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Mapping Proteolysis to Discover Tumor-Activated Biosensors
20+ min ago (877+ words) In a groundbreaking advancement poised to transform cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, a team led by Algov, Van Heest, Hopton, and colleagues has unveiled an innovative platform that maps proteolytic activity with unprecedented precision. Their work, published in Nature Chemical Biology…...
Charting a Path to Safer and More Transparent AI in Protein Design
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (1043+ words) In recent years, protein language models (p LMs) have revolutionized the field of protein engineering, opening new horizons that were previously unattainable through conventional scientific methods. These sophisticated artificial intelligence tools can predict, design, and manipulate protein sequences, potentially crafting…...
A*STAR GIS Develops Technology to Map Gene Mutations Inside Living Tissue
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (234+ words) May 11, 2026 | Monday | News The new technology, called Spatial Perturb-Seq, overcomes a major limitation of conventional genomic methods, which typically require tissues to be broken down into individual cells. While effective for analysing isolated cells, these approaches lose critical information about…...
LIFE NASA RCN Seminar Series 12 May 2026
23+ hour, 51+ min ago (119+ words) Time: May 12th, 9 a. m. PDT/12 p. m. EDTjoin Dr. N'ria Ros-Rocher is a CNRS research associate at Institut Pasteur. She conducts multidisciplinary research on the origin of multicellularity that elucidates how environmental factors regulate multicellular behaviors in close animal relatives. She also develops genetic…...
Plants Survived The Dinosaur-killing Asteroid By Duplicating Genomes
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (402+ words) When an asteroid as big as'Mount Everest struck Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs and roughly a third of life on the planet. But many plants survived the devastation. In a new study publishing May 8 in…...
Iron Minerals Determine Whether Dissolved Organic Matter Fuels Microbes or
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (973+ words) In the intricate web of global carbon cycling, dissolved organic matter (DOM) represents a vital, yet enigmatic component. Found abundantly in soils, freshwater ecosystems, wetlands, and sediments, DOM comprises a complex suite of carbon-containing molecules that play a multifaceted role…...
Small Cell, Huge Impact: The Key Player in Brain Development
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (841+ words) In a groundbreaking study published in Cell Reports, researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), led by associate professor Xuecai Ge, have unveiled remarkable new insights into the enigmatic primary cilium'an organelle found on nearly every cell in the…...
Japanese scientists discover garlic may help slow aging
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (667+ words) A compound derived from garlic could help slow down the aging process, according to new research. It has the "potential" to reduce natural muscle wastage as people get older, say scientists. The study shows that S-1-propenyl-L-cysteine (S1 PC) " a bioactive compound…...
Unlocking Aptamer Diversity via DNA Barcodes
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (997+ words) In the realm of molecular recognition, aptamers have long stood out as promising alternatives to antibodies, boasting advantages such as smaller size, ease of synthesis, and lower immunogenicity. Yet, despite these compelling attributes, their therapeutic potential has remained inherently constrained....
Scientists Uncover Mechanism of Gut Bacteria Toxin Invading Colon Cells to
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (894+ words) In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, researchers have unveiled a critical molecular interaction that elucidates how the notorious gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis (B. fragilis) predisposes individuals to colorectal cancer. This revelation addresses a decade-long enigma in microbiology and cancer biology:…...