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Scientists uncover tRNA changes driving Chagas parasite transformation
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (308+ words) The researchers used tRNA sequencing, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics analyses to map the chemical alterations present in these molecules and to investigate their role. Then, they used the CRISPR gene-editing tool to evaluate the impact of the absence of one…...
Designing Better Biomedical Hydrogels Through Molecular Building Blocks and
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (561+ words) A new review suggests that the next generation of biomedical hydrogels could be designed less like uniform gels and more like precisely engineered miniature landscapes, with organized structures that control how forces, water, ions, drugs and biological signals move through…...
AI Helps Researchers Decode DNA Sequence Crucial for Gene Activation
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (614+ words) The molecular switch that helps determine whether a human gene is turned on or remains silent has been decoded with the help of artificial intelligence....
Single-cell study reveals sex-specific nonlinear trajectories of immune
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (614+ words) A new study published in Nature Communications is drawing attention to an increasingly important question in immunology: does the immune system age in the same way in women and men? The research, led by H. Park, N. Le Bert and A. Bertoletti, examines…...
New method reveals how degenerative diseases affect individual cells
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (574+ words) Scientists at the University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have developed a computational method that can measure cellular damage with unprecedented precision....
CCMB uncovers link behind Titan cell formation in deadly fungus
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (458+ words) The Times of India...
Microscopic lab worms take center stage in Wormlympics
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (207+ words) Biology postdoctoral fellow Amanda Shaver is getting fresh ink on her right cheek, just below her eye. Her lab mate uses a pen to carefully draw a tiny hook of a worm, while Shaver prints "Worm King" across her own…...
Stanford study shows molecular glue converts cancer driver into built-in
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (593+ words) A two-headed experimental drug has eradicated aggressive human lymphoma tumors in mice by turning one of cancer’s most important growth-driving proteins against the malignant cells it normally supports. The compound, called TCIP3, was developed by researchers at Stanford Medicine and works…...
Postglacial Colonization and Isolation Shape Venustaconcha ellipsiformis
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (594+ words) A new range-wide genetic study of the freshwater mussel Venustaconcha ellipsiformis has revealed how ancient glaciers, changing river systems, and limited dispersal have combined to shape the species’ genetic landscape across North America....
KAIST develops technology reversing irreversible biological changes,
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (534+ words) A cell that has become cancerous, aged or otherwise abnormal may appear to have crossed a biological point of no return. Once its internal molecular circuitry has stabilized in a new state, removing the original trigger often does not restore…...