Physical signals as fate deciders: How mechanical forces extrude cells from tissues
Epithelial tissues are in constant interaction with their environment. Maintaining their functionality requires dynamic balance (homeostasis) and that their cell […]
Genetics
Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed microbiologystudy
Fungi are a source of fascination. This kingdom of life — more closely related to animals than to plants —
Genetic changes in brain cells link aging and Alzheimer’s microbiologystudy
Experimental workflow to integrate human gene variants associated with AD and longevity from GWAS with gene expression networks that show
Antiviral protein causes genetic changes implicated in Huntington’s disease progression microbiologystudy
Model for how APOBECs deaminate cytidines within a CAG/CTG repeat tract by targeting ssDNA within hairpin loops and bulges. Credit:
Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven, says study microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Opioid misuse and specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to represent a significant U.S. public health
Researchers identify major neurons involved in hearing process microbiologystudy
Comprehensive transcriptional profiling of cell types across the mouse CN. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55257-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55257-z When we hear
Tiny microbe colonies communicate to coordinate their behavior
A new study published in Science Advances reveals evidence of electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in choanoflagellates, the closest living
Drug resistance study reveals mechanisms that enable lung cancer recurrence microbiologystudy
Heterogenous expression of EGFR in EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55378-5 A recent study uncovers how drug-resistant cancer
Two-in-one root armor protects plants from environmental stressors and fights climate change
Plants may burrow into the ground and stretch toward the sun, but they’re ultimately stuck where they sprout — at