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3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (100+ words) For decades, one of the most stubborn obstacles in plant molecular biology has not been a lack of ideas or instruments, but a matter of chemistry: how to cleanly pull chromatin—the tightly packaged complex of DNA and proteins that…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (83+ words) Scientists in China have uncovered a previously hidden molecular pathway that connects cholesterol metabolism to the aging of blood vessels, a discovery that could reshape how researchers approach vascular aging and the diseases that accompany it. The new study, published…...

8+ hour, 4+ min ago   (713+ words) In the most comprehensive survey of natural selection across our closest living relatives to date, an international team of researchers has mapped the genomic landscapes of adaptation in six great ape lineages, revealing new candidate genes tied to senses, immunity,…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (773+ words) Scientists have decoded the complete genome of a soil bacterium that can simultaneously boost plant growth, unlock locked-up nutrients in depleted fields, and even fend off a devastating fungal pathogen—capabilities that could help farmers cut back on chemical fertilizers....

21+ hour, 17+ min ago   (855+ words) A landmark international study has delivered the most comprehensive picture to date of the genetic architecture of multiple sclerosis, combining genome-wide association data from individuals across multiple ancestries with cutting-edge multiomics analyses to reveal where, and in which cell types,…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (83+ words) In a discovery that is reshaping how scientists think about the biology of human reproduction, researchers have unveiled the molecular architecture and three-dimensional spatial organization of proteasomes inside the nucleus of human sperm cells. The findings, published in Nature Structural…...

1+ day, 29+ min ago   (946+ words) In an era when antibiotic-free farming is no longer a niche aspiration but a regulatory and commercial reality, scientists are turning their attention to the trillions of microbes that inhabit the guts of food-producing animals....

1+ day, 51+ min ago   (787+ words) When Martin J. Hodson walked through the door of Dafydd Wynn Parry’s office at Bangor University in Wales on 20 October 1980, he had no idea that the encounter would define the next four and a half decades of his scientific life....

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1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (92+ words) Pregnancy may be one of the most physiologically demanding experiences the human body can undergo, and a new review suggests that its biological costs are written into our cells. Writing in the journal Biogerontology, researchers Laura Collopy and Yana Kolenichenko…...