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Colorectal Cancer and Nerve Damage: A Hidden Link Uncovered in Mice and Primates

Colorectal tumors trigger inflammatory nerve damage, suggesting cancer itself may be a risk factor for neuropathy in survivors, independent of treatments.

27 Aug 2026

Study Traces How Animals Tap into a Microbial Energy Reserve Believed to Be Inaccessible

This study reveals widespread enzymatic capabilities in animals to break down microbial storage compounds, impacting our understanding of carbon cycling.

27 Aug 2026

New Model Accelerates Design of Protein Degrader Drugs

A team of Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has developed a computer model that will help scientists more efficiently develop protein-destroying therapies, a newer type of treatment that is particularly promising for cancer.

27 Aug 2026

New Research Explains Genetic Theft and Evolution in Parasitic Plants

Many plant species parasitize other plants by latching on and taking the nutrition their host needs to survive.

27 Aug 2026

Bat DNA Offers Insights Into Longevity and Cancer Resistance

Bats are anomalies in the mammalian world-they fly, have long lifespans, and rarely get cancer. Scientists now suspect the bat immune system enables them to live longer without disease, according to a new study published today in Nature.

27 Aug 2026

Mapping the Hidden Structural Networks Governing Hundreds of Gut Microbes

Understanding how bacteria influence one another is essential for understanding how microbial communities are formed and maintained. Researchers at Umeå University have now systematically mapped interactions between common gut bacteria, creating one of the most comprehensive datasets of its kind.

27 Aug 2026

Researchers Outline Quantitative Principles of Cell Signaling Time Codes

For decades, biologists assumed that cells transmit instructions mainly through the concentration of signaling molecules - the higher the level, the stronger the response.

27 Aug 2026

New Agentex Tool Synthesizes Molecules Without Damaging Natural Machinery

Scientists have been hard at work for more than 20 years to instruct biological systems, such as E. coli cells, to produce proteins they don't naturally do.

27 Aug 2026

Mutation Stalls Immature Brain Cell Maturation Leading to Aggressive Gliomas

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that specific brain cells respond differently to the H3.3 K27M, a mutation in the histone H3.3 protein that drives many cases of diffuse midline glioma (DMG), depending on the cell's location in the developing brain.

27 Aug 2026

Engineering Stem-Cell-Derived Immune Cells to Teach T Cells to Fight Cancer

The human body contains vast numbers of T cells capable of seeking out and eliminating malignancies if they were properly activated. Currently, a group from UC San Francisco has developed a technique to achieve this by merging laboratory-cultivated immune cells with samples from a person's malignancy.

26 Aug 2026

Scientists Reconstruct Prehistoric Mammalian Peptides to Combat Global Antibiotic-Resistance

University of Oregon biologists have resurrected prehistoric proteins up to 160 million years old that carry natural antimicrobial properties.

26 Aug 2026

Novel T-Cell Engineering Strategy Prevents Deadly Osteosarcoma Lung Metastasis

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that removing the gene for Regnase-1 from engineered immune cells makes them more effective at treating relapsed osteosarcoma.

26 Aug 2026

New Study Identifies FAM120A as Critical Protein in Tumor Establishment

Researchers investigating the role of progranulin in cancer progression have previously identified the signaling receptor EphA2 as critical in tumor establishment and potential target to enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

26 Aug 2026

Researchers Uncover Novel Method to Increase Key Polycystic Kidney Protein

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited cause of kidney failure.

26 Aug 2026

Researchers Uncover Hidden Disease Mechanisms in the Disordered Human Proteome

The human genome contains millions of genetic differences, but determining which ones disrupt biological function–and how–remains a fundamental challenge.

25 Aug 2026

Biological Germ Cell Development Splits Human Double Chromosome Sets Safely

The body cells of humans and animals contain a double set of chromosomes. One half of the genetic material comes from the mother, the other stems from the father.

25 Aug 2026

Research Identifies Essential Energy Sources for Developing Carnivorous Larval Fish

Lipids are essential for fish because they supply energy, support cell structure, and help carry fat-soluble nutrients. This is especially important in carnivorous fish, which use carbohydrates less efficiently than many other animals.

25 Aug 2026

Fruit Fly Olfactory Processing Inspires Energy Efficient Scent Classification Algorithms

In the animal kingdom, energy conservation is essential for survival. That's why our brains have evolved to be extremely energy and resource efficient at storing and processing information.

25 Aug 2026

Researchers Map First Chromosome-Scale Genomes for Sustainable Prairie Crops

The Land Institute and HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in collaboration with key partners, have assembled the first chromosome-scale, haplotype-phased genomes for Silphium integrifolium (rosinweed, silflower) and Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant, silphie).

25 Aug 2026

New Research Links Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors to Hidden Genetics

Two disorders with big names-trichotillomania (repeated hair-pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin-picking)-were the focus of a recent Yale study looking at potential genetic causes.

25 Aug 2026