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Horses' Unique Genetic Adaptation for Superior Endurance Revealed

Researchers have revealed a secret behind horses' exceptional endurance – a mutation in the KEAP1 gene that boosts energy production while protecting against cellular oxidative stress.

28 Mar 2025

MitoBrainMap Unlocks Secrets of Brain Energy Distribution

Everything the brain does-from storing memories to interpreting sights to regulating emotions-requires energy, all produced by cellular organelles called mitochondria.

28 Mar 2025

New Tool Streamlines Genomic Research and Accelerates Medical Breakthroughs

A scientist from the School of Medicine, along with collaborators, has created a crucial new tool aimed at enhancing the efficiency of genomic research and expediting the development of innovative methods to improve human health.

28 Mar 2025

Novel Method Tracks Phagosomal Protein Breakdown, Advancing Disease Research

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a novel method for investigating protein degradation in immune cells.

28 Mar 2025

Study Sheds Light on Cell’s Adaptive Response to Stress

The body's cells respond to stress-toxins, mutations, starvation or other assaults-by pausing normal functions to focus on conserving energy, repairing damaged components and boosting defenses.

27 Mar 2025

Study Reveals How H3K36 Methylation Controls Intestinal Cell Plasticity and Regeneration

Researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer.

26 Mar 2025

New Discovery Sheds Light on C. Diff's Survival Mechanism in the Gut

The pathogen C. diff - the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea - can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive advantage in the infected gut.

26 Mar 2025

Novel Synthetic Antibiotics Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens

Frogs have flourished for hundreds of millions of years, occupying nearly every habitat on Earth, from tropical rainforests to subarctic woodlands.

26 Mar 2025

New Partnership With UNESCO Supports the Human Cell Atlas Project

A new partnership between the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will help advance open science and global capacity to deliver the benefits of genomics at a global scale.

26 Mar 2025

Researchers Create Yeast Consortium for Efficient Lignan Biosynthesis

Lignans are low molecular weight polyphenolic compounds with important antitumor and antiviral properties.

25 Mar 2025

How Drug-Resistant Bacteria Use Antimicrobial Tools to Outcompete Others

A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool, eliminating its cousins and replacing them as the dominate strain.

24 Mar 2025

Unveiling Bacterial Immune Mechanisms Against Temperate Phages

Like humans, bacteria can be attacked by viruses. In the case of bacteria, these viral attackers are referred to as bacteriophages, a term derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or simply “phages.”

24 Mar 2025

A Next-Gen CRISPR Tool Just Dropped

Over the past 15 years, developments in the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 have produced significant new understandings of the functions that particular genes play in a variety of disorders.

21 Mar 2025

Can Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Reverse Spinal Cord Injuries?

Advances in tissue engineering offer hope for spinal cord injury repair, utilizing biomaterials, stem cells, and bioactive molecules to promote regeneration.

20 Mar 2025

Researchers Develop RNA "Barcoding" Tool to Track Genetic Exchange in Bacteria

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems.

19 Mar 2025

Early Embryo Development May Be the Foundation for Lifelong Health

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found that the initial stages of embryo development significantly influence an individual's future health and aging.

19 Mar 2025

AI Revolutionizes Cell Analysis for Personalized Cancer Treatment

A groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI)-driven neural network has been developed to swiftly analyze and interpret millions of cells from patient samples, enabling predictions of molecular alterations within tissues.

19 Mar 2025

New Insights into RNA Editing Mechanisms for Autoimmune and Cancer Therapies

A research team led by Yang Gao from Rice University has made significant strides in understanding the molecular mechanisms of ADAR1, a protein that modulates ribonucleic acid (RNA) induced immune responses.

18 Mar 2025

Mitochondria Found to Control DNA Repair Protein and Delay Inflammaging

In humans and other multicellular organisms, cells multiply. This defining feature allows embryos to grow into adulthood, and enables the healing of the many bumps, bruises and scrapes along the way.

14 Mar 2025

Bispecific antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 variant neutralization

Bispecific antibodies targeting multiple SARS-CoV-2 sites offer enhanced neutralization against emerging variants, advancing COVID-19 treatment strategies.

14 Mar 2025