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RNA Regulatory Mechanism Involving Stress Granules Directly Regulates Alzheimer’s Development

A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 10, entitled, "Stress granules sequester Alzheimer's disease-associated gene transcripts and regulate disease-related neuronal proteostasis."

2 Jun 2023

Bioplastics Negatively Impact the Behavior of Small Perch: Study

Plastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have found that perch change their behavior when exposed to so-called bioplastic.

2 Jun 2023

Antioxidant Enzymes Relocate to the Nucleus in Response to DNA Damage

In crisis, the nucleus calls antioxidant enzymes to the rescue. The nucleus being metabolically active is a profound paradigm shift with implications for cancer research.

2 Jun 2023

Blacklegged Ticks Show Remarkable Resilience in Surviving Extreme Temperatures

Tick season is here, along with the increased danger of Lyme disease, and it turns out the tiny arachnids are even tougher than scientists previously thought.

2 Jun 2023

Scientists Integrate Multiple Therapeutic Approaches to More Effectively Target Brain Metastatic Melanomas

Acting as a team, twin stem cells activate the immune system to suppress tumor growth and prolong survival in representative preclinical models.

1 Jun 2023

Chemical in Widely Used Sweetener is "Genotoxic", Study Finds

A new study finds a chemical formed when we digest a widely used sweetener is "genotoxic," meaning it breaks up DNA.

1 Jun 2023

Genomic Evidence: Atlantic Cod Evolved New Traits Rapidly During Overfishing Period

The overfishing of codfish spanning the second half of the 20th century indicates that human action can force evolutionary changes more quickly than widely believed, according to a Rutgers-led study.

1 Jun 2023

Newly Identified Cellular Mechanism Enhances Photosynthesis in Marine Phytoplankton

Take a deep breath. Now take nine more. According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of those 10 breaths was made possible thanks to a newly identified cellular mechanism that promotes photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton.

1 Jun 2023

Exploring How Flying Insects Locate an Odor Source by Navigating Microscale Winds

How do flying insects like important pollinators locate odor sources in the great outdoors, despite encountering highly variable wind conditions? They use odor plumes -; which travel like smoke and form when the wind blows odor molecules from their source -; to track down sources such as flowers or pheromones.

1 Jun 2023

New Technique Could be a Game-Changer in the Management of Crop Loss to Mice Plague

A non-toxic method to prevent mice from devouring wheat crops has been shown to drastically reduce seed loss.

1 Jun 2023

X-Ray Imaging Enables the Classification of Previously-Unidentified Marine Reptile Fossil From Svalbard

X-ray examination has enabled the classification of a previously-unidentified marine reptile fossil from Edgeøya, Svalbard, and the technique could provide future unique insights into ancient life here, according to a study published May 31, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Victoria S. Engelschiøn of the University of Oslo and colleagues.

1 Jun 2023

Several Distinct Spinosaur Groups Inhabited Cretaceous Britain, Analysis Shows

Analysis of a British spinosaur tooth by palaeontologists at the EvoPalaeoLab of the University of Southampton shows that several distinct spinosaur groups inhabited Cretaceous Britain.

1 Jun 2023

Paleontologists Unearth the Largest-Ever Gomphothere in Florida

About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres -; extinct relatives of elephants -; died in or near a river in North Florida.

1 Jun 2023

Unraveling How Bivalves Evolved Among Many Others During the Cambrian Explosion

Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity.

31 May 2023

Investigating the Evolutionary Origin of Social Motor Entrainment in Macaque Monkeys

Humans have long known how to synchronize to rhythms. But now, researchers from Japan have found that movement synchronization spontaneously takes place in macaque monkeys as well.

31 May 2023

New Genome-Wide Testing Finds Greater Proportion of Pure Dingoes in the Wild Than Previously Thought

Wild dingo populations have less dog lineage, with a significantly greater proportion of pure dingoes than previously thought, according to new research, challenging the view that pure dingoes are on the decline due to crossbreeding.

31 May 2023

Sucrose Acts as a Signal Transmitter for Light-Dependent Root Architecture Formation in Arabidopsis

Plant growth is driven by light and supplied with energy through photosynthesis by green leaves. It is the same for roots that grow in the dark – they receive the products of photosynthesis, in particular sucrose, i.e. sugar, via the central transportation pathways of phloem.

31 May 2023

Using High-Energy X-Rays to Image Biological Specimens Without Damage

A pollen grain showing the nanofoam within or a diatom with the individual geometric structures inside clearly visible: Using high-energy X-rays from the PETRA III synchrotron light source at DESY, a team led by CFEL scientists Saša Bajt and Henry Chapman has managed to image these structures without damaging them.

31 May 2023

New Algorithm to Improve the Understanding of Protein Movements

Proteins are biological molecules that perform almost all biochemical tasks in all forms of life. In doing so, the tiny structures perform ultra-fast movements.

31 May 2023

Computational Approach Could Uncover Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms and Causal Noncoding Variants

Less than two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, with the rest being noncoding and likely helping with gene regulation.

31 May 2023

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RNA Regulatory Mechanism Involving Stress Granules Directly Regulates Alzheimer’s Development

Bioplastics Negatively Impact the Behavior of Small Perch: Study

Antioxidant Enzymes Relocate to the Nucleus in Response to DNA Damage

Blacklegged Ticks Show Remarkable Resilience in Surviving Extreme Temperatures

Scientists Integrate Multiple Therapeutic Approaches to More Effectively Target Brain Metastatic Melanomas

Chemical in Widely Used Sweetener is "Genotoxic", Study Finds

Genomic Evidence: Atlantic Cod Evolved New Traits Rapidly During Overfishing Period

Newly Identified Cellular Mechanism Enhances Photosynthesis in Marine Phytoplankton

Exploring How Flying Insects Locate an Odor Source by Navigating Microscale Winds

New Technique Could be a Game-Changer in the Management of Crop Loss to Mice Plague

X-Ray Imaging Enables the Classification of Previously-Unidentified Marine Reptile Fossil From Svalbard

Several Distinct Spinosaur Groups Inhabited Cretaceous Britain, Analysis Shows

Paleontologists Unearth the Largest-Ever Gomphothere in Florida

Unraveling How Bivalves Evolved Among Many Others During the Cambrian Explosion

Investigating the Evolutionary Origin of Social Motor Entrainment in Macaque Monkeys

New Genome-Wide Testing Finds Greater Proportion of Pure Dingoes in the Wild Than Previously Thought

Sucrose Acts as a Signal Transmitter for Light-Dependent Root Architecture Formation in Arabidopsis

Using High-Energy X-Rays to Image Biological Specimens Without Damage

New Algorithm to Improve the Understanding of Protein Movements

Computational Approach Could Uncover Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms and Causal Noncoding Variants

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