A study has sampled single live cancer cells and measured the fatty lipid compounds inside them. The team saw how those cells transformed in response to changes in their environment. A study has sampled single live cancer cells and measured the fatty lipid compounds inside them. The team saw how those cells transformed in response …
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Researchers explain the genomic and developmental basis of the patagium, the thin skin membrane that allows some mammalian species to soar through the air. Researchers explain the genomic and developmental basis of the patagium, the thin skin membrane that allows some mammalian species to soar through the air. Researchers explain the genomic and developmental basis of …
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Researchers have published results of a phase I clinical trial of a novel immunotherapy for high-risk sarcomas. Researchers have published results of a phase I clinical trial of a novel immunotherapy for high-risk sarcomas. Researchers have published results of a phase I clinical trial of a novel immunotherapy for high-risk sarcomas.
A study has now successfully controlled the effects of collagen hypersecretion at the cellular level. The experimental treatment consists of designer peptides which interrupt the interaction between TANGO1 and cTAGE5, two proteins important for collagen secretion. Experiments with patient-derived human cells and zebrafish showed the peptides are effective, non-toxic, and their effects reversible. The results …
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Every cuckoo is an adopted child — raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of prey. There are two variants of female cuckoos: a gray morph that looks like a sparrowhawk, and a rufous morph. …
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Sports, beyond entertainment, foster community and belonging, benefiting both individuals and society. Despite its recognized positive effects, limited evidence exists on the link between watching sports and well-being. To address this gap, a team of researchers conducted a multi-method research and found that sports viewing activates brain reward circuits, leading to improved well-being. Popular sports …
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A new study charts the family history of Arabica, the world’s most popular coffee species, through Earth’s heating and cooling periods over the last millennia. A new study charts the family history of Arabica, the world’s most popular coffee species, through Earth’s heating and cooling periods over the last millennia. A new study charts the family …
Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds limiting their capacity to disperse seeds and restore healthy forests. Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the …
Tropical forests can’t recover naturally without fruit-eating birds Read More »
Researchers have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the U.S. that leverages the potential of carbon-financing could save a staggering $15.6 billion and just under 30 million tons of CO2-equivalent emissions over 40 years. Researchers have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the U.S. that leverages the potential of …
A series of whole genome and gene duplication events that go back hundreds of millions of years have laid the foundations for tissue-specific gene expression, according to a new study. The ‘copy-paste’ errors allowed animals to keep one copy of their genome or genes for fundamental functions, while the second copy could be used as …
Evolution’s recipe book: How ‘copy paste’ errors cooked up the animal kingdom Read More »