Dr. Juan P. Casas, a physician epidemiologist, led the study, which called for prioritizing clinical trials of drugs targeting two proteins. Credit: Frank Curran A…
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Spotted salamanders are a widespread species across the eastern United States that return to temporary ponds in the spring to breed. Credit: Sean Giery, Penn…
Findings in worms suggest structural integrity of the eye’s light-sensing cells important for age-related macular degeneration Using laboratory-grown roundworms as well as human and mouse…
Researchers Pim Bongaerts and Norbert Englebert on a collection dive. Credit: © David Whillas Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to…
Carolina hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) feeding from white Mimulus mutant in flight chamber. Credit: Byers and Bradshaw, 2021 Research into the flower preferences of pollinating moths…
Bottom-dwelling fish such as Atlantic cod are often found near structures such as shipwrecks. Credit: NOAA Study suggests reducing fishing and addressing environmental changes would…
An ant of the species Temnothorax nylanderi. Credit: Susanne Foitzik, JGU Social isolation results in changes of behavior and activity of immune and stress genes.…
Behold, the gar’s brain. In this microscope image, the brain’s left hemisphere fluoresces green and the right glows magenta. Yet, at the bottom of the…
An interdisciplinary team led by KU Leuven and Stanford has identified 76 overlapping genetic locations that shape both our face and our brain. What the…
This skull from Zlatý kůň cave near Prague belonged to the earliest known modern human in Europe. Credit: Marek Jantač The fossil skull of a…
Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney have discovered a critical new gene that it is hoped could help human hearts repair…
Fusing classical epidemiology and genomics is a tool for future pandemics. Genome sequencing of thousands of SARS-CoV-2 samples shows that surges of COVID-19 cases are…
Phage illustration. Tailocins look like phages, but don’t have the capsid (“head”) that contains the viral DNA and replication machinery. A Berkeley Lab-led team is…
Study in red-haired mice uncovers mechanisms involved and suggests new treatment strategies for pain. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) provides…
Gene Changes Linked to Severe Repetitive Behaviors Seen in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Drug Addiction
Gene Changes Linked to Severe Repetitive Behaviors Seen in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Drug Addiction
Green fluorescence in a mouse brain highlights clusters of striosomal neurons (yellow arrow) that send distant connections, also green, to cells that produce dopamine in…
Like the layers of a Russian doll, using multi-level regulation in an engineered cell ensures gene expression only switches on precisely when needed. Credit: Thomas…
The NIRVANA field-test kit. Credit: Mo Li/KAUST The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other viruses. Clinicians using a…
Genomic study finds cancer-linked variants in Bernese mountain dogs, Rottweilers, and retrievers. Six genetic variants add up to determine the risk of several blood cancers…
A brightfield image of Pyramimonas parkeae (left) and a green fluorescence image of the same algae, revealing the ingested bacteria inside the cells (right). Credit:…
An illustration of the simple synthetic cell JCVI-syn3A. Credit: © Emily Pelletier New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.…