Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown feature of cell death that reshapes how the immune system identifies and clears dying cells. Scientists at La Trobe University have identified a previously unknown way viruses may spread through the…
Category: 5. Biology
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Scientists Discover Hidden “Footprint of Death” That Could Transform How We Fight Disease
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Blood-Sucking Parasites Could Revolutionize Treatment for Autoimmune Diseases
A tick protein that inhibits multiple immune signals could lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases and inflammation. The body’s immune system relies on rapid communication to fight threats. When harmful microbes or foreign substances…
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Study reveals pearling mechanism behind mitochondrial DNA spacing
Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, because they generate energy. To help them achieve this, mitochondria carry their own small genome called mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).
Each cell contains hundreds to…
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Enhanced reward coding and condition-independent dynamics in optogenetically identified corticostriatal neurons in monkeys
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Takahashi, Y., Schoenbaum, G. & Niv, Y. Silencing the critics: understanding the effects of cocaine sensitization on dorsolateral and ventral striatum in the context…
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the expansin gene family in Brassica napus L
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LincRNA-EPS alleviates osteoclastogenesis under inflammatory microenvironment through preventing excessive iron metabolism
Tonetti MS, Greenwell H, Kornman KS. Staging and grading of periodontitis: framework and proposal of a new classification and case definition. J Periodontol. 2018;89:S159–72.
Sirisereephap K,…
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Systematic evaluation of scallop (Argopecten irradians) SoxH reveals its crucial role in spermiogenesis with limited evidence for sex determination
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Oakberg, E. F. A description of spermiogenesis in the mouse and its use in analysis of the cycle of the seminiferous…
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ORF3 protein of porcine circovirus type 2 induced RIPK3 phosphorylation-driven autophagy to promote viral replication
Guo, J. et al. Porcine Circovirus Type 2 vaccines: Commercial application and research advances. Viruses https://doi.org/10.3390/v14092005 (2022).
Meng, X. J. Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2):…
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Life history optimization and the macroevolution of mammal body size
Coulson, T. et al. Density dependent environments can select for extremes of body size. Peer Commun. J. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.162 (2022).
Bonner, J. T. The Evolution of Complexity…
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Comparative analysis of pathways induced by TMAO and TNF-α in human microvascular endothelial cells
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