Chemists at Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated that synthetic nanoparticles can achieve the same level of structural complexity, hierarchy and…
MicroRNAs pair up with messenger RNAs to turn down the production of proteins. But there are far more of the messenger RNAs in the crowd, leaving scientists to…
A Swedish-German team of researchers has cleared up a key process for the artificial production of silk. With the help of the intense X-rays from DESY's…
Zika virus (ZIKV) interferes with the cellular machinery controlling cell division and alters the expression of hundreds of genes guiding the formation and…
The African cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis, a major agricultural pest, is widespread, especially in the Mediterranean. It feeds on a broad range of host…
Organ models, which are cultivated in the laboratory from human stem cells and grow into living tissue, are one of the most important scientific breakthroughs…
The Venus flytrap captures insects for more than just nutritional purposes: A research team lead by Prof. Dr. Heinz Rennenberg and Lukas Fasbender from the…
For proteins, appearance matters. These important molecules largely form a cell's structures and carry out its functions: proteins control growth and influence…
Approximately 350,000 patients in Germany suffer from various forms of cardiac arrhythmia. The condition can lead to permanent damage as a result of stroke, or…
Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 “gene scissors” is a powerful tool for biological discovery and for identifying novel drug targets. In pooled CRISPR screens,…
As we get older, our brain mobilises additional capacity whenever it is particularly challenged. According to the current paradigm, the aging brain makes use…
Yersiniae cause severe intestinal infections. Studies using Yersinia pseudotuberculosis as a model organism aim to elucidate the infection mechanisms of these…
From time to time one has notice from a single newly discovered species from the remote depth of oceans or of rain forests. However, how badly we know the life…
People with Type 1 diabetes don't make insulin — a hormone that regulates blood glucose, or sugar. Those with Type 2 diabetes can't use insulin effectively….
To evade the immune system, some viruses hide in cells of their host and persist there. In medical terminology, this state is referred to as a latent…
Cases of newborn “shaking piglets” have been reported since the 1920s both in Europe and abroad. Yet an additional cause for these congenital tremors has so…
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