Fruit fly post-mating behavior controlled by male-derived peptide via command neurons, study finds microbiologystudy
Scientists have succeeded in pinpointing the neurons within a female fruit fly’s brain that respond to signals from the male […]
Genetics
Fruit fly study identifies gene that may reverse Parkinson’s disease microbiologystudy
Cdk8 regulates mitochondrial morphology under physiological conditions. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47623-8 Researchers at Simon Fraser University, in collaboration
Transient structure in fly leg holds clue to insect shape formation microbiologystudy
A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, according
Genetics
Scientists find ‘gene misbehavior’ is surprisingly widespread in healthy people microbiologystudy
Identification of misexpression events and characterization of misexpressed genes. Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.06.017 Scientists
Research sheds light on the role of PTPRK in tissue repair and cancer
Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases are cell membrane-localised proteins. They are regulators of cell-cell contacts and are also considered likely to
Under pressure: How cells respond to physical stress microbiologystudy
Cell membranes play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and functionality of cells. However, the mechanisms by which they
Exploratory study links gene variants to stroke recovery microbiologystudy
Credit: Stroke (2024). DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.047643 New research led by UCLA Health has found that specific genes may be related to
Prevalence and impact of the KIT M541L variant in patients with mastocytosis microbiologystudy
Mastocytosis patient demographics. Credit: 2024 Aldama et al. A new research paper titled “Prevalence and impact of the KIT M541L
Genetic mutations in TLR7 and other genes tied to severe COVID-19 microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Whether or not a person becomes seriously ill with COVID-19 depends, among other things, on genetic