The dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes poses a severe and global threat to public health. A new comprehensive review by Hohai University scientists explores the evolutionary origins, the ecological drivers underlying the…
Category: 5. Biology
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The gut bacteria that put the brakes on weight gain in mice
The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi in the gut—are associated with obesity and weight gain, raising the possibility that changing the microbiome could…
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The Problem With Vaccination Shortfalls in Livestock
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Farm animals are attacked by a whole slew of pathogens—from the bacteria…
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Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa
Endangered penguins living off South Africa’s coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said, with some populations dropping by 95% in just eight years.
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More than 16,000 dinosaur tracks discovered at a site in Bolivia
Scientists have discovered the single largest dinosaur track site in the world in Carreras Pampa, Torotoro National Park, Bolivia. The tracks were made about 70 million years ago, in the late Cretaceous Period, by theropods—bipedal three-toed…
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SLC6A14-mediated glutamine promotes SYTL4–CXCL8 axis activation to drive gemcitabine resistance and immune evasion in pancreatic cancer
Reagents and antibodies
α-Methyl-DL-tryptophan (α-MT; cat. no. M8377) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Glutamine Assay Kit (cat. no. ab197011) was purchased from Abcam. Human IL-8/CXCL8 Quantikine ELISA Kit (cat. no. D8000C) was purchased from…
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Scientists Found Two Different Cold Sensors in the Body
Researchers found that cold is detected differently in the skin than in internal organs. This split system helps explain why cold air, cold drinks, and cold surfaces create very different sensations. A research group led by Félix Viana,…
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Mechanism for twisted growth of plant organs discovered
From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving tool found throughout the plant kingdom. Roots “do the twist” all the time, skewing hard right or left to avoid rocks…
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Resurrected tissue: Mechanism that enables regeneration after extensive damage solves a 50-year-old mystery
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, our skin tissue—and in fact many types of epithelial tissue that lines and covers the body’s organs—can respond to death and destruction with a burst of regeneration. This phenomenon, known as…
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What a Mosquito’s Lunch Tells Us About the Ecosystem
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Traditional animal surveys are cumbersome—days and weeks of tromping around in…
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