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How Circadian Rhythms Shape Sarcopenia and the Aging Muscle
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (620+ words) Aging muscle may be governed not only by exercise, nutrition, and hormones, but also by the biological clock ticking inside every muscle cell....
Male Mice Cloned into Both Sexes, Reproduce
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (350+ words) A cloning technology has been developed that creates both male and female mice using only the genetic information of male mice. The resulting females and males successfully mated and produced offspring. Experts suggest this method could help revive endangered species…...
New Study Challenges Long-Held Assumption in Cell Biology
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (688+ words) A New Look at Coronin Proteins Challenges a Longstanding View of the Cell’s Actin Machinery For decades, coronin proteins have occupied a familiar place in cell biology textbooks....
USA scientist awarded NIH grant to advance DNA repair research
15+ hour, 5+ min ago (441+ words) A researcher from the University of South Alabama has received a $156,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop new tools for studying proteins that play a critical role in repairing damaged DNA. Aishwarya Prakash, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and…...
Scientists unravel the mystery behind narwhals’ uniquely twisted tusks
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (594+ words) For centuries, the narwhal’s long, ivory-colored tusk was treated as evidence of magic. In medieval Europe, these extraordinary teeth were sold as unicorn horns and were believed to neutralize poison, cure disease, and possess supernatural powers. Modern science has removed…...
Scientists map plant-fungus symbiosis at single-cell resolution
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (704+ words) Ghent, 18 August 2026 — Beneath the soil, tomato roots are not passive anchors but dynamic biological interfaces where plants and fungi negotiate an exchange of resources....
Scientists identify crucial steps that initiate DNA replication
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (599+ words) Scientists have uncovered a molecular sequence that helps cells decide when to begin copying their DNA, revealing how a dormant replication machine is converted into an active engine for genome duplication....
Diverse Legume Defence Signals and Clustered Receptors Co-Evolved from
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (72+ words) A hidden network of plant peptide hormones may be giving legumes a far more sophisticated immune system than scientists previously recognized. In a study published in Nature Plants, researchers report that soybean produces a surprisingly diverse family of defence-activating peptides…...
Scientists Develop Real-Time Control Systems for Engineered Biology
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (510+ words) Engineered living cells are becoming miniature biological factories, capable of producing medicines, sustainable chemicals and other valuable products. They can also be designed to sense disease-related signals or respond to changing conditions inside the human body. Yet unlike machines built…...
Reusable brain architecture enables flexible cognition in mice and
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (607+ words) A new study suggests that the brain may build complex behavior in much the same way engineers build sophisticated machines: by combining reusable components rather than creating an entirely new system for every challenge. In experiments with mice and artificial…...