Available uricase structures
A search for ‘uricase’ at the RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB) yielded 121 experimentally resolved structures since 2000, reflecting the extensive research on this enzyme. Among these structures, we selected the X-ray…
Category: 5. Biology
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A multi-hospital, clinician-initiated bacterial genomics programme to investigate treatment failure in severe Staphylococcus aureus infections
Ballard, S. A., Sherry, N. L. & Howden, B. P. Public health implementation of pathogen genomics: the role for accreditation and application of ISO standards. Microb. Genom. 9, 001097 (2023).
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De novo induction of tertiary lymphoid structures: an immunotherapeutic strategy in pancreatic cancer
The recent publication by Amisaki et al.1 in Nature highlights a novel and druggable mechanism by which IL-33-activated innate lymphoid cells type 2 (ILC2s) induce the formation of tertiary lymphoid…
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The diverse roles of the circadian clock in cancer
Verlande, A. & Masri, S. Circadian clocks and cancer: timekeeping governs cellular metabolism. Trends Endocrinol. Metab. 30, 445–458 (2019).
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Crop cultivation without nitrogen fertiliser using nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial extracts for low environmental impact
Currently, many crops are cultivated in large quantities for food and forage use, including 1,870 million tons of sugarcane, 1,162 million metric tons of corn, 761 million metric tons of wheat, 757 million metric tons of rice, and…
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Groundbreaking Study Reveals Animals Form Long-Term Friendships, Just Like Humans
Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence of long-term, reciprocal helping behavior among African starlings, challenging long-held assumptions about cooperation among non-relatives in the animal kingdom. It’s no surprise that humans often…
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New Research Reveals That Chimpanzees Are Capable of Complex Communication – And We’re Finally Listening
Wild chimpanzees change the meaning of individual calls by combining them in different ways, a behavior that reflects how humans use language to create meaning through combining words. Humans are the only species known to use full language, which…
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The surprising climate power of penguin poo
Adelie penguins, along with other seabirds such as Imperial Shags, expel large amounts of ammonia through their droppings.
Antarctica’s icy wilderness…
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Teeth hurt? It could be because of a 500-million-year-old fish
Crabs use their sensory organs, called sensilla, to perceive temperature, vibration and smell.
Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or…
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A root development gene that’s older than root development
In the journal New Phytologist, Kobe University plant biologist Fukaki Hidehiro and his team publish that liverworts lacking a gene called RLF have severe deformations in… Continue Reading