The unexpected protein connection in maize growth and defense microbiologystudy
Maize (corn) is one of the most important staple crops in the world and has been extensively studied. Yet, many […]
Genetics
Removing gene from fat tissue tricks body into burning more calories, study suggests microbiologystudy
Pharmacological pan-PHD inhibition induces Ucp1 expression in mouse and human adipocytes in vitro. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51718-7 Removing
Study reveals sex-specific gene expression in adipose stem cells of mice microbiologystudy
Outline and cell type characterization. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51867-9 Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and AstraZeneca have discovered that
Gene variant protects newborns against jaundice, study finds microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers have found a gene variant that almost completely protects 1 in 8 newborn babies from
Genetics
New tumor models provide insights into deadly sarcomas microbiologystudy
Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Sarcomas are highly metastatic soft tissue and bone cancers and are often difficult to treat.
Genetics
Study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to a study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), West African
Century-old experiment secures beer and whiskey’s future
Thanks to an experiment started before the Great Depression, researchers have pinpointed the genes behind the remarkable adaptability of barley,
Study reveals how mutant p53 protein converts other proteins into cancer drivers microbiologystudy
by Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (INBEB) Schematic illustrating the effects of p53C and
Genetics suggest link between ALS and Parkinson’s disease microbiologystudy
People with rare genetic variants linked to degenerative brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease are at increased risk of developing ALS,
Researchers develop new approach to document genetic ancestry microbiologystudy
An example gARG embedded in a pedigree. Credit: GENETICS (2024). DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae100 University of Glasgow researchers have helped to develop