Category: 5. Biology

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  • Correction: NF-κB-mediated EAAT3 upregulation in antioxidant defense and ferroptosis sensitivity in lung cancer

    Correction: NF-κB-mediated EAAT3 upregulation in antioxidant defense and ferroptosis sensitivity in lung cancer

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  • Microglial TLR4-Lyn kinase is a critical regulator of neuroinflammation, Aβ phagocytosis, neuronal damage, and cell survival in Alzheimer’s disease

    Microglial TLR4-Lyn kinase is a critical regulator of neuroinflammation, Aβ phagocytosis, neuronal damage, and cell survival in Alzheimer’s disease

    ARRIVE guidelines adherence

    All experiments conformed to the ARRIVE guidelines for in vivo research50. These features ensure that our design is rigorous to deliver robust and unbiased results. Equal numbers of male and female mice were used, and…

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  • Comprehensive germline and somatic profiling of high-risk Thai breast cancer via next-generation sequencing

    Comprehensive germline and somatic profiling of high-risk Thai breast cancer via next-generation sequencing

    Spectrum of germline mutations in Thai patients with breast cancer and cross-ethnic comparisons

    Blood samples from 1370 patients were subjected to germline mutation sequencing using a custom 36-core cancer panel (Supplementary Table 1). We found…

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  • How this tiny snake could change our view of genetics

    How this tiny snake could change our view of genetics

    The flowerpot snake, one of the world’s smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it’s the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead of two — and it can reproduce without a…

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  • Researchers Uncover 500 Million-Year-Old Origins of Human Appetite Hormone

    Researchers Uncover 500 Million-Year-Old Origins of Human Appetite Hormone

    A human appetite hormone, bombesin, also controls feeding in starfish, showing it evolved over 500 million years ago. A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone responsible for controlling appetite…

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  • Fat cells trigger liver stress through secreted lipids

    Fat cells trigger liver stress through secreted lipids

    The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the portion of the cell responsible for manufacturing and folding proteins. Proteins are essential for a wide range of cellular functions-as enzymes, transporters, hormones, antibodies, receptors,…

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  • Sensing sickness: New method for boosting bee health

    Sensing sickness: New method for boosting bee health

    Beekeepers in the United States lost more than 55 percent of managed colonies last year — the highest loss rate since the Apiary Inspectors of America began determining them in 2011. A new study from University of Vermont scientists and…

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  • Plant doctor: An AI system that watches over urban trees without touching a leaf

    Plant doctor: An AI system that watches over urban trees without touching a leaf

    Urban trees and plants do more than just beautify city landscapes. They purify the air, reduce urban heat islands, provide recreational spaces, and even boost property values. As essential components of sustainable urban ecosystems, plants…

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