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Variety In Enamel Composition May Predict Later Tooth Health

Longer lifespans, disparities in dental health make understanding tooth enamel more important

Aging Is Driven By Unbalanced Genes

Newly uncovered mechanism holds true across a variety of animals, including humans

Surprise Kilonova Upends Established Understanding Of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts

Long gamma-ray bursts can be generated by neutron star mergers, study finds

The Milky Way’s Mysterious Filaments Have ‘Older, Distant Cousins’

New family portrait uncovers insights into the structures’ unknown origins

New Solar Cell Breaks Records For Efficiency And Voltage

Emerging perovskite technology overcomes silicon’s key limitations

Why Fish Look Down When They Swim

Simulations show quirky behavior helps fish estimate swimming direction and speed

COP27 Delegation Joins Global Partners In Fight Against Climate Change

Faculty and graduate students participate in U.N. event, looking to contribute to the next set of innovations driving climate action

Rewriting the Textbook on Gene Regulation: It’s the Big Picture That Counts

UC San Diego researchers rethink the central dogma of molecular biology

Looking for an Early Sign of LATE

Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) mimics Alzheimer’s, but it’s a different disease and very hard to differentiate; new findings suggest a possible clue

Experts from 14 Nations Discuss Global Gene Drive Project Registry

Advances in gene editing technologies are allowing for the development of potential new strategies for vector-borne disease control, pest management and conservation by genetically modifying organisms in a laboratory.

New Look at an Ancient Disease: Study Finds Novel Treatment Targets for Gout

UC San Diego scientists identify a new model of the arthritic disease, centered on the joint lubricating protein lubricin

Brain Cells Under Attack Don ‘Body Armor’ Response, Offering New Views of Stroke Damage

Cells within neurons discovered to take ‘pro-survival’ steps to reduce brain tissue injury

CRISPR Technology Improves Huntington’s Disease Symptoms in Models

By directly targeting RNA, UC San Diego researchers were able to eliminate toxic protein buildup that causes the progressive neurodegenerative condition while not significantly disrupting other human genes

Researchers Identify Elusive Carbon Dioxide Sensor in Plants that Controls Water Loss

Surprised biologists discover how two proteins work together to form long-sought plant water loss-regulating sensor, carrying implications for trees, crops and wildfires

Israeli study identifies country of origin with genetic variants in Familial Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common hereditary autoinflammatory disease, mostly affecting people of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean origin.

Cabbage White Butterflies Utilize Two Gut Enzymes for Maximum Flexibility in Deactivating Mustard Oil Bombs

Depending on the composition of the defensive toxins of their host plants, the insects use two different complementary enzymes for detoxification

Mapping the Communications Hub of the Brain

New insights about the thalamus may improve understanding of brain disorders and intervention

More Flexible Than Previously Thought: Worms Give Us New Insights into the Evolution and Diversification of TGF-b Signaling Pathways

The TGF-ß cellular signaling network, essential to various functions in all metazoans and also involved in many severe human pathologies like autoimmune diseases and cancer, is more flexible than previously thought.