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How Tiny Freshwater Animals Utilize Bacterial DNA to Fight Fungal Infections

A group of small, freshwater animals protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes "stolen" from bacteria, according to new research by a team from the University of Oxford, the University of Stirling and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole.

19 Jul 2024

Ginseng Genome Map Unlocks New Possibilities for Medicinal Applications

A landmark study has successfully decoded the complete ginseng genome, unveiling the genetic mechanisms that govern saponin biosynthesis. This detailed genetic map illuminates the evolutionary and metabolic pathways of Panax ginseng, a staple in traditional medicine.

19 Jul 2024

Expanding the Fruit Fly Tree of Life with New Genomic Data

A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, Bernard Kim from Stanford University, US, and colleagues report in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, publishing July 18th.

19 Jul 2024

Sea Sawdust Fuels Coral-Eating Starfish Larvae

Researchers have discovered an underwater phenomenon where larvae of the coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish have been chowing down on "sea sawdust," which is blue-green algae bacteria.

18 Jul 2024

Flu Virus Exploits Immune System Weakness to Infect Cells

The majority of influenza viruses enter animal or human cells through particular surface-based pathways. It has recently been found by researchers at the University of Zurich that some influenza viruses, both human and avian, can also enter cells through a second entry point that involves an immune system protein complex.

18 Jul 2024

Global Gene Expression Data Improves Precision in Genetics

The majority of human genetics research has traditionally concentrated on individuals with European ancestry, a long-standing bias that may reduce the precision of scientific predictions for individuals from other populations.

18 Jul 2024

ENGRAM: Capturing Cellular Histories Through Genomic Recording

Genomes can now be entrusted to store information about a variety of transient biological events inside of living cells, as they happen, like a flight recorder collecting data from an aircraft.

18 Jul 2024

Reawakened Endogenous Retroviruses can Play a Critical Role in Helping Cancer Survive

Peek inside the human genome and, among the 20,000 or so genes that serve as building blocks of life, you'll also find flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago.

18 Jul 2024

New Approach to Finding Antibiotic Alternatives Using Bacterial Data

Researchers have devised an approach for identifying novel antimicrobial drugs with clinical potential using bacterial databases, offering insights into finding alternatives to existing antibiotics.

17 Jul 2024

Fossils in Our Genes: Giant Viruses Leave Mark on Animal Relative

Recent research published in Science Advances uncovers an unexpected twist in the evolutionary history of complex life.

17 Jul 2024

PUMA: A Breakthrough in CRISPR-Cas12 for RNA Biomarker Detection

CRISPR-Cas systems, defense systems in bacteria, have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics.

17 Jul 2024

Revolutionizing Biological Drug Delivery with Cell's Transit System

Each cell in the body has its own unique delivery system that scientists are working on harnessing to move revolutionary biological drugs -; molecules like proteins, RNA and combinations of the two -; to specific diseased parts of the body.

17 Jul 2024

FAM110A's Dual Role: Orchestrating Microtubule-Actin Interactions in Mitosis

An international research collaboration, led by Prof. Dr. Robert Grosse (Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies and Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg), Dr. Libor Macurek (Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague) and Dr. Zdenek Lansky (Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague) has uncovered a new mechanism of the crosstalk between microtubules and actin cytoskeleton during cell division and revealed unique characteristics of the previously unexplored protein FAM110A.

17 Jul 2024

The Protein STAT3 Helps the Immune System Fight Leukemia

Study at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences uncovers unknown interaction between leukemic cells and immune cells. Potential biomarkers for future immunotherapies found.

From Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences 17 Jul 2024

Unveiling IRF1's Influence on Cancer Progression and Treatment Using Histology and Flow Cytometry

Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered new information regarding the function of a protein known as interferon regulatory factor (IRF1) in the course of cancer and how it responds to treatment. This information may help increase the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy.

16 Jul 2024

Marginal Zone B Cells Unveiled as Key Players in TB Vaccine Strategy

An "unconventional" immune response now identified by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is a potential new pathway for developing new vaccines for tuberculosis (TB), according to a new publication.

16 Jul 2024

Neuregulin 3 Gene Variant Linked to Gabapentin Effectiveness in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Women who carry a particular form of a pain gene are more likely to respond well to a common medication used to treat long-term discomfort, research shows.

16 Jul 2024

Harnessing Immune Cell Triads for Effective Cancer Treatment

There's a frustrating fact about today's immunotherapies for cancer. While sometimes they work beautifully -; completely eliminating or greatly reducing cancer in particular patients -; other times they don't work at all. It's a mystery.

16 Jul 2024

Few Chicken Products with Highly Virulent Salmonella Strains Responsible for Most Illnesses

Raw poultry is one of the main causes of Salmonella poisoning, which affects thousands of people in the U.S. every year. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that few products with high levels of very virulent Salmonella strains are responsible for most of the illnesses from raw chicken parts.

16 Jul 2024

"AnoxyGen" Project Aims to Unlock the Untapped Biosynthetic Potential of Anaerobes

The “AnoxyGen” project will decode novel active substances of anaerobes and elucidate their role in nature. Some of these could be useful for humans, animals and the environment.

15 Jul 2024