Genetics News
April 26, 2024
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Apr. 25, 2024 — Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few minutes. Stimulated by the activation of a group of ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Cells constantly navigate a dynamic environment, facing ever-changing conditions and challenges. But how do cells swiftly adapt to these environmental fluctuations? A new study is answering that question by challenging our understanding of how cells ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have made a breakthrough for evolutionary biology of the Solanaceae family, which includes peppers, potatoes and ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — Every cuckoo is an adopted child -- raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of prey. ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers explain the genomic and developmental basis of the patagium, the thin skin membrane that allows some mammalian species to soar through the ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers have now discovered viruses that infect this harmful microbe. Named Naegleriavirus, these belong to ...
Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
Apr. 22, 2024 — In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have revealed the biological mechanisms by which a family of proteins known as histone deacetylases (HDACs) ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Some pathogens hide inside human cells to enhance their survival. Researchers have uncovered a unique tactic certain bacteria use to spread in the body without being detected by the immune system. In ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — New research has shown that cells regulate cAMP/PKA signaling by forming liquid droplets that segregate excess PKA catalytic subunits where they can do no harm. Some cancers may block the formation ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein, TRBP, that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells. These findings ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Study details how nutrient-starved cells divert protein transport stations to cellular recycling centers to be broken down, highlighting a novel approach cells use to deal with stressful ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago. ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — The enzyme PI3K plays a critical role in cell migration. Scientists have long understood this function. But researchers have recently unveiled that a subunit of this enzyme also has the ability to ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — An international team has mapped the movement of proteins encoded by the yeast genome throughout its cell cycle. This is the first time that all the proteins of an organism have been tracked across ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Observing proteins precisely within cells is extremely important for many branches of research but has been a significant technical challenge -- especially in living cells, as the required ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The origin of life continues to remain a matter of debate. The ribonucleic acid (RNA) world hypothesis proposes that 'ribozymes' which store genetic information and possess catalytic ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Trying to hit a target size before dividing seems like the best strategy for maintaining a precise cell size, but bacteria don't do that. Now we know ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses such as heat, light, or attack from insects or bacteria. Farmers could use ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed a powerful, new technique to generate 'movies' of changing protein structures and speeds of up to 50 frames per ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and premature ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes, known as polyploids, are salt-tolerant or drought-resistant and often achieve higher yields. However, newly formed polyploid plants are often sterile or have ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A research team discovers previously unknown gene that indirectly promotes photosynthesis Protein regulator NirP1 influences the coordination of the nitrogen and carbohydrate metabolism 'Such ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — An international team of scientists has published a single-cell atlas for Pristina leidyi (Pristina), the water nymph worm, a segmented annelid with extraordinary regenerative abilities that has ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits and recycle some of those bits and parts. That's still the case, for the most ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A deep dive into macroalgae genetics has uncovered the genetic underpinnings that enabled macroalgae, or 'seaweed,' to evolve multicellularity. Three lineages of macroalgae developed ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — The rise of RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for new ways to fight them. RNA-targeting tools like CRISPR/Cas13 are powerful but inefficient in the cytoplasm of cells, where many RNA ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the second most common cancer-causing virus, accounting for 690,000 cervical and other cancers each year worldwide. While the immune system usually clears HPV ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements. The findings not only provide novel insights into this fundamental biological mechanism but also have potential practical applications. ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have identified 14 genes that thale cress -- a plant commonly used in genetic investigations since its genome is well documented -- express more when responding to five specific ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
- RNA's Hidden Potential: New Study Unveils Its Role in Early Life and Future Bioengineering
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Calorie Restriction Study Reveals Complexities in How Diet Impacts Aging
- Solving a Mini Mystery of Cell Division
- Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
- Tracking a Protein's Fleeting Shape Changes
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Cell's 'garbage Disposal' May Have Another Role: Helping Neurons Near Skin Sense the Environment
- How Seaweed Became Multicellular
- Innovative Antiviral Defense With New CRISPR Tool
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent HPV Infections
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- Genetic Underpinnings of Environmental Stress Identified in Model Plant
- Geobiology: New Placozoan Habitat Discovered
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- The Genesis of Our Cellular Skeleton, Image by Image
- Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
- Cockayne Syndrome: New Insights Into Cellular DNA Repair Mechanism
- New Diagnostic Tool Achieves Accuracy of PCR Tests With Faster and Simpler Nanopore System
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Different Means to the Same End: How a Worm Protects Its Chromosomes
- Toothed Whale Echolocation Organs Evolved from Jaw Muscles
- Bringing Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens to Their Knees
- Integrated Dataset Enables Genes-to-Ecosystems Research
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Rusty-Patched Bumblebee's Struggle for Survival Found in Its Genes
- Heat Flows the Secret to Order in Prebiotic Molecular Kitchen
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- New Tools Reveal How Genes Work and Cells Organize
- New Sunflower Family Tree Reveals Multiple Origins of Flower Symmetry
- Evolution in Action? New Study Finds Possibility of Nitrogen-Fixing Organelles
- New Discovery Unravels Malaria Invasion Mechanism
- First View of Centromere Variation and Evolution
- We've Had Bird Evolution All Wrong
Friday, March 29, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- When Inequality Is More Than 'skin-Deep': Social Status Leaves Traces in the Epigenome of Spotted Hyenas in Tanzania
- How the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enters Our Cells
- Genomic Research May Help Explain Cancer Resistance in Tasmanian Devils
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
- Cell Division Quality Control 'stopwatch' Uncovered
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Sweet Success: Sugarcane's Complex Genetic Code Cracked
- Scientists Extract Genetic Secrets from 4,000-Year-Old Teeth to Illuminate the Impact of Changing Human Diets Over the Centuries
- New Technique for Predicting Protein Dynamics May Prove Big Breakthrough for Drug Discovery
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Severe Hurricanes Boost Influx of Juveniles and Gene Flow in a Coral Reef Sponge
- Discovery of Amino Acid Unveils How Light Makes Plants Open
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- As We Age, Our Cells Are Less Likely to Express Longer Genes
- Decoding the Plant World's Complex Biochemical Communication Networks
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Scientists Weigh Up Current Status of Blue Whale Populations Around the World
- Decoding the Easter Bunny -- An Eastern Finnish Brown Hare to Represent the Standard for the Species' Genome
- Across Oceans and Millennia: Decoding the Origin and History of the Bottle Gourd
- Fiber, Genes and the Gut Microbiome: Study Reveals Possible Triggers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Empty 'backpacks' Activate the Immune System Against Cancer
- A Protein Found in Human Sweat May Protect Against Lyme Disease
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genes Identified That Allow Bacteria to Thrive Despite Toxic Heavy Metal in Soil
- Engineers Measure pH in Cell Condensates
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Machine Learning Classifier Accelerates the Development of Cellular Immunotherapies
- Protein Fragments ID Two New 'extremophile' Microbes--and May Help Find Alien Life
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- It's Hearty, It's Meaty, It's Mold
- New Bioengineered Protein Design Shows Promise in Fighting COVID-19
- New Discovery Reveals How the Egg Controls Sperm Entry
- Even Cells Know the Importance of Recycling
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Sulfur and the Origin of Life
- Tryptophan in Diet, Gut Bacteria Protect Against E. Coli Infection
- New Computational Strategy Boosts the Ability of Drug Designers to Target Proteins Inside the Membrane
- Simple Trick Could Improve Accuracy of Plant Genetics Research
- Milk to the Rescue for Diabetics? Cow Produces Human Insulin in Milk
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineering
- Scientists Find Weak Points on Epstein-Barr Virus
- How a Natural Compound from Sea Squirts Combats Cancer
Monday, March 11, 2024
- New Study Reveals Transgenerational Effects of Pesticide Linuron on Frogs
- Researchers Uncover Protein Responsible for Cold Sensation
Friday, March 8, 2024
- Research Sheds Light on New Strategy to Treat Infertility
- New Study Discovers How Altered Protein Folding Drives Multicellular Evolution
- Researchers Develop Artificial Building Blocks of Life
- Mutation Solves a Century-Old Mystery in Meiosis
Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Vitamin A May Play a Central Role in Stem Cell Biology and Wound Repair
- How Does a Virus Hijack Insect Sperm to Control Disease Vectors and Pests?
- The Malaria Parasite Generates Genetic Diversity Using an Evolutionary 'copy-Paste' Tactic
- First Atom-Level Structure of Packaged Viral Genome Reveals New Properties, Dynamics
- Cracking Epigenetic Inheritance: Biologists Discovered the Secrets of How Gene Traits Are Passed on
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- First Heat Map for Individual Red Blood Cells
- Marine Algae Implants Could Boost Crop Yields
- Revealing the Evolutionary Origin of Genomic Imprinting
- Universal Tool for Tracking Cell-to-Cell Interactions
- Synthetic Gene Helps Explain the Mysteries of Transcription Across Species
- Decoding the Language of Epigenetic Modifications
- Deconstructing the Structural Elements of a Lesser-Known Microbe
- Genetic Mutation in a Quarter of All Labradors Hard-Wires Them for Obesity
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Lab-Grown Liver Organoid to Speed Up Turtle Research, Making Useful Traits Easier to Harness
- Microalgae With Unusual Cell Biology