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LJI Researchers Identify Late-Rising T Cells Crucial for CMV Control

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a pathogen that likes to lurk. Most adults already carry CMV, and they show no symptoms at all.

22 Jan 2024

Glowing COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Prototype Produces Results in One Minute

Cold, flu and COVID-19 season brings that now-familiar ritual: swab, wait, look at the result. But what if, instead of taking 15 minutes or more, a test could quickly determine whether you have COVID-19 with a glowing chemical?

19 Jan 2024

Study Finds Surprising Diversity in Mosquito Heat Tolerance

Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis.

11 Jan 2024

Shimadzu’s New Next-Generation GCMS Provides Outstanding Sensitivity, Stability and Speed

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces its next-generation gas chromatograph mass spectrometer — the GCMS-QP2050.

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 11 Jan 2024

Study Provides a Systematic View of the Diversity and Function of Supraglacial DNA Viruses

Supraglacial environments mainly consist of four main types of habitats for microbes and viruses, including snow, ice, meltwater, and cryoconites (the granular sediment on glacier surfaces).

2 Jan 2024

Mucus Thickness Dictates Bacterial Behavior, Affecting Infection Potential

The telltale signs of cold and flu season—sniffles, snorts, and the sound of noses being blown—serve as indicators of increased mucus production.

6 Dec 2023

Revolutionizing Fish Immunology: A Paradigm Shift in Antibody Responses

Upon infection or immunization, antibodies, produced by all jawed vertebrates, serve to bind and neutralize pathogens.

4 Dec 2023

Biocair Cements its Commitment in Scotland with Edinburgh Facility Expansion

Global specialist in temperature-controlled logistics for life sciences, Biocair, is continuing to grow its UK presence with the expansion of its Edinburgh facility.

9 Nov 2023

Targeting eIF4A with Zotatifin: A Promising Strategy for TNBC Treatment

Enhancing treatment options for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a highly aggressive tumor with a grim prognosis and limited therapeutic possibilities has proven to be a formidable challenge.

31 Oct 2023

The Exclusome, A New Mammalian "Container"

We speak to Dr. Ruth Kroschewski about new research that details the existence of an 'exclusome', a cytoplasmic container that appears to explain where extra-chromosomal DNA goes once it is in a cell.

24 Oct 2023

Reassessment of the Role of Background Mutations in Genome Editing

More than a thousand years ago, tomatoes evolved through natural mutations. After human evolution, they cherry-picked tomatoes with preferred traits.

20 Oct 2023

Molecular Responses of Tomatoes to Chilling Stress

Cold sensitivity is a severe concern for several critical crops.

13 Oct 2023

$1.1 Million Grant to Fund Research on Molecular Response of Plants to Environmental Stress

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million grant to Purdue University’s Gyeong Mee Yoon to research how plants acclimate to environmental stress. Her findings could have implications for food security in an era of climate change.

9 Oct 2023

Study Links Autism Gene to Broad Spectrum of Molecular and Cellular Defects

Researchers have used CRISPR gene editing, stem cells and human neurons to study the impact of a gene that is commonly mutated in autism.

6 Oct 2023

Sushi, A Fresh Feast or Hidden Health Hazard?

New research suggests that while sushi is generally safe to eat, some bacteria colonies in certain sushi could put those with weak immune systems at risk.

28 Sep 2023

How RNA Regulates Gene Silencing Could Pave Way for Novel Cancer Therapies

Deep inside our cells-;each one complete with an identical set of genes-;a molecular machine known as PRC2 plays a critical role in determining which cells become heart cells, versus brain or muscle or skin cells.

27 Sep 2023

Fruit Fly Study Reveals New Insights into Exercise and Cold Tolerance

As the northern hemisphere experiences shorter and colder days, individuals who prefer morning workouts may encounter increased difficulty in getting up and running.

19 Sep 2023

New Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Gliomas

The University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery and Rogel Cancer Center study demonstrates enticing early results that a therapy merging cell-killing and immune-stimulating drugs is effective and safe in prolonging survival for patients with gliomas, an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer.

1 Sep 2023

Artificial Roosts for Bats May Be Harmful, Researchers Warn

Artificial roosts for bats come in many forms—bat boxes, condos, bark mimics, clay roosts, and cinder block structures, to name a few—but a new conservation practice and policy article from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests the structures haven't been studied rigorously enough and may harm bats in some scenarios.

1 Sep 2023

Fish Communities Can Adapt to Marine Heat Waves, Study Suggests

Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves -- prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures -- haven't had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world.

1 Sep 2023