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Scientists unveil evolutionary conservation and innovation in mammalian hypothalamus development
The hypothalamus is a small but critical region at the base of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system, regulates body temperature, signals hunger and thirst, exerts hormonal control over the pituitary gland, ...
Evolution
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A simple animal's response to sickness highlights the nervous system's surprising degree of flexibility
Whether you are a person about town or a worm in a dish, life can throw all kinds of circumstances your way. What you need is a nervous system flexible enough to cope. In a new study, MIT neuroscientists show how even a simple ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Disturbed sleep cycle propels cyanobacteria into surprising burst of productivity
People who have disrupted circadian rhythms suffer all kinds of negative effects, including higher rates of obesity, sleep difficulties and accidents.
Cell & Microbiology
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Sperm don't just swim, they screw their way forward
Monash researchers have discovered that swimming sperm create swirling fluid vortices—shaped like rolling corkscrews—giving them an extra boost in the race to the egg.
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Lactic acid bacteria can improve plant-based dairy alternatives
A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy alternatives. The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the further development of sustainable ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Biologists demonstrate microbiome's key role in moon jellyfish life cycle
Jellyfish are among the oldest animals on Earth, found in all the world's oceans and serve as valuable model systems for biological research. Microbiologists at Kiel University (CAU) have now shown that the asexual reproduction ...
Plants & Animals
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Scientists discover new microbes in Earth's deep soil
Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where these microbes live, and they ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2025
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Multiple antibiotic resistance is auxiliary to bacterial fitness and adaptability, study shows
Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to pump out antibiotics indiscriminately? Researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology ...
Evolution
Apr 7, 2025
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Spinning into antibiotic resistance: The flagella's hidden role
A new study from the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds light on how bacterial motion influences the spread of antibiotic resistance. Led by Professor Sigal Ben-Yehuda and Professor Ilan Rosenshine ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2025
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Computational tool CHOIR can detect 'off-key' cells that promote disease
Cells throughout the body work together like singers in a choir to keep us healthy, as long as they work in perfect harmony. If any cells are off key, that harmony can be disrupted, with far-reaching effects across the body. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2025
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Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat
In March 2024, when the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were identified in dairy cows in Texas, Cornell researchers—led by Diego Diel, associate professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine—immediately ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2025
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Unexpected asymmetry in lipid bilayer challenges understanding of mammalian cell membranes
Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows. This lipid abundance asymmetry is enabled by the unique properties of cholesterol and endows biomembranes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2025
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Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic
Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the Arctic, according to a broad international consortium of scientists with a wide range of expertise ...
Ecology
Apr 7, 2025
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How cells repair their mitochondria: Research uncovers a specialized recycling system
Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2025
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Study uses body's clock to deliver medication precisely when needed
Researchers at WashU Medicine have harnessed the internal circadian clock of the body to deliver medication for an inflammatory illness precisely when it was most needed. Tissue implants incorporating genetically engineered ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2025
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How we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth
Bacteria are the most diverse organisms on Earth, with a number of species that's difficult to quantify. They're also incredibly old
Evolution
Apr 5, 2025
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Planarian worms can regenerate into a more youthful version of themselves
As you age you naturally lose neurons and muscle mass and experience a decline in fertility and wound healing ability. Previous research in animals has offered several potential techniques for turning back the biological ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2025
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Bacteria's viral defense mechanism linked to antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, show that the emergence of resistance can be understood ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2025
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Scientists reveal new toxin that damages the gut
Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhea-causing strain of bacteria uses "molecular scissors" to cut open and destroy gut cells, leading to severe illness and sometimes death.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2025
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Artificial sweetener shows surprising power to overcome antibiotic resistance
Saccharin, the artificial sweetener used in diet foods like yogurts and sugar-free drinks, can kill multidrug-resistant bacteria—including one of the world's most dangerous pathogens.
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