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With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified a DNA activation code that’s used at least as frequently as the TATA box in humans.

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Stanford University have pinpointed the circuit in the brain that is responsible for sleepless nights in times of stress – and it turns out that circuit does more than make you toss and turn.

Interactive software that “reads” and analyzes footprints left by black rhinoceroses can be used to monitor the movements of the animals in the wild, giving conservationists a new way to keep watch on the endangered species and help keep it safe from poachers.

Researchers have designed and developed proteins that bind tightly to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein, preventing the virus from infecting lab-grown human cells.

Researchers compared lipoproteins and metabolites in the blood of COVID-19 patients and healthy subjects, revealing signs of multi-organ damage in patients that could someday help diagnose and treat COVID-19.

Researchers at the Salk Institute have demonstrated the importance of key enzymes in the body for metformin's function. In addition, they showed that the same enzymes, regulated by metformin, controlled aspects of inflammation using a mouse model.

Owners of pampered pooches want their pets to have the best possible culinary experience, especially for those rare picky eaters. Now, researchers have identified key aroma compounds in dog food that seem to be the most appealing to canines.

An Imperial team has repurposed robotic technology normally used for synthetic biology research to help with testing for COVID-19.

Gut microbes affect human health, but there is still much to learn, in part because they’re not easy to collect. But researchers now report that they have developed an ingestible capsule that in rat studies captured bacteria and other biological samples while passing through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Scientists have discovered a new way to kill some multiplying human breast cancer cells by selectively attacking their cell division machinery.