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Tag: Biology
Unexpected proteome plasticity in response to persistent temperature rise
Study in budding yeast brings molecular biology to climate change
Dynamic heart model mimics hemodynamic loads, advances engineered heart tissue technology
Efforts to understand cardiac disease progression and develop therapeutic tissues that can repair the human heart are just a few areas of focus for the Feinberg research group at Carnegie Mellon University. The group’s latest dynamic model, created in partnership…
Take two: Integrating neuronal perspectives for richer results
Every brain function, from standing up to deciding what to have for dinner, involves neurons interacting. Studies focused on neuronal interactions extend across domains in neuroscience, primarily using the approaches of spike count correlation or dimensionality reduction. Pioneering research from…
How does the structure of cytolysins influence their activity?
Although Enterococcus faecalis is usually an innocuous member of the bacterial community in the human gut, it can also cause several infections, including liver disorders. The bacteria produce cytolysins, which are molecules that destroy cells. In a new study, researchers…
Papua New Guineans show signs of biological adaptations to altitude
High altitude environments are one of the most demanding habitats in which humans have ever lived. This difficulty is mainly due to hypoxia: oxygen is less available to human tissues at high altitude. However, several populations worldwide have successfully settled…
Enamel defects as biomarkers for exposure to environmental stressors
Alexandria, Va., USA – IADR President Pamela Den Besten presented and chaired the IADR President’s Symposium “Enamel Defects as Biomarkers for Exposure to Environmental Stressors” at the virtual 99th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research…
Eric Everett wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Basic Research
Alexandria, Va., USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Eric Everett, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Biological Mineralization Basic Research. Everett was recognized during…
Oncotarget: Subtypes of thymic epithelial tumors independent of WHO type
These Oncotarget results may reflect the unselected patient population enrolled in these studies, including no selection for WHO histologic subtype or molecular aberrations.
Eija Kononen wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Oral Biology
Alexandria, Va., USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Eija Kononenn, University of Turku, Finland, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Oral Biology. Kononen was recognized during the Opening Ceremonies…
Tiny organisms shed big light on ocean nutrients
As the world warms, sweeping changes in marine nutrients seem like an expected consequence of increased ocean temperatures. However, the reality is more complicated. New research suggests that processes below the ocean surface may be controlling what is happening above.…
Fionnuala Lundy wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Pulp Biology and Regeneration
Alexandria, Va., USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Fionnuala Lundy, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Pulp Biology and Regeneration. Lundy was recognized during the Opening…
Fully booked at the bottom of the sea: There seems no room for new bacteria on sand grains
Bacteria on the sand on the ocean floor do not change between the seasons. Presumably, there is simply no room for change.
Hazem Abbas recipient of the IADR Lion Dental Research Award for Junior Investigators
Alexandria, Va., USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Hazem Abbas, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Lion Dental Research Award for Junior Investigators in the Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Category.…
YiPing Chen wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Craniofacial Biology
Alexandria, Va., USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced YiPing Chen, Tulane University, New Orleans, La., USA, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Craniofacial Biology Research. Chen was recognized during the Opening…
SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 gives the immune system a hard time
SARS-CoV-2 still poses major challenges to mankind. The frequent emergence of mutant forms makes the threat posed by the virus difficult to predict. The SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 circulated in India and gave rise to the Delta variant, B.1.617.2, which is…
A new model of coral reef health
Using data collected on the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition, scientists identify which natural and anthropogenic factors are most likely to lead to healthy reefs
The gene’s-eye view of evolution
New book reviews the history of the gene’s-eye view of evolution by describing current disagreements and conceptual debates, and highlighting its value in contemporary evolutionary biology
Researchers discover nucleotide sequence responsible for effectively fighting pathologies
HSE researchers uncover the fundamental mechanisms behind the maturation of microRNA molecules
C is for Vitamin C — a key ingredient for immune cell function
Harnessing the combined power of Vitamin C and TET proteins may give scientists a leg up in treating autoimmune diseases
Scientists made dairy cows try to walk in a straight line to help define normal gait
Scientists made dairy cows try to walk in a straight line to help define normal gait. ### Article Title: Kinematic gait characteristics of straight line walk in clinically sound dairy cows Funding: The study was funded by the grants 2016-01760…
SMART breakthrough in detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant in wastewater
SMART researchers have developed an innovative method to detect and quantify the more transmissible B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of concern via wastewater epidemiology
Genome editing meets marsupials
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) have succeeded in creating the first genetically engineered marsupial. This study, published in the scientific journal Current Biology , will contribute to deciphering the genetic background of unique characteristics observed…
Is Bacterial Acidity a Key to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance?
Decreasing bacterial acidity could help reduce antimicrobial resistance by eliminating bacteria that can survive being treated with antibiotics.
A foot tumor and two tail fractures complicated the life of this hadrosaur
When it was discovered in the 1980s in Argentina, this hadrosaur was diagnosed with a fractured foot. However, a new analysis now shows that this ornithopod commonly known as the duck-billed dinosaur actually had a tumour some 70 million years…
A substance from Saussurea controversa will help bone tissue regeneration
Metabolic bone diseases, including osteoporosis, when bones lose their mass and become so fragile that they could be damaged while sneezing or under little stress, are called the silent epidemic of the 21st century. A person does not even know…
Climate change threatens food security of many countries dependent on fish
Millions of people in countries around the world could face an increased risk of malnutrition as climate change threatens their local fisheries.
The environmental toll of disposable masks
A new study calculates the waste generated by N95 usage and suggests possible ways to reduce it
DNA assay aids in identifying and protecting North American wolves, coyotes
Forensics specialists can use a commercial assay targeting mitochondrial DNA to accurately discriminate between wolf, coyote and dog species, according to a new study from North Carolina State University. The genetic information can be obtained from smaller or more degraded…
Gene expression mechanism may have immunity, cancer implications
Through alternative polyadenylation, RNA molecules are directed to sites of protein synthesis to facilitate production of certain proteins where they are most needed
New discoveries reveal how acute myeloid leukemia walks line between growth and cell death
Researchers revealed new insights into how acute myeloid leukemia (AML) develops and progresses, according to a study published in Molecular Cell on July 20, 2021. They describe a mechanism by which AML cells regulate a cancer-related protein, mutant IDH2, to…
Mycoplasma mobile moves into overdrive: Twin motor modified from ATP synthase discovered
Scientists discover gliding machinery for Mycoplasma mobile to be a new structure that could share ancestry with ATP synthase
Using snakes to monitor Fukushima radiation
Researchers placed tiny GPS trackers on rat snakes to track their movements at Fukishima
Removal of barred owls slows decline of iconic spotted owls in Pacific Northwest, study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern spotted owl, a native species threatened by invading barred owls and the loss of old-forest…
Save Our Seas Foundation announces a record 61 grants for 2021
The Save our Seas Foundation is celebrating an overwhelming number of applications and awards. This heralds a hopeful new cohort of ocean conservationists, young scientists and local initiatives being supported to make a positive change for our planet.
No IgA leads to intestinal inflammation in mice
Tokyo, Japan – While researchers have known for years that immunoglobulin A (IgA) is important for gut health, it has remained unclear exactly what role it plays in preventing infection and disease. But now, researchers from Japan have found that…
Tropical fly study shows that a mother’s age and diet influences offspring health
The female tsetse fly, which gives birth to adult-sized live young, produce weaker offspring as they get older, and when they feed on poor quality blood. The study, carried out by researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Oxford and the…
Study identifies MET amplification as driver for some non-small cell lung cancers
CU Cancer Center researchers get positive results treating patients with MET-inhibitor drug crizotinib
Enzyme-based plastics recycling is more energy efficient, better for environment
BOTTLE Consortium effort develops model that finds sizeable energy and carbon-saving benefits for recycling PET, a common plastic used in bottles, clothing, carpet
Brain ‘noise’ keeps nerve connections young
Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release of neurotransmitters, the brain’s chemical messengers. Once transmitted across a neuron, electrical signals cause the juncture with another neuron, known as a synapse, to release droplets filled with neurotransmitters that…
DNA duplication linked to the origin and evolution of pine trees and their relatives
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often duplicate their entire genome and hang on to the added genetic baggage. All those extra genes are…
Oncotarget: Biomechanics in response to drug in hypoxia by atomic force spectroscopy
These Oncotarget results show that a degree of chemotherapeutic drug effects on biomechanical and biophysical properties of cancer cells is distinguishable in normoxia and hypoxia`
Epicentre of major Amazon droughts and fires saw 2.5 billion trees and vines killed
A major drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest killed billions of trees and plants and turned one of the world’s largest carbon sinks into one of its biggest polluters.
Oncotarget: Cutaneous apocrine sweat gland carcinoma
Together these Oncotarget results describe the first ever CAC case with a BRCAness genetic background
Ocean microbes team up brilliantly to gather food when it’s scarce
WOODS HOLE, Mass. – What’s a hungry marine microbe to do when the pickings are slim? It must capture nutrients – nitrogen, phosphorus, or iron – to survive, yet in vast expanses of the ocean, nutrients are extremely scarce. And…
Oncotarget: Caspase-11 and AIM2 inflammasome involved in COPD and lung adenocarcinoma
The Oncotarget authors found that AIM2 inflammasome is at the crossroad between COPD and lung cancer in that its higher presence is correlated to lower survival rate of smoking COPD adenocarcinoma patients.
Non-neuronal cells drive sex differences in early brain development
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – During development, brain cells may find different ways to connect with each other based on sex, according to researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. The study, recently published in eNeuro , an…
Three key habitat-building corals face worrying future due to climate crisis
The climate crisis will lead to changes in distribution and habitat loss of stony corals in the tropical Atlantic, shows a new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers. The loss of such coral species could have devastating consequences…
NIH-funded study shows imaging after mild brain injury may predict outcomes
Presence of certain features on CT scans may guide follow up treatment
New alpine moth solves a 180-year-old mystery
Butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) are one of the most diverse animal groups. To date, scientists have found as many as 5,000 species from the Alps alone. Having been a place of intensive research interest for 250 years, it is…