For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilized egg as a structural “blank slate”—a disordered tangle of DNA waiting for the embryo to wake up and start reading its own genetic instructions. In research published in Nature…
Category: 5. Biology
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New technology reveals hidden DNA scaffolding built before life 'switches on'
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Scientists engineer bacteria to eat cancer tumors from the inside out
Scientists at the University of Waterloo are working on a new cancer treatment that uses specially engineered bacteria to consume tumors from the inside. The strategy relies on microbes that naturally thrive in oxygen-free environments, which…
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Bruker advances Functional Proteomics 2.0 with timsOmni™ mass spectrometry proteoform analysis for deeper insights into disease biology
Bruker Corporation today announced new advancements to enable Functional Proteomics 2.0 workflows on the timsOmni™ mass spectrometer to enable disease researchers to move beyond canonical protein lists toward biologically or…
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Sugary Beverages Linked to Higher Anxiety in Teens
High consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to increased anxiety symptoms in adolescents. The corresponding systematic review and meta-analysis was published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and…
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SwRI advances safer manufacturing of nerve agent antidotes
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) continues to expand its unique drug synthesis capabilities and expertise to advance the scalable manufacturing of safer antidotes to combat exposure to organophosphorus nerve agents (OPNAs) and…
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Transforming obese fat cells into energy burners
Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
In the study, published February 23rd, 2026, in…
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New 3D liver reconstructions show how cirrhosis reshapes organ architecture
Never-before-seen 3D reconstructions of human liver tissue have been created at a cellular level. The details obtained by a team of UW Medicine and University of Washington engineers and physicians capture the spatial microstructure…
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Nox4 and circulating free MPO synergistically promote aortic aneurysm formation
Brewster, D. C. et al. Guidelines for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Report of a subcommittee of the joint council of the American association for vascular surgery and society for vascular surgery. J. Vasc. Surg. 37, 1106–1117…
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Microbially produced bile acids are associated with increased IgG autoantibodies and poorer mental wellbeing in fibromyalgia
Sarzi-Puttini, P., Giorgi, V., Marotto, D. & Atzeni, F. Fibromyalgia: An update on clinical characteristics, aetiopathogenesis and treatment. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 16, 645–660 (2020).
Heidari,…
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