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Plant Circadian Clock Drives Molecular Salt Stress Defenses

Salty soil is a growing threat to crops worldwide. Hotter, drier weather has increased evaporation rates, drawing moisture from the soil and leaving behind concentrated mineral salts.

16 Oct 2026

Artificial Intelligence Integrates Multi-Omic Data to Predict HPV Lesion Progression

Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is extremely common and, in the vast majority of cases, clears up on its own. However, in some people, it persists and can develop into precancerous lesions or even cancer.

16 Oct 2026

Scientists Discover Molecular Chain Reaction Behind Sound Wave Healing

Researchers from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, have identified a CaN/NFATC3/Id3/E2A/Bmp4 signaling pathway that helps explain how low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) promotes bone regeneration.

16 Oct 2026

Non-Dominant Bacterial Networks Drive Stability and Resilience in Gut Microbiome

The stability of the human gut microbiome relies on interactions between different bacterial species. However, the specific molecular mechanisms of these interactions, particularly among non-dominant species, remain largely unexplored.

16 Oct 2026

Immunometabolic Reprogramming Strategy Addresses Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related death for people under 50. Its most common forms generally aren't treatable, either through conventional means like chemotherapy or newer immunotherapy drugs.

16 Oct 2026

Genomic Adaptation Reveals How Candida auris Resists Potent Antifungal Drug Treatments

New research has revealed an unexpected new mechanism through which the killer fungus Candida auris is resisting antifungal drug treatment.

15 Oct 2026

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. Partner to Apply Quantum Optimization and AI to Advance Alzheimer’s Drug Research and Explore New Applications for XPro

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. today announced a collaboration to apply quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to identify new potential applications for XPro (XPro1595), INmune Bio's investigational treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other disease conditions.

From INmune Bio 15 Oct 2026

New Open-Source Resource Maps Adolescent Brain Development Across Large Datasets

Researchers have created a large, openly available neuroimaging resource from more than 24,000 MRI scans of over 10,000 adolescents, providing an unprecedented view of how the brain's wiring develops during adolescence.

15 Oct 2026

Direct Structural Determination Uncovers Unpredicted Metal Binding Modes in Proteins

The EC numbers (Enzyme Commission numbers) serve as a widely used classification system for enzymes based on seven reaction types. However, a very small number of enzymes cannot be clearly assigned to a single class, and contain ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) and D-apionate oxidoisomerase (ApnO).

15 Oct 2026

Study Uncovers Sex Specific Coordinated Stem Cell Dynamics in Skin Repair

By filming skin stem cells in living mice over five months, researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, have discovered that in females these cells renew the skin in a more coordinated way than in males.

15 Oct 2026

Breakthrough in Bacterial Enzyme Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Chemical Production

To produce pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, and flavours and fragrances, it is often necessary to oxidise alcohols. In conventional chemistry, this transformation typically relies on harsh oxidants and elevated temperatures, besides generating toxic waste.

15 Oct 2026

Gene Amplification Unexpectedly Increases Bacterial Susceptibility to Frontline Antibiotics

This study was led by Yuqin Song and Jie Feng from the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The researchers investigated how insertion sequence (IS)-mediated gene amplification contributes to the adaptability of Acinetobacter baumannii, an important nosocomial pathogen known for its multidrug resistance and persistence in clinical environments.

15 Oct 2026

Overcoming Bioprinting Challenges for Mature Adipocytes in 3D Tissue Models

Adipose tissue is a metabolically active organ involved in energy storage, endocrine signaling, and whole-body metabolic regulation.

15 Oct 2026

Rhizosphere Tug-of-War for Iron Drives Plant-Microbe Evolutionary Co-Adaptation

Energy production in our cells, oxygen traveling in our blood, and immune cells fighting infection all depend on iron, an essential mineral that enters the food chain when plants absorb it from soil. But iron is often scarce-likely increasingly so as global weather and temperatures continue to change-and we aren't the only ones that need it.

15 Oct 2026

Mount Sinai Launches Bioengineered Brain and Heart Models Into Space

Mount Sinai researchers are sending bioengineered human brain and cardiovascular tissue models into space for the first time today, as part of the SpaceX CRS-35 mission, to study brain activity, cardiovascular function, and accelerated aging in orbit.

15 Oct 2026

Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging Strategies for Targeting Cyclin-Dependent Kinases in Cancer

More than 30 years after the direct connection was established between the molecular machinery controlling cell division and cancer, a new paper traces the evolution of cyclin-dependent kinase research and outlines the next generation of CDK-targeted therapies.

15 Oct 2026

Cryo-EM Snapshots Capture Multi-Stage Structural Transitions During DNA Recombination

Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria, have a fiendishly simple purpose in life: attach to a bacterial cell, inject their DNA, and then use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce. In doing so, they may have evolved some of the most efficient gene editing tools ever seen in nature.

15 Oct 2026

Scientists Discover Cell Division Mechanism Driving Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered how a common genetic mutation disrupts the positioning of a key protein during cell division, revealing a new mechanism behind acute myeloid leukemia and a potential avenue for future treatment.

15 Oct 2026

Single-Nucleosome Imaging Tracks Chromatin Movement in Asynchronous Human Cells

Human genomic DNA is wrapped around core histone proteins to form nucleosomes, the fundamental units of chromatin.

15 Oct 2026

Human Stem Cell-Derived Mini Retinas Model Viral Pathology in Developing Eyes

Dr. Vaithi Arumugaswami, professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Dr. Ashok Kumar, professor of ophthalmology, visual and anatomical sciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine, have received a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their study of how Zika virus damages the developing eye and to identify drug-based strategies that could protect babies’ vision.

15 Oct 2026

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Plant Circadian Clock Drives Molecular Salt Stress Defenses

Artificial Intelligence Integrates Multi-Omic Data to Predict HPV Lesion Progression

Scientists Discover Molecular Chain Reaction Behind Sound Wave Healing

Non-Dominant Bacterial Networks Drive Stability and Resilience in Gut Microbiome

Immunometabolic Reprogramming Strategy Addresses Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

Genomic Adaptation Reveals How Candida auris Resists Potent Antifungal Drug Treatments

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. Partner to Apply Quantum Optimization and AI to Advance Alzheimer’s Drug Research and Explore New Applications for XPro

New Open-Source Resource Maps Adolescent Brain Development Across Large Datasets

Direct Structural Determination Uncovers Unpredicted Metal Binding Modes in Proteins

Study Uncovers Sex Specific Coordinated Stem Cell Dynamics in Skin Repair

Breakthrough in Bacterial Enzyme Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Chemical Production

Gene Amplification Unexpectedly Increases Bacterial Susceptibility to Frontline Antibiotics

Overcoming Bioprinting Challenges for Mature Adipocytes in 3D Tissue Models

Rhizosphere Tug-of-War for Iron Drives Plant-Microbe Evolutionary Co-Adaptation

Mount Sinai Launches Bioengineered Brain and Heart Models Into Space

Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging Strategies for Targeting Cyclin-Dependent Kinases in Cancer

Cryo-EM Snapshots Capture Multi-Stage Structural Transitions During DNA Recombination

Scientists Discover Cell Division Mechanism Driving Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Single-Nucleosome Imaging Tracks Chromatin Movement in Asynchronous Human Cells

Human Stem Cell-Derived Mini Retinas Model Viral Pathology in Developing Eyes

The Future of Vision Restoration With ReVision Implant

How a Single List Is Changing Visibility for Women in Science

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