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5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (282+ words) Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2026)Cite this article METALoci, a computational framework to study the 3D genome, reveals a prominent rewiring of regulatory interactions during sex determination. This geostatistics-inspired method also uncovered a previously unknown non-coding regulatory region at the Fgf9 locus and…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (336+ words) Overcoming cytoskeleton instability in the early embryo'Nature Your privacy, your choice We use essential cookies to make sure the site can function. We also use optional cookies for advertising, personalisation of content, usage analysis, and social media, as well as…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago  (744+ words) In a remarkable stride toward revolutionizing neurological monitoring, a team of researchers led by Xu, Z., Truong, N.D., and Ahnood, A. has developed an innovative wireless power transfer system designed specifically for leadless endovascular electrocorticography. This breakthrough technology, published in Communications Engineering in…...

14+ hour ago  (804+ words) When Associate Professor Eliezer Calo PhD '11 was applying for faculty positions, he was drawn to MIT not only because it's his alma mater, but also because the Department of Biology places high value on exploring fundamental questions in biology. In…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago  (836+ words) Ty Sperle, a 19-year-old from Kelowna, British Columbia, has become the first person cured of a rare inherited immune disorder after doctors used prime gene editing to correct a single DNA error in his own blood-forming cells. His recovery shows…...

23+ hour, 40+ min ago  (181+ words) One of the longest standing open problems in science is how life arises from non-living matter. If it is possible to measure this transition in the lab, then it might be possible to understand the physical mechanisms by which the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1009+ words) In a groundbreaking study emerging from the University of Vienna, researchers have unveiled an unexpectedly elegant phenomenon within polymer physics: polymer chains composed of segments fluctuating at distinct intensities can spontaneously generate persistent, directed motion when densely confined. This motion…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (865+ words) A groundbreaking advancement in cancer diagnostics has emerged through the innovative use of cell-free chromatin state profiling, offering unprecedented insights into the origins, subtypes, and treatment responses of B cell lymphomas. This novel method, termed cf-EpiTracing, revolutionizes non-invasive disease characterization…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (427+ words) Biology textbooks have presented a neat narrative for over a century. Two different kinds of cells are used in vertebrate eyes. Rods can withstand low light. Cones control color and bright light. The arrangement has the sound of a well-maintained…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1185+ words) The invasion is an exercise in surgical patience. It starts with a spore, a microscopic speck that lands on the ant's exoskeleton. To us, it's nothing. To the ant, it is the arrival of a conqueror. The spore doesn't just…...