Researchers studying the body's ability to produce antibodies for defense against novel viruses have found that the 3D structure of chromatin controls which gene segments are available for recombination.
University of Cologne researcher Schoenemann focuses on ancient eyes
Researchers have come up with a way to make plasma without high-voltage electricity which could lead to new applications in pollution control, medicine and other areas, the U.S. National Science Foundation said.
Measuring blood antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 may distinguish children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), which appears to be a serious but rare complication of viral infection, say researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
From a chance glance by a hiker on a storied Grand Canyon trail, a paleontologist and colleagues managed to trace the footsteps of an animal that lived more than 300 million years ago, and unearth a previously unknown — and surprising — evolutionary quirk.
A new study published in Plos Genetics suggests that DNA sequence analyses of Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes show an interbreeding event that happened 200-300kya and open up insights into the ancestors of modern humans.
UMass researchers use Cyro-EM microscopy to understand ribosome’s two stages of protein synthesis
A new study by Boston University’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) indicates that nearly half (48 percent) of adolescents ages 12-18 have been stalked or harassed during a relationship, and 42 percent have done the stalking or harassing.
University of California, Riverside researchers have discovered that, during photosynthesis, plants can protect themselves from solar surges and achieve near quantum efficiency when converting light into energy by absorbing specific colors of light.
A report on Neanderthals in Current Biology found that some present-day humans carry a variant of the Neanderthal sodium channel, causing them to have increased pain sensitivity.
Underwater photographers have noticed for years that dark-colored fish in deep seas are difficult to photograph but a research report published last month provides a better idea of how many of these fish are camouflaged in the deeper regions.
Some microorganisms use spiral-shaped, shape-changing flagella to help them move more smoothly through their surrounding environments, but the direction and velocity of the swimmers is controlled by elements, like magnetic fields, because the organisms' bodies cannot deform.
In a review published in Nature on July 1, researchers provide an overview of origin of life research and highlight several key challenges in the field.
The 3D structure of a base editor, comprised of the Cas9 protein (white and gray), which binds to a DNA target (teal and blue helix) complementary to the RNA guide (purple), and the deaminase proteins (red and pink), which switch out one nucleotide for another. (UC Berkeley graphic by Gavin Knott and Audrone Lapinaite)
Stanford graduate students published a paper on July 8 detailing a study claiming that Polynesians made contact with Native Americans hundreds of years before the arrival of Europeans.
The National Science Foundation found that a certain large group of flowering plants called rosids have been evolving at twice the rate in temperate zones versus in the tropics, according to a press release from the National Science Foundation.
UCLA–USC study finds exposure is associated with a 50% greater risk for preterm birth
Movement of proteins to the bacterial cell surface, the environment outside the cell, and even into target cells is critical for bacterial communities and pathogen-host interactions. The export of proteins, from Gram-negative bacteria in particular, is challenging, because two membranes (inner and outer) must be passed.
The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment found a connection between air pollution and infant mortality, a Stanford news release states.
Scientists have developed a new way of slicing genetic material by using light combined with CRISPR.