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New function of DNA repair protein ATR discovered
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have discovered a new function of the DNA repair protein ATR in regulating mitochondrial homeostasis. This discovery makes a significant ...
Cell & Microbiology
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The fungal circadian clock: A potential target for combating plant diseases
Fusarium oxysporum is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes a group of serious plant diseases known as Fusarium wilts. As one of the most economically important plant pathogens worldwide, it can infect hundreds of species—including ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Cellular regulator of mRNA vaccine revealed, offering new therapeutic options
A team of researchers led by Dr. Kim V. Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.
Cell & Microbiology
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Antibiotic resistance among key bacterial species plateaus over time, study shows
Antibiotic resistance tends to stabilize over time, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sonja Lehtinen from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues.
Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists develop a way to scale up spatial genomics and lower costs
Spatial transcriptomics technologies opened the door for new kinds of biological measurements, allowing scientists to generate detailed maps of where genes are expressed in tissue. But most methods rely on expensive and time-intensive ...
Biotechnology
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Supercomputer models microtubule dynamics, offering new insights into neurodegenerative diseases
Each day, a human adult loses on average 50 to 70 billion cells, which die from natural causes alone. New cells replace lost ones by the complex process of cell division, which relies on what scientists call molecular machines ...
Biotechnology
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Chromatin remodeling captured in comprehensive structural study
Chromatin remodeling plays a vital role in gene regulation, affecting how DNA is accessed. Disruptions in this process can also lead to cancer and other diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
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Jumbo phages infect cells with a protective cloaking mechanism, researchers discover
In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections. The rising antibiotic resistance crisis poses a significant public health threat in hospitals and ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Resolving a key to enterovirus infection: Receptor protein discovery could aid future vaccine design
Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. Although not the infamous example—that title goes to poliovirus—other enteroviruses such as enterovirus D68 can cause similar paralytic ...
Cell & Microbiology
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AI model predicts drug properties to speed up development
Developing new drugs to treat illnesses has typically been a slow and expensive process. However, a team of researchers at the University of Waterloo uses machine learning to speed up the development time.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 2, 2025
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Flowerpot snake's DNA repair ability provides insights into human genetic conditions like Down syndrome
The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead of two—and it can ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2025
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DNA repair protein's unexpected structure may lead to new cancer treatments
A University of Iowa-led study has revealed the unexpected structure adopted by the DNA repair protein RAD52 as it binds and protects replicating DNA in dividing cells. This new structural and mechanistic understanding of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2025
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Alcohol makes male fruit flies more attractive to females by boosting sex pheromones, researchers find
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has investigated why the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster drinks alcohol and has shown that alcohol has a direct and positive effect on the mating success ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2025
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Unlocking nature's code: Researchers draw parallels between AI models and genetic encoding
In a new paper published in the journal Trends in Genetics researchers from the University of Vermont and Trinity College Dublin propose an innovative analogy between AI models and genetic encoding to help us understand how ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 2, 2025
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New antibiotic triggers self-destruction in drug-resistant gonorrhea bacteria
Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna have discovered a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. These substances trigger a self-destruction ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2025
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AI model reveals how genetic similarity drives antibiotic resistance in bacteria
An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new study shows that antibiotic resistance is more easily transmitted between genetically similar bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2025
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Adipocyte-hepatocyte signaling mechanism uncovered in endoplasmic reticulum stress response
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the portion of the cell responsible for manufacturing and folding proteins. Proteins are essential for a wide range of cellular functions—as enzymes, transporters, hormones, antibodies, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2025
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How Pseudomonas syringae uses a chemical radar to detect and kill amoebas
A research team of the Cluster at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI) and the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena has studied the interaction between ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2025
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Machine-learning algorithm hunts for brain-damaging proteins
A research group led by Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Principal Investigator at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), developed a machine-learning algorithm to study the behavior of proteins within cells and to predict their ...
Biotechnology
Apr 2, 2025
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How physical forces shape plants from the inside out to generate their complex 3D shapes
Plants don't just grow, they build. From towering trees to delicate flowers, complex plant shapes are sculpted with remarkable precision. Now a study by biologists and biophysicists at Université de Montréal reveals how ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2025
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