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2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (655+ words) SFL Educational News Service The Core Concept: Kinesin-1 is a highly specialized motor protein that sustains nerve cells by hauling vital cargo, such as packages of neurotransmitters, from the cellular center to the distant tips of the cell's branches. “This…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (391+ words) In vitro model of the human embryonic disc takes flight Nature Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (285+ words) A new study in Nature Communications reports that a molecular pathway involving SIRT5 and SUCLG2 can slow the pace of ovarian aging. The work by Xu, Song, Shi and colleagues frames ovarian decline not only as a problem of energy loss, but…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (291+ words) The Guardian has warned that lifting a ban on creating gene-edited humans could have dangerous and unethical ramifications. Responding to polling suggesting a growing public appetite for the controversial technology, and recent discoveries in the laboratory, the newspaper countered that…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (293+ words) The work centers on a brain signal known as the error-related potential (ErrP). Within this pattern, a component called the error positivity (Pe) appears when a person becomes consciously aware that an error occurred. Because Pe reflects conscious error detection,…...

12+ hour, 31+ min ago  (307+ words) Sepsis, major surgery, drug exposure, viruses, and long-term illnesses all converge on the liver—an organ central to nutrient metabolism, detoxification, bile production, and immune signaling. Its dense vascular and cellular architecture also makes it especially susceptible to inflammatory and…...

16+ hour, 29+ min ago  (296+ words) A new genetics study from the University of Nottingham reports that a popular pet gecko—an exceptional “lemon frost” morph of the leopard gecko—has an unusually high natural tendency to develop aggressive tumors. The researchers argue that the species…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago  (258+ words) The team focused on acoustic manipulation of cells, showing that cultured cells can be arranged in specific locations by interference-based forces. Unlike earlier work that explored acoustic effects but lacked clear benchmarks, this study emphasizes “quality requirements”—the measurable standards…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago  (415+ words) Microbial communities in large reservoirs can shift dramatically from year to year, yet the biogeochemical work they perform may remain unexpectedly steady. A new investigation of China’s Xiaowan Reservoir suggests a path to that stability: a comparatively small set of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (375+ words) A Fungus & Bacterium Have a Symbiosis that Changes the Severity of Fungal Disease This study was based on samples of P. griseola that were obtained from Puerto Rico, Honduras, Guatemala, and Tanzania. The investigators isolated and sequenced DNA from these samples…...