negative effects on brain performance. A research team has now found a way to delay the degradation of the ...
June 14, 2024 — In mammals, only 3% of the genome consists of coding genes which, when transcribed into proteins, ensure the biological functions of the organism and the in-utero development of future individuals. But genes do not function alone. They are ...
June 14, 2024 — An international research team has uncovered a new insight into human evolution by comparing humans' hearts with those of other great ...
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June 14, 2024 — A team of researchers has shown for the first time that fasting can reprogram the metabolism of natural killer cells, helping them to survive in the ...
June 14, 2024 — The amount of infectious H5N1 influenza viruses in raw milk rapidly declined with heat treatment in laboratory research. However, small, detectable ...
June 10, 2024 — A discovery could speed up efforts to produce new antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial ...
June 13, 2024 — Some species of tardigrades are highly and unusually resilient to various extreme conditions fatal to most other forms of life. The genetic basis for these exceptional abilities remains elusive. ...
June 13, 2024 — With their 'T-REX' method, researchers developed a glassy, amber-like polymer that can be used for long-term storage of DNA, such as entire human genomes or digital files such as ...
June 6, 2024 — Researchers provide the first insight into the mode of action of the lipopeptide serrawettin W2-FL10, derived from Serratia marcescens. This lipopeptide targets the cell membrane of S. aureus, ...
June 13, 2024 — An analysis of reviews of translational biomedical research reveals that just 5% of therapies tested in animals reach regulatory approval for human use. The umbrella review summarizes other ...
June 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that germ cells, which develop into eggs and sperm, drive sex-dependent differences in lifespan in vertebrates. Female and male germ cells increase and reduce lifespan, ...
June 6, 2024 — Around 100 million years ago, a remarkable evolutionary shift allowed placental mammals to diversify and conquer many cold regions of our planet. New research shows that the typical mammalian heater ...
June 12, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between two key pathways that regulate the immune system in mammals -- a finding that impacts our understanding of chronic inflammatory bowel ...
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June 12, 2024 — Goldenrod can perceive other plants nearby without ever touching them, by sensing far-red light ratios reflected off leaves. When goldenrod is eaten by herbivores, it adapts its response based on ...
June 12, 2024 — A mother's contribution to the makeup of a newborn baby's microbiota has been well documented. Now a new article shows the important contributions that fathers make to the composition of ...
June 12, 2024 — Mutations are changes in the molecular 'letters' that make up the DNA code, the blueprint for all living cells. Some of these changes can have little effect, but others can lead to ...
June 11, 2024 — Using tools of modern genetics, plant biochemists have produced a new high-yielding oilseed crop variety -- a yellow-seeded variety of Camelina sativa, a close relative of canola, that accumulates ...
June 11, 2024 — Researchers tracked how plant matter moves through bacteria's metabolism. Microbes respire three times as much carbon dioxide (CO2) from non-sugar carbons from lignin compared to sugar from ...
June 11, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that virus-like nanoparticles can promote the multicellular organization and reproduction of host bacteria. These particles, which are evolutionarily related to phages ...
June 11, 2024 — The need to transition away from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy production is critical. That's why a team of researchers is looking at a potential power source that not only produces no ...
June 10, 2024 — A team has found a way to make the bacterial enzyme histidine kinase water-soluble, which could make it possible to rapidly screen potential antibiotics that might interfere with its ...
June 10, 2024 — Why does Hepatitis E become chronic in some patients, and why do medications not work? To find out, an international research team led by scientists from Bochum observed a patient with chronic ...
June 10, 2024 — When scientists transplanted the gut microbes of aged mice into young 'germ-free' mice -- raised to have no gut microbes of their own -- the recipient mice experienced an increase in ...
June 7, 2024 — While smell plays a considerable role in the social interactions of humans -- for instance, signaling fear or generating closeness -- for ants, it is vitally important. Researchers have found that a ...
June 7, 2024 — Scientists used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by changing its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used the technology to knock out or decrease the expression of genes, ...
June 7, 2024 — By studying mutations in yeast and human cells, scientists say they have found that biochemical bonds between fats and proteins in the mitochondrion, the cell's powerhouse, play a crucial role ...
June 7, 2024 — Feed costs for producing broiler chickens accounts for 60% to 70% of total production costs, and stump waste from the production of button mushrooms comprises nearly 30% of total mushroom weight. ...
June 6, 2024 — Biomedical engineers have developed a silk-based, ultrathin membrane that can be used in organ-on-a-chip models to better mimic the natural environment of cells and tissues within the body. When used ...
June 6, 2024 — What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information. But in underwater environments, invisible compounds create a ...
June 6, 2024 — A breakthrough study changes the way we understand cyanobacteria, which are essential for the sustenance of life. The study shows that these organisms do not operate in isolation, but rather ...
June 6, 2024 — Advanced technologies enable the controlled release of medicine to specific cells in the body. Scientists argue these same technologies must be applied to agriculture if growers are to meet ...
June 6, 2024 — Researchers have been investigating the molecular mechanisms responsible for determining sex in ants. Although the vast majority of an ant colony consists of female workers, males are essential to ...
June 6, 2024 — The swirl of milk and espresso -- a small storm in your mug -- doesn't impact the dynamics of the milk proteins, according to research. Researchers took a molecular view of how milk proteins and ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- Are Plants Intelligent? It Depends on the Definition
- Study Shows Role of Fathers in Seeding the Microbiota of Newborns and Confirms Benefits of Maternal Fecal Microbiota Transplants
- New Technique Reveals Earliest Signs of Genetic Mutations
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
- Scientists Engineer Yellow-Seeded Camelina With High Oil Output
- Soil Bacteria Respire More CO2 After Sugar-Free Meals
- Virus-Like Nanoparticles Control the Multicellular Organization and Reproduction of Host Bacteria
- Algae Offer Real Potential as a Renewable Electricity Source
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Protein Study Could Help Researchers Develop New Antibiotics
- How Human Derived RNA Fragments Help the Hepatitis E Virus
- Gut Microbes from Aged Mice Induce Inflammation in Young Mice, Study Finds
Friday, June 7, 2024
- A Protein That Enables Smell--and Stops Cell Death
- Changes Upstream: RIPE Team Uses CRISPR/Cas9 to Alter Photosynthesis for the First Time
- Fat Molecule's Inability to Bond With Shape-Shifting Protein in Cell's Powerhouse Linked to an Inherited Metabolic Disease
- Mushroom Stump Waste Could Be Inexpensive, Healthy Chicken Feed Supplement
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Silkworms Help Grow Better Organ-Like Tissues in Labs
- Scientists 'read' The Messages in Chemical Clues Left by Coral Reef Inhabitants
- A New Study Reveals That Marine Cyanobacteria Communicate
- Better Farming Through Nanotechnology
- Determining Sex in Ants
- How Milk Proteins Interact With Caffeine in Espresso
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Universal Bitter Blocker Could Help Patients Take Their Medicines as Prescribed
- Blood Sausages and Yak Milk: Bronze Age Cuisine of Mongolian Nomads Unveiled
- Bone Loss Drugs Can Help Azoles Fight Fungal Infections
- Unlocking the World Around Us for Next-Gen Antibiotics
- Myelination in the Brain May Be Key to 'learning' Opioid Addiction
- New Technique Reveals How Gene Transcription Is Coordinated in Cells
- Father's Diet Before Conception Influences Children's Health
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Exercising During Pregnancy Normalizes Eating Behaviors in Offspring from Obese Mice
- Giant Viruses Found on Greenland Ice Sheet
- An Anti-Inflammatory Curbs Spread of Fungi Causing Serious Blood Infections
- Using AI to Decode Dog Vocalizations
- Age and Sex-Related Changes Leave Female Flies Vulnerable to Delayed Harm from Head Injury
- New Light Shed on Circadian Rhythms
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Key Nutrients Help Plants Beat the Heat
- The Embryo Assembles Itself
- Paving the Way for Hydrogen from Algae Enzymes
Friday, May 31, 2024
- Researchers Discover 'trojan Horse' Virus Hiding in Human Parasite
- Lighting Up the Brain: What Happens When Our 'serotonin Center' Is Triggered?
- The World's Most Powerful Anti-Fungal Chemistries Cause Fungal Pathogens to Self-Destruct
- Mediterranean Diet Tied to One-Fifth Lower Risk of Early Death in Women
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Trout in Mine-Polluted Rivers Are Genetically 'isolated'
- New, Modified CRISPR Protein Can Fit Inside Virus Used for Gene Therapy
- Scientists Invent 'living Bioelectronics' That Can Sense and Heal Skin
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Researchers Expose New Symbiosis Origin Theories, Identify Experimental Systems for Plant Life
- Researchers Apply Quantum Computing Methods to Protein Structure Prediction
- Blood Flow Makes Waves Across the Surface of the Mouse Brain
- hnRNPM, a Guardian of the Integrity of Cellular Protein Production
- Editing Without 'cutting': Molecular Mechanisms of New Gene-Editing Tool Revealed
- Chicken Feathers to Deliver Chemotherapy Drugs and Repair Enzymes
- Acute Sense of Touch Helps Hummingbirds Hover Near a Flower Without Bumping Into It
- Complete X and Y Chromosome Sequences of Living Great Ape Species Determined
- New Antibiotic Kills Pathogenic Bacteria, Spares Healthy Gut Microbes
- New Research Approach: Exploring the Mouthfeel of Food With a Microscope
- Heart Healthy Behaviors May Help Reverse Rapid Cell Aging
- Bird Flu: Diverse Range of Vaccines Platforms 'crucial' For Enhancing Human Pandemic Preparedness
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Intermittent Fasting Shows Promise in Improving Gut Health, Weight Management
- Scientists Identify Gene That Could Lead to Resilient 'pixie' Corn
- When Should You Neuter or Spay Your Dog?
- Bringing Back an Ancient Bird
- Mechanisms for Selective Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Strategy
- 'Cloaked' Proteins Deliver Cancer-Killing Therapeutics Into Cells
- Scientists Uncover a Multibillion-Year Epic Written Into the Chemistry of Life
- Genetic Mosaicism More Common Than Thought
- Researchers Have Unveiled a New Method to Manipulate Cell Movement in Embryos
- How Killifish Embryos Use Suspended Animation to Survive Over 8 Months of Drought
- Transgenic Expression of Rubisco Factors Increases Photosynthesis and Chilling Tolerance in Maize
Monday, May 27, 2024
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Thursday, May 23, 2024
- New Approach to Epstein-Barr Virus and Resulting Diseases
- New 'atlas' Provides Unprecedented Insights on How Genes Function in Early Embryo Development
- Novel Approach to Interrogate Tissue-Specific Protein-Protein Interactions
- Biodiversity in Crabs: More Than Counting Species
- Tracking Down the Genetic Causes of Lupus to Personalize Treatment
- Sexual Parasitism Helped Anglerfish Invade the Deep Sea During a Time of Global Warming
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Future Climate Impacts Put Whale Diet at Risk
- Exploring Diversity in Cell Division
- Sweet Move: A Modified Sugar Enhances Antisense Oligonucleotide Safety and Efficacy
- How the 'home' Environment Influences Microbial Interactions
- Naturally Occurring Substance in Pomegranates Can Improve Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Study Finds Widespread 'cell Cannibalism,' Related Phenomena Across Tree of Life
- Body Lice May Be Bigger Plague Spreaders Than Previously Thought
- Drug-Like Inhibitor Shows Promise in Preventing Flu
- Hope for a Cure for Visceral Leishmaniasis, an Often Fatal Infectious Disease
- Food for Thought: Study Links Key Nutrients With Slower Brain Aging
- Studies Reveal Cell-by-Cell Changes Caused When Pig Hearts and Kidneys Are Transplanted Into Humans
- Clarifying the Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Periodontitis With an Improved Animal Model
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Genes Provide Hope for the Survival of Arabia's Last Big Cat
- Digging Up Good News for Microbial Studies
- Diverse Headgear in Hoofed Mammals Evolved from Common Ancestor
- New Mechanisms Behind Antibiotic Resistance
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Modern Plant Enzyme Partners With Surprisingly Ancient Protein
- Chronic Wasting Disease Unlikely to Move from Animals to People
- Sweet Taste Receptor Affects How Glucose Is Handled Metabolically by Humans
- Scientists Discover Mechanism of Sugar Signaling in Plants
- A Long-Term Ketogenic Diet Accumulates Aged Cells in Normal Tissues, Study Finds
- Zombie Cells in the Sea: Viruses Keep the Most Common Marine Bacteria in Check
- Plants Restrict Use of 'Tipp-Ex Proteins'
- Fruit Fly Wing Research Offers Window Into Birth Defects
- A Trial HIV Vaccine Triggered Elusive and Essential Antibodies in Humans