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Distribution of African Forest and Savanna Biomes are Highly Predictable by Climate, Finds Study

Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study.

9 Jun 2023

Key Atomic Structures of the Actin Filament Revealed Through Cryo-EM

Actin filaments -; protein structures critical to living movement from single cells to animals -; have long been known to have polarity associated with their physical characteristics, with growing "barbed" and shrinking "pointed" ends.

9 Jun 2023

Researchers Discover Novel Combination Therapy to Counter Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections

Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) and National University Hospital (NUH), have discovered a novel therapy by combining two antibiotics, rifaximin and clarithromycin, to treat Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus), a non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that causes chronic lung-related infections.

9 Jun 2023

Scientists Discover a New Step in the Differentiation of Precursor Cells Into Mature Basophils

Big changes often happen in small steps, and it's not always easy to see how we get from point A to point B.

8 Jun 2023

‘Lost World’ Discovery Could Change the Understanding of Our Earliest Ancestors

The discovery of a "lost world" of ancient organisms that lived in Earth's waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago could change our understanding of our earliest ancestors.

8 Jun 2023

Neolithic European and Levantine Migrants Introduced Farming in Northwest Africa, Genomic Analysis Shows

A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from Morocco in northwest Africa revealed that food production was introduced by Neolithic European and Levantine migrants and then adopted by local groups.

8 Jun 2023

Birds and Bats are Responsible for Increases in Cacao Yield in Northern Peru

Healthy bat and bird populations don't only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests of northern Peru in equilibrium.

8 Jun 2023

Chemical Transformation Produces a Wide Range of Complex Molecules

Diversity, according to chemists like Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor John Moses, is a doorway to discovery. Scientists are more likely to discover something valuable if they have access to more molecules to study.

8 Jun 2023

The New Player in ALS—An Ancient, Virus-Like Protein

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a deadly neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, progressively robbing individuals of their capability to speak, move, eat, and breathe.

8 Jun 2023

Novel Technique Overcomes Challenges of Bioprinting

Printing living cells into functional tissues is a highly complex process, and with each technological advancement, new challenges emerge. The Levato lab at UMC Utrecht has successfully combined two promising printing processes to boost cell density, cell survival, and specialization in bioprints. The solution: granular biogels or resins.

8 Jun 2023

Understanding Pollen Coat Biosynthesis and Transport in Angiosperms

Pollen coat biosynthesis and transport are intricate processes involving compartmentalized biosynthesis, coordinated transport, and exact regulation between organelles and cell types, according to research conducted under the direction of Prof. Xiaoquan Qi at the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

8 Jun 2023

Scientists Discover the Mechanisms of Synaptic Pruning in Brain Development

Researchers at Kyushu University have uncovered the mechanisms of a fundamental yet critically under-looked phase in brain development: synaptic pruning.

8 Jun 2023

British Firm Agricarbon Selected for Major European Climate Project

Agricarbon, a Dundee-based automated soil carbon measurement company has partnered with HeavyFinance, a European climate tech investment marketplace.

8 Jun 2023

Capturing the Dance of Molecules: World's Quickest Camera Revolutionizes Cell Imaging

The world’s quickest camera capable of detecting fluorescence from single molecules has been created by scientists from Kyoto University, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), and Photron Limited in Japan.

7 Jun 2023

Assembled DNA Nanostructures Without the Use of Magnesium Yield Greater Stability

Researchers at the University at Albany’s RNA Institute have demonstrated a new approach to DNA nanostructure assembly that does not require magnesium.

7 Jun 2023

Understanding Potential Mechanisms Underlying Genetic Variation in Older Trees

Older, long-lived trees are thought to contribute more to the creation and maintenance of genetic mutations than short-lived trees, according to research on the link between the growth rate of tropical trees and the frequency of genetic mutations they collect.

7 Jun 2023

Determining the Genome of West Nile Virus

Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL) researchers from UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources determined the genetic makeup of West Nile virus strains reported in an alpaca and a crow.

7 Jun 2023

Leave Bats Alone to Prevent the Next Pandemic of Zoonotic Origin

A new paper in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health makes the case that pandemic prevention requires a global taboo whereby humanity agrees to leave bats alone-;to let them have the habitats they need, undisturbed.

7 Jun 2023

Exploring the Competitive Interactions of Colletotrichum Species in Olive Anthracnose

A study from the Department of Agronomy at the UCO reveals that pathogens, once established, are difficult to dislodge, even by more competitive pathogens, after evaluating the interactions between the main species of Colletotrichum in Spain and Portugal.

7 Jun 2023

Brazilian Algorithm Projects the Future of Vegetation in the Amazon

A group of researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), in São Paulo state, Brazil, has developed an algorithm that projects the future of vegetation in the Amazon, presenting scenarios for transformation of the forest driven by climate change.

7 Jun 2023

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Distribution of African Forest and Savanna Biomes are Highly Predictable by Climate, Finds Study

Key Atomic Structures of the Actin Filament Revealed Through Cryo-EM

Researchers Discover Novel Combination Therapy to Counter Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections

Scientists Discover a New Step in the Differentiation of Precursor Cells Into Mature Basophils

‘Lost World’ Discovery Could Change the Understanding of Our Earliest Ancestors

Neolithic European and Levantine Migrants Introduced Farming in Northwest Africa, Genomic Analysis Shows

Birds and Bats are Responsible for Increases in Cacao Yield in Northern Peru

Chemical Transformation Produces a Wide Range of Complex Molecules

The New Player in ALS—An Ancient, Virus-Like Protein

Novel Technique Overcomes Challenges of Bioprinting

Understanding Pollen Coat Biosynthesis and Transport in Angiosperms

Scientists Discover the Mechanisms of Synaptic Pruning in Brain Development

British Firm Agricarbon Selected for Major European Climate Project

Capturing the Dance of Molecules: World's Quickest Camera Revolutionizes Cell Imaging

Assembled DNA Nanostructures Without the Use of Magnesium Yield Greater Stability

Understanding Potential Mechanisms Underlying Genetic Variation in Older Trees

Determining the Genome of West Nile Virus

Leave Bats Alone to Prevent the Next Pandemic of Zoonotic Origin

Exploring the Competitive Interactions of Colletotrichum Species in Olive Anthracnose

Brazilian Algorithm Projects the Future of Vegetation in the Amazon

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