People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). This deadly infection still causes an estimated 1.5 million deaths…
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Florida bill would ban the capture of endangered marine wildlife for aquariums
Floridians were enraged last summer when a viral video showed men offshore Panama City capturing a giant manta ray, a federally threatened species, and hoisting the animal onto their boat.
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FairJourney Bio launches cryo-EM services with advanced laboratories in San Diego, USA
FairJourney Bio (FJBio), a leading global provider of antibody discovery and development services, today announced the expansion of its portfolio with the launch of state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) services,…
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Living sensor display turns engineered skin into a biological monitor
Wearable health devices, such as smartwatches, have become commonplace, enabling the continuous monitoring of physiological signals at the skin’s surface. A research team in Japan has developed a biohybrid approach that works inside the…
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Decoding the perfect steak: The hidden DNA behind Wagyu’s legendary marbling
Scientists at the University of Adelaide’s Davies Livestock Research Centre (DLRC) have unveiled the most comprehensive cattle genome ever assembled, a breakthrough expected to improve Wagyu breeding and enhance beef marbling. The research…
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Scientists Just Found New Viruses in Whales and Orcas
Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before. An international team of scientists has identified two previously unknown circoviruses in short-finned pilot whales and…
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Genome engineering for conservation might be a game changer but only with the incorporation of Indigenous voices
van Oosterhout, C. et al. Genome engineering in biodiversity conservation and restoration. Nat. Rev. Biodivers. 1, 543–555 (2025).
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Taitingfong, R. & Ullah, A. Empowering…
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Trans-RNAs to program translation initiation
Translation of upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in mRNAs with multiple start codons can suppress downstream initiation sites. The researchers designed antisense RNA oligonucleotides (oligos) with a functional 5′ cap to bypass uORFs, which…
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The effects of LINC00324 on cell proliferation, migration, and invasion via autophagy in melanoma
Wei, C. Y. et al. Bioinformatics-based analysis reveals elevated MFSD12 as a key promoter of cell proliferation and a potential therapeutic target in melanoma. Oncogene 38(11), 1876–1891 (2019).
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Environmental metagenomics enhances detection of circulating viruses from live poultry markets in Cambodia
Peccia, J. et al. Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics. Nat. Biotechnol. 2020 38, 1164–1167 (2020).
Coker, R. J., Hunter, B. M., Rudge, J. W.,…
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