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The Hidden Chemical Behind Off-Flavors in Orange Juice

An investigation team from the Technical University of Munich's Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology has figured out what causes a strange off-flavor in orange juice that tastes like cloves.

7 Feb 2024

Plant Study Reveals Novel Mechanism for Coordinating Cellular Responses to Stress

A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a pioneering study that answers a central question in biology: how do organisms rally a wide range of cellular processes when they encounter a change-;either internally or in the external environment-;to thrive in good times or survive the bad times?

7 Feb 2024

Scientists ‘Break the Mould’ by Creating New Colours of ‘Blue Cheese’

Experts at the University of Nottingham have discovered how to create different colours of blue cheese.

7 Feb 2024

New Strains Offer Blue Veins in Shades Beyond the Classic Hue

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have figured out how to make blue cheese in a variety of colors.

6 Feb 2024

New Model Predicts How Soil Microbes Impact Climate

Climate models are essential to predicting and addressing climate change, but can fail to adequately represent soil microbes, a critical player in ecosystem soil carbon sequestration that affects the global carbon cycle.

5 Feb 2024

Nanopore Sequencing Sheds Light on Plant Growth Trigger

Researchers from the Southern University of Science and Technology, under the direction of Prof. Xiaofeng Cao from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, recently reported a new understanding of how light affects plant growth in a study that was published in the PNAS.

5 Feb 2024

Prefrontal Neurons’ Cascade of Phonetic Representations

A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) uses sophisticated brain recording techniques to show how neurons in the human brain cooperate to enable people to plan words for speech and then produce them verbally.

5 Feb 2024

Decoding Virus-Host Tug-of-War with RNA-Protein Interaction Mapping

The interplay between ribonucleic acid (RNA) and proteins is not only important for maintaining cellular homeostasis but is also at the center of the tug-of-war between virus and host.

2 Feb 2024

Study Unveils Dual Role of 7-DHC in Ferroptosis and Cancer Cell Survival

Cell death is fundamental to life and, thus, healthy aging. In the realm of cellular biology, ferroptosis (a form of programmed cell death) has emerged not only as a focal point of research for its potential in eliminating cancer cells, but also its role in a plethora of other diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, eye diseases such as Retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, as well as ischemia, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, acute kidney injury and inflammation.

2 Feb 2024

NLRC5 Gene Reactivation Boosts Tumor-Killing Immunity

Every human cell has class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on its surface, which are immune complexes. The immune system needs MHC class I molecules to identify and eradicate cancer.

30 Jan 2024

Scientists Unleash the Power of Calcium to Target and Destroy Tumor Cells

Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium influx into the cell.

30 Jan 2024

Chemists Develop Two-Step Method to Create Promising Molecules for Life Sciences Research

Organic compounds in the field of chemistry range from simple hydrocarbons to complex molecules, with diverse functional groups added to the main carbon backbone.

30 Jan 2024

Study Shows How Obesity Causes Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Fat Cells

The number of people with obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, resulting in a worldwide epidemic.

30 Jan 2024

New Horizons in Chemical Biology: A Novel Approach to Synthesize Dibenzothiophene S-Oxides

Dibenzothiophene S-oxides are important in various biochemical processes. However, their synthesis using conventional methods is not easy.

30 Jan 2024

How the Brain Controls its Cravings for Water and Salt

For terrestrial creatures, including humans, to survive, they must drink plenty of water and eat enough salt. Neural pathways comprising many brain regions intriguingly control both thirst and salt appetite.

29 Jan 2024

Unveiling How Animals Control Friendly Bacteria for Defense

Thousands of types of bacteria live in the human gut. They help digest the food we eat and absorb nutrients, but these bacteria don’t just do this to be kind to humans, there is a benefit for them too.

27 Jan 2024

Study Sheds Light on a Decades-Long Mystery About How Retinal Photoreceptors Work

Working with mammalian retinal cells, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that, unlike most light-sensing cells (photoreceptors) in the retina, one special type uses two different pathways at the same time to transmit electrical "vision" signals to the brain.

27 Jan 2024

A New Tool for Monitoring Neuronal Inhibition

By tracking when distinct subsets of brain cells activate, researchers have understood the complex activity patterns found in both human and animal brains for many years. Knowing how long those neurons stay active and when they turn off again is crucial to understanding the brain and its associated disorders.

24 Jan 2024