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A new study highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand microbial communities by looking at protein function within them.

A protein has been identified as key to immune modulation during pregnancy, which affects placental health and provides a potential target for reproductive conditions.

New research has shown that macrophages play a central role in the renewal of intestinal cells by producing metabolites used by developing cells.

Scientists have developed a technology that can quickly and accurately measure glutamine concentrations without complicated measurement processes and expensive analytical equipment through the principle of 'ligand-induced protein assembly'.

Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes have recently been associated with a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life.

New research has shown that the gut microbiome plays a surprising role in ensuring the development of a healthy placenta during pregnancy.

Individual species of very different plant families produce special indole-derived defense compounds called benzoxazinoids. However, the biosynthetic pathway of these compounds was so far only known for grasses such as maize.

A UCLA-led team of researchers has found nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue (BAT), a type of tissue that releases chemical energy from fat metabolism as heat.

Researchers have investigated how the toxin emerged between 50 and 120 million years ago through the modification of a gene that also occurs in mammals and other reptiles.

A new study finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often struggle in higher salinity, while other freshwater invertebrates (like mollusks and crustaceans) thrive.