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How macronucleophagy ensures survival in nitrogen-starved yeast
Autophagy, the cell's essential housekeeping process, involves degrading and recycling damaged organelles, proteins, and other components to prevent clutter. This vital mechanism, found in all life forms from single-celled ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Ash tree variability may offer restoration path post-beetle decimation
The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has spread east and west across ...
Ecology
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Toxin-antitoxin systems could target invasive and resistant bacteria
In a counterintuitive move, bacteria are known to produce self-destructive toxins. However, they also make antitoxins, and researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have identified these toxin-antitoxin ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Uncovering clues to a natural gene-editing technique
Diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs) are found in the genomes of microorganisms across the globe—from the arctic permafrost to Yellowstone's hot springs and the human gut. DGRs are able to reverse-transcribe RNA back ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists unravel how ancient bacteria weave living mats—solving one of nature's oldest mysteries
Scientists have uncovered how cyanobacteria—Earth's first photosynthetic organisms—self-organize into intricate living mats, offering insights into aquatic ecosystems and potential inspiration for material design.
Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists create scalable solution for analyzing single-cell data
Researchers have amassed vast single-cell gene expression databases to understand how the smallest details impact human biology. However, current analysis methods struggle with the large volume of data and, as a result, produce ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Optical tweezer technique reveals novel disease indicators in aging animals
A new method based on optical tweezers can measure viscoelasticity of biological materials in a simpler and more versatile way. In an article published in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers report three novel results ...
Biotechnology
17 hours ago
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Computational biologists develop AI that predicts inner workings of cells
Using a new artificial intelligence method, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons can accurately predict the activity of genes within any human cell, essentially revealing the cell's ...
Cell & Microbiology
19 hours ago
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A new era in genetic engineering: Researchers present single tool with multiple gene editing functions
Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web browser and camera, among many other devices.
Biotechnology
21 hours ago
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New orchid found on Australian island resembles a cupcake
Imagine discovering a tiny orchid perched on a tree branch in a forest. It resembles an orchid you've seen before, but something is subtly different. Could it be a new species that hasn't yet been named or described by science?
Plants & Animals
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Findings may help researchers develop a medication-friendly grapefruit
Grapefruit and pummelo contain compounds called furanocoumarins that may affect the blood levels of more than 100 prescription drugs, so people taking these medications are advised to remove these fruits from their diets.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 8, 2025
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Snail darter revisited: Famous fish that halted a dam's construction is not endangered after all
A team of ecologists, evolutionary biologists and resource managers affiliated with several institutions across the U.S. has found that the snail darter, which was famously used by environmentalists in the 1970s to block ...
Low-symmetry coordination cages enable sensitive recognition and selective enrichment of higher fullerene isomers
Molecular recognition and binding are fundamental to biological systems, which is exemplified by the specificity between enzymes and substrates. Drawing inspiration from these complex natural mechanisms, researchers have ...
Biotechnology
Jan 7, 2025
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Reexamining the Prisoner's Dilemma: Study finds diversity and context play a larger role than thought
In a new study published in PLOS Computational Biology, an international research team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Cardiff University, and Google has reexamined Robert Axelrod's groundbreaking ...
Other
Jan 7, 2025
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Lock and key: Scientists clarify how important proteins 'dock' to centromere
The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers led by the Leibniz Institute IPK has investigated how two crucial proteins—KNL2 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2025
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Signaling circuit interplay pushes newborn neurons out of the neuronal nest
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but for developing neurons, this first step relies on collaboration from multiple signaling pathways. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital used fluorescent ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2025
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Unlocking cell recycling: Weak molecular interactions provide new possibilities for artificial control
Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their basic building blocks. This vital process prevents ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2025
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Study finds two classes of plant enzymes that ignore common rule of evolution
Made up of tiny threads known as cellulose microfibrils, plant cell walls are important for regulating a plant's growth and protecting them from pests and pathogens. Previously, only one route for producing these microfibrils ...
Evolution
Jan 7, 2025
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How electrical synapses fine-tune sensory information for better decisions
Scientists at Yale and the University of Connecticut have taken a major step in understanding how animal brains make decisions, revealing a crucial role for electrical synapses in "filtering" sensory information.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2025
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Why the scarlet velvet ant's sting is so painful to so many different species
A team of biologists, neurologists and chemists at Indiana University has discovered why the velvet ant's sting is so painful to so many different types of creatures. In their paper published in Current Biology, the group ...
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