A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterise the human brain.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2015
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If you've ever experienced jet lag, you are familiar with your circadian rhythm, which manages nearly all aspects of metabolism, from sleep-wake cycles to body temperature to digestion. Every cell in the body has a circadian ...
Other
Aug 27, 2018
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Computer scientists in Taiwan have devised a neural network program that can successfully classify a computerized music file based on its beat and tempo. The system could be a boon for music archivists with large numbers ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 26, 2009
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The genes regulating pluripotent stem cells in mammals are surprisingly similar across 48 species, Kyoto University researchers report in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution. The study also shows that differences among ...
Evolution
Sep 7, 2020
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Static models of gene regulation networks are inevitably oversimplified, indicating how one gene specifically switches certain target genes on while turning others off. However, the reality is much more dynamic and thus noisier. ...
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2014
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A team of scientists have used Diamond to uncover vital new information about the transport mechanism that works within cells, distributing elements to different areas and thus supporting a range of different cellular processes.
Biochemistry
Mar 26, 2015
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The current systems for the production of chemicals, fuels and materials heavily rely on the use of fossil resources. Due to the increasing concerns on climate change and other environmental problems, however, there has been ...
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2013
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For the past several years, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have made significant progress in development of a three-dimensional "brain-on-a-chip" device capable of recording neural ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 15, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Countless words have been put to paper over the years in attempts to describe the beauty of a tree -- including carefully crafted passages by the world?s most gifted writers. But those writings pale in comparison ...
Biotechnology
Apr 29, 2010
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University of Oregon biochemists have determined how tiny synthetic molecules disrupt an important actin-related molecular machine in cells in one study and, in a second one, the crystal structure of that machine when bound ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 29, 2013
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