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Genetic fingerprint could help predict antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the World Health Organization estimates it could surpass cancer and heart disease as the leading cause of death as more bacteria develop defenses to the drugs designed to combat them.

29 Jan 2025

Chickpea germination offers insights into protein breakdown and nutrients

It's well known that sprouting seeds increases their nutritional value. Researchers led by Professor Denis Shields from University College Dublin in partnership with the health food company, The Happy Pear have uncovered some surprising facts about how the sprouting process varies over time and strain of seed.

28 Jan 2025

Research could lead to better medicines and new tools in synthetic biology

Proteins are life's engines, powering processes like muscle movement, vision, and chemical reactions. Their environments-water, lipid membranes, or other condensed phases-are critical to their function, shaping their structure and interactions.

24 Jan 2025

Study reveals new mechanism behind gene expression regulation in animal cells

A research team at KAIST has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation from stem cells, and neural activation processes.

24 Jan 2025

Study reveals sex-specific differences in microglial response to CSF1R inhibition

Researchers investigate the sex-dependent microglial response to a colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibitor.

24 Jan 2025

Decades of DNA expansion linked to Huntington’s disease neurodegeneration

Researchers uncover how slow CAG repeat expansions in neurons drive Huntington’s disease over decades.

24 Jan 2025

Scientists discover critical factor in bone remodeling process

Bones are the living tissue on which the human skeleton is constructed and play a key role in enabling physical movements.

21 Jan 2025

NIH provides $14 million to support human genome research diversification

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received two large grants renewing funding for the Human Pangenome Reference Sequencing Project.

21 Jan 2025

Breakthrough study maps critical structure of Nipah virus polymerase

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has caused outbreaks in humans almost every year since it was identified in 1999.

20 Jan 2025

New approach combines two methods to study disordered proteins

Researchers of Mainz University and EMBL Hamburg present a new approach to determine the form of disordered proteins by using two different methods simultaneously in a single sample.

20 Jan 2025

Manuka vs. Ohia Lehua honey: Study reveals key antioxidant differences and health benefits

Study compares the antioxidant properties of Manuka honey (MH) and Ohia Lehua honey (OLH), revealing that MH contains ten times more phenolic content, while OLH demonstrates superior in vivo antioxidant activity by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing antioxidant capacity.

19 Jan 2025

Granzyme K+ CD8+ T-cells identified as key drivers of recurrent airway inflammation

Researchers identify a pathogenic subset of CD8+ memory T-cells that promote airway tissue inflammation and recurrent respiratory diseases.

17 Jan 2025

Immune cells orchestrate glucagon production during fasting

When we think about the immune system, we usually associate it with fighting infections. However, a study published in Science by the Champalimaud Foundation reveals a surprising new role.

17 Jan 2025

Sapio Sciences introduces new tools for chemistry, molecular biology, GMP workflows, and immunogenicity

Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, today announced the launch of Release 24.12, introducing new tools for chemistry, molecular biology, GMP workflows, and immunogenicity.

15 Jan 2025

Scientists discover how specific protein regions contribute to breast cancer

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how specific protein regions contribute to breast cancer.

15 Jan 2025

Pancreatic cancer insights: How pORG classifications predict survival and guide treatment

Researchers identify distinct molecular and immune profiles that impact the prognosis of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

15 Jan 2025

World’s largest proteomics study launched by UK Biobank

UK Biobank has today announced the launch of the world's most comprehensive study of the proteins circulating in our bodies, which will transform the study of diseases and their treatments.

9 Jan 2025

Study unveils novel pathway triggering immune response to DNA damage

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged.

6 Jan 2025

RNA on leaf surfaces plays role in shaping plant microbiomes

Biologists at Indiana University Bloomington have shown that the surfaces of plant leaves are coated with a diverse array of RNA molecules.

3 Jan 2025

New protein offers hope for heart regeneration

Researchers from the Bakkers group at the Hubrecht Institute have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish.

2 Jan 2025

Molecular & Structural Biology

Genetic fingerprint could help predict antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Chickpea germination offers insights into protein breakdown and nutrients

Research could lead to better medicines and new tools in synthetic biology

Study reveals new mechanism behind gene expression regulation in animal cells

Study reveals sex-specific differences in microglial response to CSF1R inhibition

Decades of DNA expansion linked to Huntington’s disease neurodegeneration

Scientists discover critical factor in bone remodeling process

NIH provides $14 million to support human genome research diversification

Breakthrough study maps critical structure of Nipah virus polymerase

New approach combines two methods to study disordered proteins

Manuka vs. Ohia Lehua honey: Study reveals key antioxidant differences and health benefits

Granzyme K+ CD8+ T-cells identified as key drivers of recurrent airway inflammation

Immune cells orchestrate glucagon production during fasting

Sapio Sciences introduces new tools for chemistry, molecular biology, GMP workflows, and immunogenicity

Scientists discover how specific protein regions contribute to breast cancer

Pancreatic cancer insights: How pORG classifications predict survival and guide treatment

World’s largest proteomics study launched by UK Biobank

Study unveils novel pathway triggering immune response to DNA damage

RNA on leaf surfaces plays role in shaping plant microbiomes

New protein offers hope for heart regeneration

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

Extending the reach of Amperia™

Modular cleanrooms: Enhancing flexibility and compliance

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