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Beta Cells Alone Can Maintain Glycemic Balance Without Other Pancreatic Cells

Our glycemic balance is based on the ability of the pancreatic beta cells to detect glucose and secrete insulin to maintain our blood sugar levels.

4 Sep 2024

Study Explores the Role of Sex-Biased Gene Expression in Autism Risk During Prenatal Development

The cortex of prenatal donors to determine differentially expressed genes based on sex and potentially identify molecular and cellular mechanisms that contribute to ASD.

7 Aug 2024

Short-Time Attractors Guide Embryonic Cell Movement

Cells divide quickly and migrate in a highly ordered way to form the skeleton, organs, and other vital systems as embryos develop from conception to delivery.

29 May 2024

Exploring the Multifaceted Nature of Darwinism

A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology examines the question of what Darwinism is and how its nonscientific uses relate to the scientific theory of evolution.

29 May 2024

Comprehensive Analysis of Gene-Isoform Variation Unlocks Secrets of Brain Development

A team led by researchers at UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania has produced a first-of-its kind catalog of gene-isoform variation in the developing human brain.

24 May 2024

Genetic Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Revealed in Colombian Kindred

UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators in Colombia, Brazil and Germany are progressing toward an understanding of mechanisms that underlie Alzheimer's disease, in particular an early-onset, genetic form that has afflicted generations of an extended family in Colombia.

28 Feb 2024

Mathematical Models and Biological Dynamics in Embryo Development

One of life’s enduring fundamental questions revolves around the process of development. Consider human growth—how do cells autonomously arrange themselves into structures like skin, muscles, or bones? How do they coalesce to form intricate organs such as the brain, fingers, or spine?

7 Dec 2023

Immune Cells Can Create Their Own Chemical Cues to Navigate

In a breakthrough finding, Jonna Alanko, a researcher from InFLAMES, has unveiled that immune cells are not mere passive followers of chemical signals in their surroundings.

7 Sep 2023

New Garra Species Discovered in Remote Thai River

With just a few clicks of a mouse, you can purchase your very own redtail garra, a type of fish that feeds on algae.

12 Jul 2023

Study Links Timing of Childhood Adversity With Epigenetic Patterns in Adolescents

Childhood adversity-;circumstances that threaten to a child's physical or psychological well-being--has long been associated with poorer physical and mental health throughout life, such as greater risks of developing cardiac disease, cancer, or depression.

14 Jun 2023

Study Uncovers Somatic Mutations That Play a Role in Common Form of Adult Epilepsy

Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications.

2 May 2023

Researchers Generate Largest Atlas of Post-Zygotic Genome Mutations in Human Tissue Researchers Have ...

Researchers have created the largest atlas of post-zygotic genome mutations in healthy human tissue ever assembled -; a scientific advancement that could unlock new avenues for diagnosing and treating genetic disease.

17 Apr 2023

Study discovers the ability of certain blood immune cells to proliferate

The ability of a cell to divide, to proliferate, is essential for life and gives rise to the formation of complex organisms from a single cell.

20 Mar 2023

Artificial intelligence creates proteins to hasten chemical reactions

Scientists have for the first time utilized machine learning to design whole new enzymes, which are proteins that quicken chemical reactions. In the realm of protein design, this is a crucial development since new enzymes can find several applications in both industrial manufacture and medicine.

23 Feb 2023

Conception News and Research

Beta Cells Alone Can Maintain Glycemic Balance Without Other Pancreatic Cells

Study Explores the Role of Sex-Biased Gene Expression in Autism Risk During Prenatal Development

Short-Time Attractors Guide Embryonic Cell Movement

Exploring the Multifaceted Nature of Darwinism

Comprehensive Analysis of Gene-Isoform Variation Unlocks Secrets of Brain Development

Genetic Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Revealed in Colombian Kindred

Mathematical Models and Biological Dynamics in Embryo Development

Immune Cells Can Create Their Own Chemical Cues to Navigate

New Garra Species Discovered in Remote Thai River

Study Links Timing of Childhood Adversity With Epigenetic Patterns in Adolescents

Study Uncovers Somatic Mutations That Play a Role in Common Form of Adult Epilepsy

Researchers Generate Largest Atlas of Post-Zygotic Genome Mutations in Human Tissue Researchers Have ...

Study discovers the ability of certain blood immune cells to proliferate

Artificial intelligence creates proteins to hasten chemical reactions

Study identifies genetic variants linked to mathematical abilities in children

Revealing the mechanism that ensures genome stability in normal cells

Spaceflight increases the risk of developing cancer and heart disease

Parents transmit genetic and epigenetic information to their offspring

Purple sea urchins emerge to forage on living kelp when supply of kelp scraps is scarce

Using a microfluidic chip for selection of healthy sperm based on positive rheotaxis

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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