Beige fat cells with a ‘Sisyphus mechanism’ microbiologystudy
Fat cells come in three colours: white, brown, and beige. White fat cells store fat in our body as an […]
A belly full of jelly
For a long time, scientists assumed that jellyfish were a dead-end food source for predatory fish. However, a team from
Hydrometeorology and location affect hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases in the US microbiologystudy
An analysis of 12 years of data collected from over 500 hospitals in 25 different states shows that weather, geographic
New mechanism of action kills cancer cells microbiologystudy
In a first, a Bochum-based team has produced a substance capable of sending cancer cells into ferroptosis, that is a
Impact of 700 years of Inuvialuit subsistence hunting on beluga whales
An international team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen and University of Toronto, analysed beluga whale
A taste for carbon dioxide microbiologystudy
The remarkable affinity of the microbial enzyme iron nitrogenase for the greenhouse gas CO2 makes it promising for future biotechnologies.
New research poised to transform approach to diagnosing and treating acute leukemia in children microbiologystudy
Genomic classification of ETP/ETP-like ALL. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07807-0 Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children’s
How bread dough gave rise to civilization
A major international study has explained how bread wheat helped to transform the ancient world on its path to becoming
Why carbon nanotubes fluoresce when they bind to certain molecules
Researchers have discovered why carbon nanotubes fluoresce when they bind to certain molecules. Nanotubes are considered promising biosensors that could