Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have proposed a new technology, called optical tweezer-assisted pool-screening and single-cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 23, 2022
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Sea urchin larvae raised in high levels of plastic pollution die due to developmental abnormalities, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2022
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In humans, a fertilized egg is no guarantee of reproductive success. Most embryos stop developing and perish within days of fertilization, usually because they have an abnormal number of chromosomes. Now, researchers at Columbia ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2022
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Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of the body, can protect themselves against cancer by removing unhealthy or abnormal cells through a mechanism known as "apical extrusion," where the damaged cells are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 11, 2022
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A disease in elk that causes deformed hooves and eventually leads to lameness and death is also associated with abnormal, asymmetrical antlers, a Washington State University-led study of hunter reports has found.
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2022
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Chromosomes undergo precise structural changes at a molecular level during the different phases of cell division. These changes occur at a high level of accuracy to prevent genome instability. Genome instability resulting ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 27, 2022
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Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a dog's love and devotion knows these furry friends are nothing if not good for our hearts.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2022
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The highest-ever resolution imaging of an infectious prion provides the first atomic-level data of how these abnormal proteins are assembled to cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases in people and animals—and how they can ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 23, 2021
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Scientists have found six sex chromosomes in the Odorrana swinhoana frog species endemic in Taiwan, giving new insights into how complex XY systems evolve.
Evolution
Apr 13, 2021
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Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a way to use a cell's own recycling machinery to destroy disease-causing proteins, a technology that could produce entirely new kinds of drugs.
Biochemistry
Mar 18, 2021
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