New species of Antarctic dragonfish highlights its threatened ecosystem
A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic […]
Chemists explain why dinosaur collagen may have survived for millions of years
Collagen, a protein found in bones and connective tissue, has been found in dinosaur fossils as old as 195 million
Newly discovered gene may influence longevity
Sleep, fasting, exercise, green porridge, black coffee, a healthy social life … There is an abundance of advice out there
Novel immunotherapy improves recovery from spinal cord injury microbiologystudy
Severe injuries to the spinal cord damage nerve cells, disrupt communication with the brain and rest of the body, and
Newly discovered gene may influence longevity in humans microbiologystudy
Schematic representation of workflow and model. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51542-z Sleep, fasting, exercise, green porridge, black coffee, a
Genetics
Three common variants increase the risk of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Study microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study by scientists at deCODE genetics and collaborators in Denmark and the U.S., on the
Mouse model shows how epigenetic changes reprogram astrocytes into brain stem cells microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the
Do genetic ‘parasites’ help the immune system develop and function? microbiologystudy
Murine cortical thymic epithelial cells (cTEC) and medullary thymic epithelial cell (mTEC) present transposable element (TE) MAPs. Credit: eLife (2024).
New research has potential to speed up forensic analysis in sexual assault cases microbiologystudy
DNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIH A team of researchers has