How childhood trauma impacts our brains, bodies, and even our genes microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This […]
Genetics
Ancient viral DNA shapes early embryo development
Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are
Smartwatches reveal insights into psychiatric illnesses and genetic links microbiologystudy
Credit: Jason J. Liu et al Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting
Researcher discovers missing regulator in Parkinson’s disease microbiologystudy
Diagram of the regulation of LRRK2 GTPase function. Credit: University of Connecticut Yulan Xiong, associate professor of neuroscience at UConn
Sophisticated early warning system: How bacteria respond to threats microbiologystudy
University of Basel researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect
Decoding HIV's tactics
Scientists have unveiled insights into how HIV-1, the virus responsible for AIDS, skillfully hijacks cellular machinery for its own survival.
Ecologists reveal key genetic insights for the conservation of iconic cockatoo species
Ecologists at the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made valuable discoveries that could
Interdisciplinary research lays groundwork for predicting if bone cancer will spread microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Bone pain. Joint pain. Bone swelling. These are symptoms that about 1,000 people in the United
DNA motors found to switch gears microbiologystudy
Scientists from Delft, Vienna, and Lausanne discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction. Until now,