Chrysanthemums, admired globally for their intricate capitulum structures, have posed a genetic puzzle for scientists and horticulturists. The genetic mechanisms that dictate their development have been largely unknown, limiting ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2024
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Several million cells divide every second in our bodies. During nuclear division (mitosis), the genetic material must be distributed correctly and completely between the daughter cells—errors in this process can lead to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2024
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Mentha suaveolens, commonly known as pineapple mint, is valued for its distinct aroma and medicinal properties, which are attributed to its essential oils.
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2024
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Cuticular waxes protect fruit by reducing water loss and influencing color. They are a mix of very-long-chain aliphatic and cyclic compounds, varying among fruit species. In blueberries, triterpenoids and β-diketones are ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 21, 2024
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A molecular biologist at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found a new "rule of biology."
Evolution
May 17, 2024
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In the first scientific report of its kind, researchers in Arkansas have shown that chickens bred for water conservation continued to put on weight despite heat stress that would normally slow growth.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2024
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A multiprotein complex is essential for regulating cellular responses to oxygen deprivation, a key feature of cancer, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Cell & Microbiology
May 2, 2024
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is continuing to increase globally, with rates of AMR in most pathogens increasing and threatening a future in which every day medical procedures may no longer be possible and infections thought ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 26, 2024
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A Northwestern Medicine study has detailed the development of a machine learning model to predict DNA methylation status in cell-free DNA by its fragmentation patterns, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 12, 2024
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Picture in your mind a traditional "landline" telephone with a coiled cord connecting the handset to the phone. The coiled telephone cord and the DNA double helix that stores the genetic material in every cell in the body ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 11, 2024
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