Scientists have long known that wild seabirds ingest bits of plastic pollution as they feed, but a study Monday shows the tiny particles don't just clog or transit the stomach but can subvert its complex mix of good and bad ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2023
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, have identified HOXC13-AS, a human skin-specific long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), that plays a crucial role in epidermal differentiation. Their study highlighting ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 22, 2023
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When the body machinery that kills off hundreds of millions of cells a day fails, inflammation and sickness are often not far behind.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 21, 2023
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A novel role for molecular nano-syringes found in the antibiotic-producing bacteria Streptomyces has been revealed.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2023
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In order to achieve good times in their races, many Olympic swimmers wear swimsuits that are low in water resistance. Similarly, spermatozoa, the male reproductive cells, possess a "streamlined" structure to travel more smoothly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2023
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Rice (Oryza sativa L) is the world's most widely used cereal for human consumption and the second most produced in the world after maize. However, rice production is seriously threatened by rice blast, a fungal disease that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2023
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Due to its exceptional properties, graphene is now added to a wide range of plastics. The carbon-based material improves, for instance, the conductivity and stability of composites.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 21, 2023
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Once thought incapable of encoding proteins due to their simple monotonous repetitions of DNA, tiny telomeres at the tips of our chromosomes seem to hold a potent biological function that's potentially relevant to our understanding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2023
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The microbes living in your food can affect your risk of cancer. While some help your body fight cancer, others help tumors evolve and grow.
Evolution
Jan 31, 2023
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Researchers from Osaka University identify a system known as the "GET pathway" as essential for efficient regulation of the numbers of energy-producing mitochondria
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2023
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