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Novel compound curtails influenza virus replication

Viruses use the molecular repertoire of the host cell to replicate. Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn, together with Japanese researchers, want to exploit this for the treatment of influenza.

10 Feb 2023

UVA researchers discover a key trigger for common liver disease

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a mysterious condition that causes fat to build up in the liver for no clear reason.

10 Feb 2023

Researchers address new quantitative approaches to better define cancer epigenetic landscape

It is now widely understood that cancer is a disease of acquired defects in genes and gene function.

10 Feb 2023

Large-scale differentiation of iPSC-derived motor neurons from ALS patients

A new Cedars-Sinai study in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the Answer ALS consortium has examined the expression of thousands of genes in stem cell generated motor neurons that are known to die in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal neurological disorder known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.

10 Feb 2023

Reshuffling of gene clusters drives the evolution of sunscreen pigments in lichens

Lichens are diverse and colorful organisms that can be found in nearly every environment on Earth, from the arctic tundra to tropical rainforests.

10 Feb 2023

Biogas produced from apple pomace could help reduce use of fossil fuels

Scientists at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the Federal University of the ABC (UFABC) in São Paulo state, Brazil, have successfully produced biogas from apple pomace, the pulpy residue remaining after the fruit has been crushed to extract its juice.

10 Feb 2023

Combination of two types of immune cells helps predict response to cancer immunotherapy

Thanks to a new prognostic method for detecting cancers including cancer of the large intestine, doctors could provide clearer disease prognoses and predict which patients will respond best to immunotherapy.

10 Feb 2023

U.S. people show interest in using genetic technologies to improve offspring education

An article published today in the journal Science indicates that a substantial proportion of Americans are willing to use an essentially unregulated reproductive genetic technology to increase the chances of having a baby who is someday admitted to a top-100 ranked college.

10 Feb 2023

New platform to study the feeding behavior of mosquitoes

If watching animals feast on human blood for 30-plus hours isn't your idea of fun, don't worry. The robot can do it.

10 Feb 2023

DNA analysis reveals the existence of juvenile coastal cod off the west coast of Sweden

The rumor that the coastal cod is extinct is not true. Through DNA analysis, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified that there are still juvenile coastal cod off the west coast of Sweden. However, it is still difficult to find any mature adult cod in the area.

10 Feb 2023

Novel method enables targeted design of molecules and materials with specific properties

Engineering novel molecules and materials with specific properties can yield significant advances for industrial processes, drug discovery and optoelectronics.

9 Feb 2023

Researchers report the genome-wide atlas of chromatin-accessibility during stomatal development

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Washington have elucidated a mechanism that makes tiny plant stem cells destined to give rise to stomata, cellular valves of plants that facilitate global carbon cycles.

9 Feb 2023

Elaborating three-dimensional coordination of cell-division site positioning in a cyanobacterium

Cyanobacteria are considered to be the earliest oxygenic photosynthetic organisms present on Earth, and they have played crucial roles in the progress of the environment and life on the planet. Today, cyanobacteria are still found extravagantly in several ecological niches.

9 Feb 2023

Life Science News

Novel compound curtails influenza virus replication

UVA researchers discover a key trigger for common liver disease

Researchers address new quantitative approaches to better define cancer epigenetic landscape

Large-scale differentiation of iPSC-derived motor neurons from ALS patients

Reshuffling of gene clusters drives the evolution of sunscreen pigments in lichens

Biogas produced from apple pomace could help reduce use of fossil fuels

Combination of two types of immune cells helps predict response to cancer immunotherapy

U.S. people show interest in using genetic technologies to improve offspring education

New platform to study the feeding behavior of mosquitoes

DNA analysis reveals the existence of juvenile coastal cod off the west coast of Sweden

Novel method enables targeted design of molecules and materials with specific properties

Researchers report the genome-wide atlas of chromatin-accessibility during stomatal development

Elaborating three-dimensional coordination of cell-division site positioning in a cyanobacterium

Differences in the gut microbiomes of people with ME/CFS revealed

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