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North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism. Tested in tobacco plants, the technique showed that it could reduce harmful chemical compounds, including some that are carcinogenic. The findings could be used to improve the health benefits of crops.

Investigators have built an inflammatory-aging clock that's more accurate than the number of candles on your birthday cake in predicting how strong your immune system is, how soon you'll become frail or whether you have unseen cardiovascular problems that could become clinical headaches a few years down the road.

Researchers have developed a new experimental and theoretical platform to study how viruses evolve while spreading within an organism.

Research demonstrates that Tomivosertib exhibits potent anti-leukemic properties on AML cells and supports the development of clinical efforts involving the use of this drug, alone or in combination with other therapies for the treatment of AML.

Scientists have demonstrated that the immaturity of both the gut microbiota and epithelial barriers play a role in the susceptibility of newborn infants to bacterial meningitis caused by Group B streptococcus.

Bioenergy from crops is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. New crops such as energycane can produce several times more fuel per acre than soybeans. Yet, challenges remain in processing the crops to extract fuel efficiently.

A study shows that increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels have detrimental effects on soybean plant roots, including an increased inability to hold carbon that instead gets released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.

Scientists have shed light on how Salmonella hijacks the machinery of its host cell to promote its own growth and reproduction.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that helps protect mammalian stem cells from RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. The scientists suggest this could one day be exploited in the development of new antiviral treatments.

To enable tissue renewal, human tissues constantly eliminate millions of cells, without jeopardizing tissue integrity, form and connectivity. Scientists have revealed a new process which allows eliminated cells to temporarily protect their neighbors from cell death, thereby maintaining tissue integrity.