Scientists are unlocking the complexities of a recently discovered cell death process that plays a key…
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Water striders illustrate evolutionary processes
How do new species arise and diversify in nature? Natural selection offers an explanation, but the…
Discovery lights path for Alzheimer’s research
A metallic probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to a misfolded…
Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack
Researchers have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body's immune system to attack cancers…
Renewable resource: To produce vital lipoic acid, sulfur is used, then replenished
New research shows how a protein is consumed, then reconstituted, during the production of a compound…
One to 10 mutations are needed to drive cancer, scientists find
For the first time, scientists have provided unbiased estimates of the number of mutations needed for…
Key psychiatric drug target comes into focus
One way or another, many psychiatric drugs work by binding to receptor molecules in the brain…
Gut bacterium indirectly causes symptoms by altering fruit fly microbiome
CagA, a protein produced by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, can alter the population of microbes living…
New machine learning system can automatically identify shapes of red blood cells
Using a computational approach known as deep learning, scientists have developed a new system to classify…
Fundamental research enhances understanding of major cancer gene
Scientists have provided new insights into the role of PTEN, a major cancer gene, in controlling…