Researchers reveal how a gene mutation can lead to devastating blood diseases microbiologystudy
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a type of white blood cell called a T lymphocyte. Credit: NIAID Scientists at La […]
Genetics
Scientists uncover key step in how diazotrophs ‘fix’ nitrogen
Nitrogen is an essential component in the production of amino acids and nucleic acids — both necessary for cell growth
New AI predicts inner workings of cells microbiologystudy
In the same way that ChatGPT understands human language, a new AI model developed by Columbia computational biologists captures the
Genetics
The genes that grow a healthy brain can also fuel adult glioblastoma microbiologystudy
A multi-omic survey of the developing human neocortex. a, Description of the samples used in this study. The diagram was
Key and lock: How important proteins ‘dock’ to the centromere microbiologystudy
The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team
Researchers resolve uncertainty in BRCA2 testing microbiologystudy
Schematic overview of the SGE MAVE of all SNVs in the BRCA2 DBD. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08388-8 Findings from
Revealing a key mechanism of rapid centromere evolution
A joint research group team led by Sayuri Tsukahara and Tetsuji Kakutani of the University of Tokyo has clarified a
Cell-based therapy improves outcomes in a pig model of heart attacks microbiologystudy
In a large-animal model study, researchers have found that heart attack recovery is aided by injection of heart muscle cell
Genetics
The same gene can drive distinct medulloblastoma types in different ways microbiologystudy
Characterization of subgroup-specific chromatin landscape of medulloblastoma. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-02014-z A study published in Nature Genetics reveals