Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber), Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) and the Centers for Disease Control and…
Ever since the “barreleye” fish Macropinna microstoma was first described in 1939, marine biologists have known that it's tubular eyes are very good at…
How, then, has this seemingly life-threatening behavior remained constant among various species of animals?A new study by scientists at North Carolina State…
In order to switch off a gene, they interact with so called Argonaute proteins – the subsequent complex induces the shutdown or even degradation of the genetic…
Actin, a globular protein found in all eukaryotic cells, is a workhorse that varies remarkably little from baker's yeast to the human body. Part of the…
“For microbes, it appears that almost all of their major evolution took place before we have any record of them, way back in the dark mists of prehistory,”…
“This is the first step to achieving more durable resistance to a devastating disease in wheat,” said Dr Cristobal Uauy, co-author of the report, recently…
The tools, compounds called siderophores, allow the bad bacteria to steal iron from their hosts, making it easier for the bacteria to survive and reproduce….
The phenomenon of light emission by living organisms, bioluminescence, is quite common, especially in marine species. It is known that light is generated by…
In patients suffering from the hereditary disease LAD III (leukocyte adhesion deficiency) this passage is blocked. The cause of this defect has now been…
The scientists believe that shedding light on this poorly understood aspect of malaria metabolism has given them new insights on the interactions between the…
Platelets, tiny and relatively uncharted tenants of the bloodstream known mostly for their role in blood clotting, turn out to also rally sustained immune…
Sharon Gerecht, an assistant professor of chemical and molecular engineering in the university’s Whiting School of Engineering, recently received a $150,000…
Understanding the mechanisms by which the brain functions is one of the most complex challenges in science. One important aspect is the electrical conduction…
“The fact that the defective genes code for metabolic enzymes found only in malignant glioma, and not in normal tissue, could make the gene products…
The researchers made the discovery using a new technique for decoding data from functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI. The findings are a significant…
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