Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Columbia University Irving Medical Center have found an unexpected link between spinal locomotor network activity and adult ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 12, 2021
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Macrophages—the front line of our immune system—protect us from infections. But in the case of the tuberculosis bacteria, this often goes wrong. The group of Annemarie Meijer from the Leiden Institute of Biology has now ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2021
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Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in understanding the way in which cells communicate with each other.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 8, 2021
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When scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria looked at developing zebrafish embryos, they observed an abrupt and dramatic change: Within just a few minutes, the solid-like embryonic tissue becomes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2021
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To highlight tumors in the body for cancer diagnosis, doctors can use tiny optical probes (nanoprobes) that light up when they attach to tumors. These nanoprobes allow doctors to detect the location, shape and size of cancers ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 11, 2021
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Mature egg cells and early embryos do not generate their own RNA molecules—instead, they rely on stored maternal RNAs to synthesize their proteins. As the embryo develops, some of these RNAs become superfluous and need ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2021
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A 'Fish DJ' at The University of Queensland has used her knowledge of cool beats to understand brain networks and hearing in baby fish.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2021
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Whenever an organism develops and forms organs, a tumor creates metastases or the immune system becomes active in inflammation, cells migrate within the body. As they do, they interact with surrounding tissues which influence ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2021
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The world is getting warmer, and life has to adapt to new conditions. But if the warming continues, many species may have trouble keeping up.
Evolution
Dec 14, 2020
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Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered a new form of DNA modification in the genome of zebrafish, a vertebrate animal that shares an evolutionary ancestor with humans ~400 million years ago.
Biotechnology
Dec 4, 2020
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