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Scientists have corrected abnormal heart rhythms in mice by restoring healthy levels of a protein that heart cells need to establish connections with one another. That protein, GJA1-20k, is underproduced in people with a genetic condition called arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.

Researchers have made a fundamental discovery that suggests a greater involvement of cell proliferation in the functioning of our immune system.

Using a new computational approach, researchers have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of primary lymphedema, thoracic aortic aneurysm disease and congenital deafness.

Researchers have created the first high-resolution map of the human immune response to P. falciparum, offering insight into what makes this parasite such a persistent pathogen.

Using the remains of domestic pigs, researchers have shed light on how the bones of infants and juveniles decay.

Researchers have uncovered new details about the biology and behavior of one of the world's oldest and smallest bacteria, Omnitrophota.

The western chimpanzees of Guinea are threatened by mining activities. Using a novel genetic approach, UZH researchers and an international team have collected information on population size and community structure of the endangered species.

Scientists from the University of Pavia and Trinity College Dublin have identified “unexpected” levels of genetic variation in Indigenous Asháninka populations from Peruvian Amazonia.

A team has developed a sensitive diagnostic method that analyzes viral nucleic acids in as little as 20 minutes and can be completed in one step with “glow-in-the-dark” proteins.

A contagious and lethal fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has driven hundreds of amphibian species worldwide to extinction. Only amphibian species in Africa had so far escaped, but the present study shows that this reprieve is now likely over.