Developmental Biology News
February 12, 2025
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Feb. 11, 2025 Rhobo6, a light microscopy probe, gives scientists an unprecedented look at the extracellular matrix -- the collection of organized molecular structures that fills the spaces between cells in our ...
Feb. 10, 2025 In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human intestines condensed into a small chip about half the size of a five-cent coin. ...
Feb. 10, 2025 Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...
Feb. 7, 2025 Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them ...
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Feb. 7, 2025 A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into mature mRNA. Splicing is ...
Jan. 23, 2025 New research shows bacteria form distinct species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange via homologous ...
Jan. 15, 2025 By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular ...
Feb. 6, 2025 A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to ...
Feb. 6, 2025 New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation ...
Feb. 5, 2025 New biophysics research adds to our knowledge about the origins of left-right asymmetry in the ...
Feb. 5, 2025 By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia. Although common, the cause of these hernias is unknown, and the only treatment ...
Jan. 29, 2025 Current optical and electron microscopy imaging techniques are not suited for measuring the dynamic characteristics of living microorganisms at tiny ...
Feb. 4, 2025 Researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the ...
Jan. 30, 2025 Researchers have discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. The study found that the fly peripheral taste organ has neurons with texture-tasting mechanoreceptors ...
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Jan. 29, 2025 Why does coffee taste more bitter to some people than it does to others? Researchers have now come closer to answering this question. They have identified a new group of bitter compounds in roasted ...
Jan. 28, 2025 The latest findings on the interaction between cell death and cellular senescence in cancer and their pathophysiological significance have been ...
Jan. 28, 2025 A 'pocket' on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct ...
Jan. 28, 2025 A team of stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse -- a mouse with two male parents -- that lived until adulthood. Their results ...
Jan. 28, 2025 New research has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly identify precision-based ...
Jan. 27, 2025 Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant ...
Jan. 23, 2025 Researchers have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't produce ...
Jan. 23, 2025 Scientists have developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy -- organisms carrying extra genome copies -- in evolution. Their findings reveal that polyploidy can stabilize ...
Jan. 22, 2025 Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the trajectory towards the optimum? And can we 'derive' it in a ...
Jan. 22, 2025 Thanks to a new technology called Moscot ('Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport'), researchers can now observe millions of cells simultaneously as they develop into a new organ -- for ...
Jan. 22, 2025 Scientists have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds' first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new possibilities for creating resilient, ...
Jan. 21, 2025 Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...
Jan. 20, 2025 Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the 'dark ...
Jan. 16, 2025 Scientists have discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction. Until now, researchers believed that these so-called SMC motors that make loops into DNA could move in ...
Jan. 15, 2025 New research has revealed that the nervous system circuitry that controls arm movement in octopuses is segmented, giving these extraordinary creatures precise control across all eight arms and ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for ...
Jan. 15, 2025 While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...
Jan. 14, 2025 New research reveals how the RapA enzyme protects against R-loop cytotoxicity in E. ...
Jan. 13, 2025 Scientists have adapted a sensing platform to detect and even measure chemicals at low enough concentrations to have use outside the lab. The system, which is 10 times more sensitive than previous ...
Jan. 13, 2025 Scientists have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of 'DNA origami'. The system they developed may facilitate the transportation of ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Cell Death and Aging in Cancer Research Review
- Keeping the Steps of Cell Division in Line
- First Mouse With Two Male Parents to Reach Adulthood
- Genetic 'fingerprint' To Predict Drug Resistance in Bacteria
Monday, January 27, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Uncovering the Role of Y Chromosome Genes in Male Fertility in Mice
- Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Polyploidy: How Genome Duplication Shapes Adaptation
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Many Roads Lead To... the Embryo
- AI in Cell Research: Moscot Reveals Cell Dynamics in Unprecedented Detail
- Final Synthetic Yeast Chromosome Unlocks New Era in Biotechnology
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Monday, January 20, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Octopus Arms Have Segmented Nervous Systems to Power Extraordinary Movements
- 'Perfect Storm' Of Mutations Drives Infection-Triggered Autoimmune Disease
- DNA Damage Can Last Unrepaired for Years, Changing Our View of Mutations
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
- A 'volume Dial' For Missed Signals Produced by Our Bodies
- DNA Nanorobots Can Alter Artificial Cells
- Route of Entry for Semliki Forest Virus Into the Brain Revealed
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Physical Signals as Fate Deciders: How Mechanical Forces Extrude Cells from Tissues
- An Earful of Gill: Evolutionary Origin of the Mammalian Outer Ear
- Two-in-One Root Armor Protects Plants from Environmental Stressors and Fights Climate Change
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- New AI Predicts Inner Workings of Cells
- Tiny Microbe Colonies Communicate to Coordinate Their Behavior
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Histone Modification Important for Correct Blood Cell Formation
- Building a Backbone: Scientists Recreate the Body's 'GPS System' In the Lab
- Giant Virus Encodes Key Piece of Protein-Making Machinery of Cellular Life
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- The Longevity Factor Foxo3 Mediates 'unfit' Cell Elimination to Ensure Healthy Body Construction
- Scientists Find a Vulnerability in Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism
Monday, December 16, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024
- A New Twist: The Molecular Machines That Loop Our Chromosomes Also Twist DNA
- Intermittent Fasting Inhibits Hair Regeneration in Mice
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- The Maternal Microbiome During Pregnancy Impacts Offspring's Stem Cells in Mice
- Biological Diversity Is Not Just the Result of Genes
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Study Breaks the Silence on How Fish and Lizards Regenerate Hearing
- Breakthrough AI Model Can Translate the Language of Plant Life
Friday, December 6, 2024
- New Model for Replication of BKPyV Virus, a Major Cause of Kidney Transplant Failure
- Close Encounters Between Distant DNA Regions Cause Bursts of Gene Activity
- Autonomous Imaging Robot Plays a Crucial Role in Assessing Embryos' Response to Environmental Change
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
- DNA Engineered to Mimic Biological Catch Bonds
- Study May Reverse Century-Old Understanding of the Shape of 'arms' On Mammals' Brain Cells
- Mouse Study Captures Aging Process at the Cellular Level
Friday, November 29, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Fighting Aging by Staying Compact
- Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock Uses an AM Radio-Like Mechanism to Control Cellular Processes
Friday, November 22, 2024
- New Gene Drive Reverses Insecticide Resistance in Pests... Then Disappears
- New Technology Points to Unexpected Uses for snoRNA
- Caste Differentiation in Ants
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- The Parasaurolophus' Pipes: Modeling the Dinosaur's Crest to Study Its Sound
- Single Gene Causes Embryo Notochord Deformity in Zebrafish
- DNA Repair: A Look Inside the Cell's 'repair Café'
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Scientists Use Ancient DNA to Shed Light on Adaptation of Early Europeans
- Advancements in Genomic Research Reveal Alternative Transcription Initiation Sites in Thousands of Soybean Genes
- Labeling Cell Particles With Barcodes
- How Cells Habituate
Monday, November 18, 2024
- How Marine Worms Regenerate Lost Body Parts
- Scientists Recreate Mouse from Gene Older Than Animal Life
Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Slow Editing of Protein Blueprints Leads to Cell Death
- New Discovery Enables Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophies, Other Disorders
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- How Studying Fruit Flies Can Help Us Understand Congenital Defects
- Human Stem Cell-Derived Heart Cells Are Safe in Monkeys, Could Treat Congenital Heart Disease
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Synthetic Cells Emulate Natural Cellular Communication
- Using CRISPR to Decipher Whether Gene Variants Lead to Cancer
- DNA Packaging Directly Affects How Fast DNA Is Copied in Cells
Monday, November 11, 2024
- A New Wrinkle in Turtles: Their Genomes Fold in a Unique Way, Researchers Find
- The Mystery of 'selfish' B Chromosomes in Rye Solved
- International Canine Gene Research Database Accelerates Biomedical Research
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Research Shows Caterpillar Fungus Can Slow Down Growth of Cancer Cells
- Finding Function for Noncoding RNAs Using a New Kind of CRISPR
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- How Plants Evolved Multiple Ways to Override Genetic Instructions
- Use of 'genetic Scissors' Carries Risks
- The Egg or the Chicken? An Ancient Unicellular Says Egg
- A New Approach to Modeling Complex Biological Systems
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Stem Cell-Like Approach in Plants Sheds Light on Specialized Cell Wall Formation
- A Newly Developed Algorithm Shows How a Gene Is Expressed at Microscopic Resolution