The Earlham Institute (EI) has boosted its capability in high-fidelity long-read sequencing with a twin set of the cutting-edge Pacific Biosciences Sequel IIe platforms to…
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A new study shows how cell membranes curve to create the “mouths” that allow the cells to consume things that surround them. “Just like our…
The newly discovered muscle layer runs from the back of the cheekbone to the anterior muscular process of the lower jaw. (S= superficial layer, D=…
Cryobioprinting examples. Credit: Y. Shrike Zhang Researchers invented a technique that combines bioprinting with cryopreservation to construct frozen, cell-laden structures that can be used in…
Mammal tree of life. Credit: Mario dos Reis Barros and Sandra Alvarez-Carretero A new study, published on December 22, 2021, in the journal Nature, has…
A DNAzyme (red) uses its binding arms to dock at a specific location on an RNA strand (yellow) and then cleaves it at its core.…
This photo shows a school of sulfur mollies. CreditL Juliane Lukas In the sports arena, spectators sometimes create a spectacle known as a wave, as…
Reconstruction of Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus with its mouth open to show its long tongue that was used to catch insects or obtain nectar from cone-bearing plants.…
Sections of the fetus and placenta. Credit: Ionel Sandovici Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of…
Coronin 1 promotes long-term survival of the T cells of our immune system. Credit: Nano Imaging Lab SNI/Biozentrum, University of Basel They are at the…
Smell has the power to transport us across time and space. It could be the sweet fragrance of jasmine, or the musty scent of algae.…
A CRISPR-based gene editing technique called twin prime editing could be a new and safer approach to gene therapy. Researchers at the Broad Institute of…
A pygmy zebra octopus hatchling in the Cephalopod Mariculture Lab at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole. These octopuses are about the size of a…
Common Origin: Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Evolved From the Same Ancestral Gene
A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene. A new study…
Jelena Godrijan performs measurements on coccolithophores during long-term experiments at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. The work led to a discovery of how some species…
Male elephant. Credit: Connie Allen Male elephants are more aggressive when fewer older males are present, new research suggests. The research, by the University of…
The thickness of the cortical region varies among women, associated with its use. The exact location of the brain area representing genital touch varies among…
Credit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad Communications Researchers have boosted the efficiency of prime editing, a highly versatile CRISPR-based gene editing technology, and used the improved system…
Credit: Caltech Viruses reproduce by taking over the replication machinery of host cells to make copies of their own genetic material, or genome. Unlike cellular…
Chemical’s release in brain tied to processing of imagery, cells’ activation. “Look at me!” we might say while attempting to engage our children. It turns…