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Cell & Microbiology Jun 1, 2023

Finding more effective ways to combat leishmaniasis by working with parasites

Zemfira Karamysheva wanted to understand why a parasitic-borne disease can resist drugs so successfully in hopes of eventually applying the findings to treat humans.

Biochemistry May 30, 2023

Scientists develop probe that could unlock the mysteries of a vital cellular messenger and lead to new drug discoveries

A study by Loughborough University and the University of Oxford has led to the development of a small molecule probe that could deepen our understanding of a crucial cellular messenger and lead to the development of new therapeutic ...

Astronomy May 23, 2023

Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades

After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the U.S. have just turned on detectors capable of measuring gravitational waves—tiny ripples in space itself that travel through the universe.

Cell & Microbiology May 22, 2023

New testing method detects whether bacteria respond to antibiotics in five minutes

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a molecular method able to detect whether or not bacteria respond to antibiotics within minutes. The findings are presented in the journal Nature Microbiology ...

Cell & Microbiology May 9, 2023

How the ancient messengers cAMP and cGMP deliver their messages

Two highly similar molecules with essential but often contrasting signaling roles in most life forms exert their distinct effects through subtle differences in their bindings to their signaling partners, according to a new ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 27, 2023

A protein hidden in plain sight helps cells time their escape

When a cell is getting ready to divide, it needs to duplicate its DNA, which is divided among its chromosomes, and arrange the chromosomes so that each new cell gets one complete set. If the chromosomes get sorted incorrectly, ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 12, 2023

Nanotubes as optical stopwatch for the detection of neurotransmitters

Carbon nanotubes not only shine brighter in the presence of dopamine, but also for longer. The time period of the shining serves as a new parameter to detect biological messenger substances.

Cell & Microbiology Apr 5, 2023

Humans vs. bacteria: Differences in ribosome decoding revealed

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital revealed that human ribosomes decode messenger RNA (mRNA) 10 times slower than bacterial ribosomes, but do so more accurately. The study, published today in Nature, used ...

Planetary Sciences Apr 5, 2023

Low sulfide concentration in Mercury's smooth plains inhibits geomorphic hollows

A probe on Mercury used for the purpose of "surface-space-environment-geochemistry-and-ranging" abbreviated as the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, resulted in the discovery of geological structures known as hollows. Such landforms ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 30, 2023

New nanoparticles can perform gene-editing in the lungs

Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins.

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