How can ship anchors affect Antarctic ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated how damage…
Category: 5. Biology
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Study offers new insights into how the body clears dead cells during stress
A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington details a novel strategy for how the body clears out dead cells during stress, revealing unexpected roles for well-known stress-response genes-a discovery that could help…
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Scientists Solve Decades-Old Cell Biology Mystery
SLC35B1 transports ATP into the ER, and its structure offers potential for targeted therapies in diseases linked to ER stress. A team of scientists has solved a long-standing question in cell biology by uncovering how the cell’s primary energy…
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Energy drain from antibiotics spurs bacteria to resist treatment faster
Antibiotics are supposed to wipe out bacteria, yet the drugs can sometimes hand microbes an unexpected advantage.
A new study from Rutgers Health shows that ciprofloxacin, a staple treatment for urinary tract infections, throws…
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Shift Bioscience identifies novel single-gene target for safer cellular rejuvenation therapeutics
Shift Bioscience (Shift), a biotechnology company uncovering the biology of cell rejuvenation to develop new therapies for age driven diseases, today announced the publication of new research identifying a novel, single-gene target…
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Why past mass extinctions didn’t break ecosystems—But this one might
Two major environmental shifts have triggered global transformations in large herbivore communities. A new study with researchers from the University of Gothenburg show how these ecosystems remained remarkably resilient despite extinction and…
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A route for cerebrospinal fluid flow through leptomeningeal arterial–venous overlaps enables macromolecule and fluid shunting
Iliff, J. J. et al. A paravascular pathway facilitates CSF flow through the brain parenchyma and the clearance of interstitial solutes, including amyloid β. Sci. Transl. Med. 4, 147ra111 (2012).
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Plant processes matter | Nature Climate Change
Sajjad Raza, Tino Colombi and colleagues from the University of Nottingham take stock of research on soil carbon and assessed the extent to which plant processes have been investigated in peer-reviewed papers. Using bibliometric analysis, they…
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Delivering base editors to the liver and lungs in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
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This is a summary of: Kim, M. et al. Dual SORT LNPs for multi-organ base editing. Nat. Biotechnol.
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A conserved cytochrome for organ development
The Arabidopsis genome encodes 15 cytochrome b5 proteins, most of which have metabolic functions such as nitrate reduction or sphingolipid desaturation. Of these cytochrome b5 proteins, only RLF is reported to be required for organ development….
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