Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Latest Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

New Open Access Connectome Unveils Intricate Fruit Fly Neural Connections

In a first, a large, international team led by multiple labs at Harvard Medical School and Princeton University has published a complete wiring diagram of all the connections between neurons in the central nervous system of an adult fruit fly.

9 Jun 2026

Scientists Identify EHMT2 Enzyme as Main Cause of 5-FU Failure

One of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal cancer is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a cornerstone treatment that has improved outcomes for countless patients.

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

Label-Free Raman Spectroscopy Accelerates Precision Phage Therapy

This study was led by Prof. Jian Xu (Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) in collaboration with Prof. Hongzhou Lu (Shenzhen Third People's Hospital) and Prof. Jiadong Huang (University of Jinan).

8 Jun 2026

New Method Dissects Light Signaling and Heme Pathways in Chloroplast Formation

For plants, light is an important environmental factor not only as a source of energy for photosynthesis but also as a signal for capturing environmental information. Light signals are sensed by photoreceptor proteins called phytochrome. The amino acids that make up proteins are transparent and cannot absorb visible light.

8 Jun 2026

Study Shows Environmental Mixing Drives Primitive RNA to Extinction

Recent research showed that an artificially constructed RNA self-replicating system modeling primitive life at the origin of life evolved to become more prone to extinction under certain experimental conditions.

8 Jun 2026

Antibody-Directed Xenophagy Pathway Blocks Intracellular Infections From Spreading

Scientists have revealed the process by which cells can internally digest bacteria and viruses.

5 Jun 2026

Microbes Reveal Missing Link in Space Manufacturing

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

5 Jun 2026

Blood Signature Found to Predict Lung Cancer Risk Years Before Diagnosis

Researchers have identified a blood signature that can predict lung cancer risk years before diagnosis – significant findings that could enhance prevention strategies for Australia’s biggest cancer killer.

5 Jun 2026

Researchers Reconstruct the Billion Year History of Osmotrophic Eukaryotic Evolution

Decomposers are crucial for keeping Earth habitable, breaking down dead biomass and returning key nutrients, like carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, back into the ecosystem.

5 Jun 2026

New Antibiotic Compound Blocks Ribosome to Starve Dangerous Pathogens

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new antibiotic that kills some of the world's most dangerous and drug-resistant bacteria - and does so by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability, opening the door to an entirely new class of treatments.

5 Jun 2026

Drug Boosts Axon Regrowth In Human Brain-Spinal Cord Model

This study presents a human organoid model that identifies genetic factors limiting nerve regeneration and highlights lynestrenol's role in promoting repair.

4 Jun 2026

Bio‑Techne and Refeyn Close Critical Gap in Bispecific Antibody and Biosimilar Characterization

Bio‑Techne Corporation, a global provider of life science tools, reagents and diagnostic products, and Refeyn, the pioneer in mass photometry technology, today announced a first‑of‑its‑kind integrated workflow for the characterization of charge and size variants in bispecific antibodies and biosimilars.

From Bio-Techne 4 Jun 2026

New Marine Species Euplotes Gigatrox Swallows Genetically Identical Relatives

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered a microscopic organism that can transform into a cannibalistic "supergiant" that drastically changes size, shape, and behavior, and abandons filter-feeding to hunt and consume their genetically identical relatives.

4 Jun 2026