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Live imaging captures DNA folding in sperm cells for the first time
Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), they captured ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Soil organic carbon is at risk in a large part of European agricultural land
The topsoil organic carbon pool is at high risk in 43 to 83 million hectares of EU and UK agricultural land, primarily in cool and humid regions, according to a JRC-led study published in Nature Communications. This corresponds ...
Agriculture
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'Molecular glues' offer a possible therapeutic approach for autoimmune conditions
Researchers have discovered a type of "molecular glue" that can be used to inhibit certain pathological protein interactions. Their findings were published in the paper, "Molecular glues that inhibit deubiquitylase activity ...
Biotechnology
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New pathoblocker can stop Salmonella infections early on
Pathogenic Salmonella injects effector proteins into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract to penetrate and multiply within them. The bacteria are usually ingested with contaminated food. They can cause serious gastrointestinal ...
Cell & Microbiology
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To avoid parasites, some fruit flies sacrifice sleep
If you think doomscrolling leads to sleepless nights, imagine waking up in bed with a blood-sucking monster the size of a basset hound. That's the waking nightmare one species of Australian fruit fly must contend with each ...
Plants & Animals
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Understanding DNA repair: How a 'twisting switch' and SUMO4 protein could refine cancer therapies
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question.
Cell & Microbiology
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An alternative to artificial fertilizers: Small peptides enhance symbiosis between plants and fungi
Industrial farming practices often deplete the soil of important nutrients and minerals, leaving farmers to rely on artificial fertilizers to support plant growth. In fact, fertilizer use has more than quadrupled since the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Study cracks code for increasing sustainability of pest-killing proteins in genetically engineered crops
Farmers in dozens of countries have embraced crops genetically engineered to produce proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria that kill some key pests yet are safe for people and wildlife. Although this biotech ...
Biotechnology
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Infection control: How the Salmonella pathogen survives a hostile environment
For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive—and thrive—in human and animal tissues, even within otherwise hostile cells that are part of the body's immune system, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Ancient DNA research aids de-extinction efforts and reveals surprising dire wolf ancestry
Last week, Colossal Biosciences made global headlines when they announced that they had successfully brought the dire wolf back from extinction, or at least a version of one. Colossal's team used pieces of the genetic code ...
Plants & Animals
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Crows can recognize geometric regularity
A trio of animal physiologists at the University of Tübingen, in Germany, has found that at least one species of crow has the ability to recognize geometric regularity. In their study published in the journal Science Advances, ...
GraphBAN: Making drug discovery faster and more affordable through artificial intelligence
UM researchers have developed a deep learning model to predict compound protein interactions. GraphBAN is an inductive graph-based approach. The model is all about discovering new drug candidates in the pre-clinical stage. ...
Biotechnology
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Comprehensive fruit fly behavior dataset maps genetic diversity to decode animal behavioral patterns
Years of research in the field of genetics have offered interesting insights spanning the origins and development of heredity and traits, offering valuable information on its influence on every aspect of life, right from ...
Plants & Animals
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A new family of enzymes can induce targeted cuts in single-stranded DNA
A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific world. Developed from a derivative of the immune system of bacteria, CRISPR enables double strands of nucleotides in deoxyribonucleic ...
Biotechnology
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AI-driven UV technique offers rapid contamination check for cell cultures
A team of researchers have developed a novel method that can quickly and automatically detect and monitor microbial contamination in cell therapy products (CTPs) early on during the manufacturing process.
Cell & Microbiology
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Climate-proof seed trials yield results in Rwanda
Small-scale farmers in Rwanda are enjoying bumper harvests of fruit and vegetables after trying out climate-proof seeds, according to project leaders.
Agriculture
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Why 'de-extinct' dire wolves are a Trojan horse to hide humanity's destruction of nature
With wildlife populations globally 73% smaller on average than in 1970 and large mammals missing from much of the world, surely there's never been a better time to "de-extinct" species? US biotech company Colossal Biosciences ...
Plants & Animals
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Scientists say they 'de-extincted' dire wolves: Experts are skeptical
When news broke that scientists in Texas had successfully reintroduced the long-extinct dire wolf to the modern world, more people than just "Game of Thrones" fans took notice.
Biotechnology
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Fishing for cephalopod DNA allows for efficient marine surveying
A new DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development by Kobe University provides an effective tool for marine ecological research and conservation efforts.
Ecology
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How insects and the smallest animals survive Antarctica
In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most intense battles against the ...
Plants & Animals
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