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Study Reveals How Arsenic Pollution Alters Bacterial Metabolism and Detoxification

As arsenic levels increased, bacterial richness and diversity declined, while arsenic-tolerant groups such as Proteobacteria became more abundant. The study also found that bacteria strengthened stress-response pathways, including signal transduction and cell motility, and upregulated arsenic-resistance genes such as arsC2 and arsB.

23 Jun 2026

New Genetic Discovery Explains Why Colorectal Cancer Spreads so Quickly

Loss of GATA6-a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off-can reprogram colorectal cancer cells into more primitive, adaptable states that can then spread to the liver and establish new tumors, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers.

23 Jun 2026

Scripps Research Identifies Erucamide Molecule as Shield Against Blindness

Many conditions that cause vision loss share a common feature: the gradual breakdown of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye.

23 Jun 2026

Decoding Hidden Metabolic Tissue Crosstalk via Advanced Proteomic Tracking

The body's organs are in constant communication. Fat tissue tells the liver when to store or release energy, the immune system signals localized inflammation, and thousands of proteins carry these messages to organs throughout the body.

23 Jun 2026

Migrating Neurons Break and Repair Their Own DNA During Brain Cortex Formation

Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces-through dense tissue, past other cells, between fibers-to reach the areas where they form neural circuits in the brain cortex.

18 Jun 2026

AI Decodes Biomolecular Condensates to Revolutionize Drug Discovery

Researchers at Princeton University have harnessed AI to understand how drugs affect the dynamics of vital structures within the cell.

13 Jun 2026

Collagen Exists as Liquid-Like Droplets Inside Cells

According to a recent study from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, collagen, the protein that forms skin, bones, tendons, and organs, occurs inside cells as a liquid-like droplet rather than the long, rigid rod portrayed in textbooks during the past fifty years.

12 Jun 2026

Building More Realistic Human Tissue Models With Assembloids

Assembloids combine organoids and specialized cells, creating advanced models for drug testing and regenerative medicine with improved physiological relevance.

11 Jun 2026

Salk Researchers Uncover Specialized Plant Protein for DNA Repair

Similar to the way DNA damage can contribute to human diseases like cancer, it can also disrupt growth, development, and survival in plants.

9 Jun 2026

Microtubule Skeleton Determines How Heart Muscle Cells Change Under Stress

Microtubules, part of heart muscle cells' internal "skeleton," help determine how the heart changes shape under stress, and a common signaling pathway called the ERK pathway acts as a key controller of where the building materials for these cells' growth are delivered inside them, a pair of new studies show.

9 Jun 2026

Creatine Linked to Cancer-Fighting Dendritic Cell Function

According to recent UCLA research, creatine, the organic acid that athletes and bodybuilders frequently use as a supplement, supercharges a crucial class of immune cells that activate and prime the body's primary cancer-fighting agents.

8 Jun 2026

Microbes Reveal Missing Link in Space Manufacturing

Manufacturing materials in space may hinge on a simple problem: feeding microbes.

5 Jun 2026

Scientists Identify Epigenetic Mechanism Behind Lifelong Maternal Brain Modifications

Becoming a mother changes the brain not just temporarily, but for life.

5 Jun 2026

How Tiny Molecular Tethers Prevent Plant Cells From Crumpling

Water deficit resistance in plants has long been a topic of interest for cultivating reliable crops.

3 Jun 2026

Live-Imaging Techniques Reveal How Stem Cells Collectively Suppress Tumors

It all starts with a single cell.

2 Jun 2026

Novel Cyclic Peptides Cross Cell Membranes to Fight Disease

Many diseases are driven by proteins interacting with each other inside cells. But blocking these interactions with drugs is difficult because our typic "small-molecule" drugs often prove to be too small to grip the broad, flat surfaces involved in protein-protein interactions.

1 Jun 2026