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Study Reveals Complex Neural Modules Behind Motor Control

For nearly a century, scientists have known that different parts of the human brain's cortex control different body movements.

28 Feb 2025

Mapping Bacterial Responses to Reactive Nitrogen and Oxygen Species

A study in Microbiological Research explored the impact of varying ratios of Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) on pathogenic bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

28 Feb 2025

Danforth Center Scientists Innovate Cryopreservation for Plant Tissue Imaging

Danforth Center scientists Tessa Burch-Smith, PhD, and Kirk Czymmek, PhD, in collaboration with researchers at the CryoEM Facility at Stanford University, are embarking on a pioneering initiative to develop new cryopreservation and nanoscale imaging procedures for volume electron microscopy (vEM) of plant tissues.

26 Feb 2025

New ctDNA Model Enhances Metastatic Cancer Surveillance

In metastatic cancer surveillance, monitoring the actual concentrations of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may be critical. Researchers showed that absolute ctDNA concentration thresholds can be defined to rule out or predict impending cancer progression.

25 Feb 2025

New Microscope Captures Full 3D Molecular Dynamics

When two instruments are cleverly recombined, they can sometimes achieve things that neither instrument could have done alone.

24 Feb 2025

New Visualization Technique Reveals Geometric Patterns in Brain Activity

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual perception as geometric patterns.

24 Feb 2025

Viking Skulls Show Evidence of Disease and Painful Conditions

Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more.

24 Feb 2025

Bacterial Cellulose Boosts Plant Healing, Opening New Frontiers in Agricultural Regeneration

Research shows bacterial cellulose stimulates plant tissue regeneration, activating key genes and signaling pathways for improved wound healing in agriculture.

24 Feb 2025

Mosquito Antennae Could Inspire Breakthroughs in Disaster Response

One of nature's most disliked creatures may very well unlock a breakthrough in disaster response.

22 Feb 2025

EMBL Breakthrough Expands Brillouin Microscopy for Quick 3D Imaging

EMBL tech developers have made an important leap forward with a novel methodology that adds an important microscopy capability to life scientists' toolbox.

22 Feb 2025

Leica Microsystems and ATTO-TEC Join Forces to Advance Microscopy Imaging

Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation and advanced imaging solutions, announced today that it has acquired ATTO-TEC, a leading specialty supplier of fluorescent dyes and reagents.

21 Feb 2025

Novel Mechanism of mRNA Transfer via Tunneling Nanotubes Discovered

Cell-to-cell communication is crucial in all forms and stages of life, and various communication mechanisms have been extensively researched.

20 Feb 2025

Scientists Uncover Mechanism Linking OPN3 to Food Intake Regulation

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus - which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more - includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3).

17 Feb 2025

Study Reveals Mechanisms Behind Bacterial Flagellar Motor Movement

When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have existed for millions of years in microorganisms.

14 Feb 2025

New Study Unlocks Secrets of Worms' Lipid-Based Surface Chemistry

A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides groundbreaking insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other.

13 Feb 2025

Understanding the Complex Architecture of the Minor Spliceosome

In human cells, only a small proportion of the information written in genes is used to produce proteins. How does the cell select this information? A large molecular machine called the spliceosome continuously separates the coding and non-coding regions of our genes – and it's doing this even as you read these lines.

13 Feb 2025

Study Uncovers Immune Cell Interaction Driving Aggressive Brain Tumor Growth

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

11 Feb 2025

New Study Reveals Energy-Saving Strategies in Neuronal Protein Synthesis

Nerve cells use incredible energy-saving techniques while still carrying out their primary functions.

10 Feb 2025

Researchers Unveil Mechanisms Behind Neural Stem Cell Activation and Quiescence

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation dynamics of neural stem cells (NSCs).

8 Feb 2025

Engineering Living Materials with Tailored Properties

Researchers from Rice University have identified new sequence-structure-property relationships for tailoring engineered living materials (ELMs), allowing for more precise control over their structure and response to deformation forces such as stretching or compression.

6 Feb 2025