Dec. 1, 2020 — A protein called CatSper1 may act as a molecular 'barcode' that helps determine which sperm cells will make it to an egg and which are eliminated along the ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — CRISPR tags are being used to identify all of the transcription factors necessary to turn a pluripotent stem cell into a suitable adult cell for research, and possible future cell therapies. An ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune response to fight infection has been uncovered by a team of ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba demonstrated that Target-AID gene editing technology can be used to simultaneously introduce single-base changes into multiple genes in tomatoes. Using ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world. The octogenarian fish was found at the ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have developed a method to produce engineered lysins that can be used to selectively kill bacteria of interest while leaving others unharmed. The discovery presents a promising ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale 'megatrends' affecting forests and forest communities. These are likely to ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have uncovered the mechanism that allows plants to pass on their 'memories' to offspring, which results in growth and developmental ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — For centuries humans were using willow barks to treat a headache or an inflamed tooth. Later, the active ingredient, the plant hormone salicylic acid, was used to develop painkillers like Aspirin. ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — A new study points to the lifesaving role that pets have played in 2020 and why governments need to sit up and take ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, suggests new research published on World AIDS Day. The study finds that this so-called ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — A new device for faster testing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — An inexpensive, FDA-approved drug -- cholestyramine -- taken in conjunction with an antibiotic prevents the antibiotic from driving antimicrobial resistance, according to new ...
Dec. 1, 2020 — How did canal grass arrive in Panama? Scientists compared the DNA of sugar cane relatives from around the world to find ...
Nov. 30, 2020 — To develop effective therapeutics against pathogens, scientists need to first uncover how they attack host cells. An efficient way to conduct these investigations on an extensive scale is through ...
Nov. 30, 2020 — A study conducted in the southern Great Barrier Reef reveals the chemical diversity of emissions from healthy corals. The researchers found that across the reef-building coral species studied on ...
Nov. 30, 2020 — Octopuses have the most flexible appendages known in nature, according to a new study. In addition to being soft and strong, each of the animal's eight arms can bend, twist, elongate and shorten ...
Nov. 30, 2020 — Plastics in the ocean can release chemicals that cause deformities in sea urchin larvae, new research ...
Nov. 30, 2020 — A new study looking at seven centuries of water flow in south Asia's mighty Brahmaputra River suggests that scientists are underestimating the river's potential for catastrophic flooding as ...
Nov. 30, 2020 — In recent decades, researchers have found that most mammals' guts are surprisingly complex environments - home to a variety of microbial ecosystems that can profoundly affect an animal's ...
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