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Revitalizing Genetics: Innovative Platform Transforms Underperforming
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (963+ words) In a landmark advancement for the field of synthetic biology, a research team from the Department of Life Sciences at POSTECH, led by Professor Jongmin Kim, has unveiled a powerful platform named SUPER'Synthetic Upcycling Platform for Engineering Regulators'that promises to…...
Life may have learned to use oxygen long before it filled Earth’s air
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (1001+ words) Oxygen feels like the most ordinary thing in the world now. We breathe it, plants make it, and most animals depend on it." But for most of Earth's history, oxygen wasn't a stable part of the atmosphere at all. Scientists…...
CSIR-IIIM Srinagar launches hands-on training in quantitative RT-PCR
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (334+ words) CSIR-IIIM Srinagar launches hands-on training in quantitative RT-PCR'Kashmir Convener CSIR-IIIM Srinagar launches hands-on training in quantitative RT-PCR Srinagar, Feb 10: CSIR'Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Srinagar Br., has inaugurated a three-day hands-on training programme on quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) to…...
Key Molecular Factor Behind Nav1.7 Inactivation Uncovered
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (831+ words) In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications, researchers Zhao, Xi, Li, and their colleagues have unraveled the intricate molecular mechanisms that govern the unique low-voltage dependence of inactivation in the human voltage-gated sodium channel Na_v1.7. This discovery not only deepens…...
From Ancient Fins to Modern Hands: The Evolutionary Journey
20+ hour, 7+ min ago (1220+ words) The remarkable complexity observed in the anatomy of modern organisms is a product of millions of years of evolutionary refinement, tracing back to simpler ancestral body structures. One of the quintessential examples of this evolutionary marvel is the human hand,…...
IRB Barcelona Unveils Spain’s First Comprehensive Spatial Omics Platform
1+ day, 42+ min ago (990+ words) In a groundbreaking advancement for biomedical science, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has unveiled Spain's first fully integrated Spatial Omics Platform, poised to revolutionize how we understand cellular function in complex tissues. Spatial omics, a suite of…...
The Phylogenetic Context For The Origin Of A Unique Purple-green Photosymbiosis
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (157+ words) The Phylogenetic Context For The Origin Of A Unique Purple-green Photosymbiosis'astrobiology.com These data allowed us to hypothesize on the evolutionary steps that led to the origin of P. tenue and thus bring us closer to explaining the conditions that led…...
CSIR–Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Srinagar Branch, Organises Three-Day Hands-on Training Programme on qRT-PCR
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (340+ words) CSIR'Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Srinagar Branch, Organises Three-Day Hands-on Training Programme on qRT-PCR'The Global Kashmir CSIR'Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Srinagar Branch, Organises Three-Day Hands-on Training Programme on qRT-PCR Srinagar : The CSIR'Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Srinagar Branch,…...
New Targets Identified in Plant Immunity via BIK1 Mapping
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (261+ words) Understanding the molecular choreography between BIK1 and its substrates like MCTP3, MCTP4, CDKL5, and CDKL6 opens novel avenues for crop improvement. Targeting these interactions could enhance resistance traits without sacrificing growth or yield, addressing pressing challenges in sustainable agriculture amid increasing pathogen pressures and climate…...
Burn injuries may be part of human evolution
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1011+ words) Burns have been part of human life for as long as we have lived with fire. Fire cooks our food, warms our homes, and powers much of the modern world. It has done so for more than a million years....