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Mathematical Model Uncovers Long-Distance Cell Communication Mechanism
A new study has identified how a large community of cells can communicate with each other almost simultaneously even with very short distance signaling.
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Cells’ Mitochondria Work Much Like Tesla Battery Packs
UCLA researchers have shown that mitochondria are made up of many individual bioelectric units that generate energy in an array, similar to a Tesla electric car battery that packs thousands of battery cells to manage energy safely and provide fast access to very high current.
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How Do Empty Spaces Make a Protein Unstable?
Partial unfolding of proteins may affect their stability and is a challenge in the industry. So how does a cavity destabilize a protein? Would such a cavity be empty? These are questions that researchers from Aarhus University answer in a new study.
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New Drug Combo Could Work Against Broader Array of Cancer Cells
Researchers have discovered two drugs that work together to disrupt cancer cells’ ability to survive.
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Cell Family Trees Tracked To Discover Their Role in Liver Disease
Researchers have discovered that a key cell type involved in liver injury and cancer consists of two cellular families with different origins and functions.
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Revival of 50,000-Year-Old Gene Reveals How Deadliest Malaria Parasite Jumped From Gorillas to Humans
In a study published today in PLOS Biology, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Montpellier have reconstructed a ~50,000-year-old gene sequence acquired by the ancestor of Plasmodium falciparum. The acquisition of the gene sequence enabled the parasite to infect human red blood cells.
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Microbiome Is Shaped by Genetic Differences in the Immune System
Genetic differences in the immune system shape the collections of bacteria that colonize the digestive system, according to new research by scientists at the University of Chicago.
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New Genetic Engineering Tool Opens Floodgates of Microbial Metabolite Applications
A team of microbiologists and genomicists led by the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has invented a genetic engineering tool, called CRAGE, that could not only make studying microbes much easier, but also fill significant gaps in our understanding of how microbes interact with their surroundings and evolve.
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Reducing Heart Attack-induced Tissue Damage by 30%
Scientists have discovered that inhibiting the synthesis of a lipid in a mouse suffering a heart attack reduces the tissue damage by 30%.
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It's Time To Keep Check on the Microbiome
Scientists have developed a novel technique based on an oscillating gene circuit that they hope will help to shed light on the human microbiome.
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