Molecular Biology News
May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024 — Vanilla, the most widely used flavoring compound in confectionaries and cosmetics, gets its sweet flavor and aroma from the chemical compound -- 'vanillin'. However, the large-scale production of natural vanillin is impeded by the lack of microbial ...
May 15, 2024 — Prions are the abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal folding of specific normal cellular proteins. Prion disease is an umbrella term for a group of fatal and currently untreatable neurodegenerative ...
May 15, 2024 — What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are promiscuous? The answer may be a previously unknown hormone-generating cell. Scientists discover the cells and hormones that inspire mice ...
May 10, 2024 — The discovery of how a critical enzyme 'hidden in nature's blueprint' works sheds new light on how cells control key processes in carbon fixation, a process fundamental for life on Earth. The ...
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May 15, 2024 — Some proteins shift their shape when exposed to different temperatures, revealing previously unknown binding sites for medications. The findings could revolutionize wide swathes of biology by ...
May 15, 2024 — A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' of plants ...
May 15, 2024 — At present, there is no specific active substance against hepatitis E. As the disease kills 70,000 people every year, researchers are actively searching for one. A team may have found what they're ...
May 15, 2024 — Although drug eruptions are often linked to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA), the mechanism of its involvement in presenting symptoms of the skin remains unclear. In a recent study, researchers used ...
May 14, 2024 — Scientists have documented the benefits of lactate burning in exercising humans, but few studies have looked at the role of lactate during rest or ...
May 13, 2024 — A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, ...
May 13, 2024 — Scientists have established a system to generate clonal sex cells in tomato plants and used them to design the genomes of offspring. The fertilization of a clonal egg from one parent by a clonal ...
May 13, 2024 — Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leaches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host. Now the key to that method has been harnessed by a team of ...
May 13, 2024 — Researchers have made a surprising new discovery in the structure of the centromere, a structure that is involved in ensuring that chromosomes are ...
May 13, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that how soft or rigid proteins are in certain regions can dictate how fast or slow they enter the ...
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May 10, 2024 — Introns are perhaps one of our genome's biggest mysteries. They are DNA sequences that interrupt the sensible protein-coding information in your genes, and need to be 'spliced ...
May 9, 2024 — In a study of a species of African butterfly, researchers have discovered a previously undescribed molecular mechanism of how the sex of an embryo is initially ...
May 7, 2024 — Researchers have found that herpesvirus infection modifies the structure and normal function of the mitochondria in the host cell. The new information will help to understand the interaction between ...
May 7, 2024 — The earliest stages of mammalian embryo development are like an orchestra performance, where everyone must play at the exact right moment and in perfect harmony. New research identifies one of the ...
May 7, 2024 — Plants' ability to sense light and temperature, and their ability to adapt to climate change, hinges on free-forming structures in their cells whose function was, until now, a mystery. ...
May 7, 2024 — A new computational model simulating fruit fly wing development has enabled researchers to identify previously hidden mechanisms behind organ generation. An research team developed a fruit fly model ...
May 6, 2024 — Why 3,000 bars are needed to take a comprehensive look at a protein: Researchers present a new high-pressure spectroscopy method to unravel the properties of proteins' native ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers have developed peptide-based hydrogels that mimic the aligned structure of muscle and nerve tissues, which could enable the development of functional lab-grown ...
May 3, 2024 — New research examines how the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli -- responsible for most UTIs -- is able to use host nutrients to reproduce at an extraordinarily rapid pace during infection ...
May 3, 2024 — Recent findings that plants employ a drought-survival mechanism to also defend against nutrient-sucking pests could inform future crop breeding programs aimed at achieving better broadscale pest ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that how a special protein complex called the Mediator moves along genes in DNA may have an impact on how cells divide. The discovery may be important for future research ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers describe a natural product-like molecule, Tantalosin, that inhibits interaction between two proteins in complexes that reshape membranes inside the cell. The findings lead to a deeper ...
May 2, 2024 — Working with human breast and lung cells, scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have found that a brain disorder associated with flu (influenza-associated encephalopathy, or IAE) can be caused by the influenza virus entering the brain from the blood via endothelial ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have deciphered the complex interplay of various enzymes around the innate immune receptor toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), which plays an important role in defending our bodies against ...
May 1, 2024 — A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own metabolism and thus biology. Microbiologists have shown this for the very first time in a specific group of ...
May 1, 2024 — Viruses known as 'jumbo' phages are seen as a potential tool against deadly bacterial infections. But scientists must first decipher the extraordinary makeup of these mysterious viruses. ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists are harnessing cells to make new types of materials that can grow, repair themselves and even respond to their environment. These solid 'engineered living materials' are made by ...
May 1, 2024 — Conventional plant regeneration approaches by cell culture require the external application of plant growth regulators, including hormones. However, optimizing culture conditions can be laborious. ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...
Friday, May 10, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Progression of Herpesvirus Infection Remodels Mitochondrial Organization and Metabolism
- How a 'conductor' Makes Sense of Chaos in Early Mouse Embryos
- Free-Forming Organelles Help Plants Adapt to Climate Change
- Fruit Fly Model Identifies Key Regulators Behind Organ Development
Monday, May 6, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Aligned Peptide 'noodles' Could Enable Lab-Grown Biological Tissues
- How E. Coli Get the Power to Cause Urinary Tract Infections
- Plants Utilize Drought Stress Hormone to Block Snacking Spider Mites
- New Discovery of a Mechanism That Controls Cell Division
- Novel Chemical Tool for Understanding Membrane Remodeling in the Cell
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Scientists Track 'doubling' In Origin of Cancer Cells
- Promising New Treatment Strategy for Deadly Flu-Related Brain Disorders
- Activation of Innate Immunity: Important Piece of the Puzzle Identified
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Archaea Can Be Picky Parasites
- Key Functions of Therapeutically Promising Jumbo Viruses
- Marriage of Synthetic Biology and 3D Printing Produces Programmable Living Materials
- Novel Genetic Plant Regeneration Approach Without the Application of Phytohormones
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- After Spinal Cord Injury, Neurons Wreak Havoc on Metabolism
- Cells May Possess Hidden Communication System
- Researchers Uncover 'parallel Universe' In Tomato Genetics
- Color Variants in Cuckoos: The Advantages of Rareness
- Unveiling the Mysteries of Cell Division in Embryos With Timelapse Photography
- Giant Viruses Infect Deadly Parasite
- Researchers Unveil PI3K Enzyme's Dual Accelerator and Brake Mechanisms
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
- AI Tool Creates 'synthetic' Images of Cells for Enhanced Microscopy Analysis
- Liquid Droplets Shape How Cells Respond to Change
- AI Can Improve Alzheimer's Treatment Through the 'gut-Brain Axis'
- Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
- Protein Network Dynamics During Cell Division
- The Enemy Within: How Pathogens Spread Unrecognized in the Body
- Breakthrough Rice Bran Nanoparticles Show Promise as Affordable and Targeted Anticancer Agent
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- RNA's Hidden Potential: New Study Unveils Its Role in Early Life and Future Bioengineering
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Solving a Mini Mystery of Cell Division
- Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
- Tracking a Protein's Fleeting Shape Changes
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Starving Cells Hijack Protein Transport Stations
- Cell's 'garbage Disposal' May Have Another Role: Helping Neurons Near Skin Sense the Environment
- How Seaweed Became Multicellular
- Microbial Food as a Strategy Food Production of the Future
- Decoding the Language of Cells: Unveiling the Proteins Behind Cellular Organelle Communication
- Innovative Antiviral Defense With New CRISPR Tool
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- Brainless Memory Makes the Spinal Cord Smarter Than Previously Thought
- Genetic Underpinnings of Environmental Stress Identified in Model Plant
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- The Genesis of Our Cellular Skeleton, Image by Image
- Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
- A New Coating Method in mRNA Engineering Points the Way to Advanced Therapies
- Cockayne Syndrome: New Insights Into Cellular DNA Repair Mechanism
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Different Means to the Same End: How a Worm Protects Its Chromosomes
- Bringing Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens to Their Knees
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- New Tools Reveal How Genes Work and Cells Organize
- Evolution in Action? New Study Finds Possibility of Nitrogen-Fixing Organelles
- New Discovery Unravels Malaria Invasion Mechanism
- First View of Centromere Variation and Evolution
Friday, March 29, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- How the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enters Our Cells
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
- Cell Division Quality Control 'stopwatch' Uncovered
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Researchers Show That Introduced Tardigrade Proteins Can Slow Metabolism in Human Cells
- Discovery of Amino Acid Unveils How Light Makes Plants Open
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- As We Age, Our Cells Are Less Likely to Express Longer Genes
- Natural Molecule Found in Coffee and Human Body Increases NAD+ Levels, Improves Muscle Function During Aging
- Decoding the Plant World's Complex Biochemical Communication Networks
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Small Amounts of Licorice Raise Blood Pressure, Study Finds
- Alzheimer's Drug Fermented With Help from AI and Bacteria Moves Closer to Reality
- Sleep-Wake Rhythm: Fish Change Our Understanding of Sleep Regulation
- New Discovery Reveals How the Egg Controls Sperm Entry
- Even Cells Know the Importance of Recycling
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Sulfur and the Origin of Life
- Tryptophan in Diet, Gut Bacteria Protect Against E. Coli Infection
- New Computational Strategy Boosts the Ability of Drug Designers to Target Proteins Inside the Membrane
- Milk to the Rescue for Diabetics? Cow Produces Human Insulin in Milk
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineering
- Scientists Find Weak Points on Epstein-Barr Virus
- How a Natural Compound from Sea Squirts Combats Cancer