In a first for plant virology, a team from CIRAD recently used nanopore technology to sequence…
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Saving energy by taking a close look inside transistors
Transistors are needed wherever current flows, and they are an indispensable component of virtually all electronic…
Turbocharger for the cell machinery
Researchers have discovered a new molecular regulatory mechanism in unicellular parasites which has never before been…
Unconventional immune cells trigger disturbed cytokine production in human spondyloarthritis
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2 percent…
Lung neuropeptide exacerbates lethal influenza virus infection
Researchers found that lung immune cells (phagocytes) produce increased levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY) when mice…
Malaria vaccine passes test in humans
A vaccine against fatal pregnancy malaria shows promising results in the first tests in humans. The…
Murky water keeps fish on edge
Fish become anxious and more cautious when water quality is degraded by sediment, an effect that…
Scientists harness machine learning to uncover new insights into the human brain
An inter-disciplinary research team has successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular…
Giant pattern discovered in the clouds of planet Venus
Astronomers have identified a giant streak structure among the clouds covering planet Venus based on observation…
Expression of a molecule in blood cells predicts atherosclerosis risk
Scientists have found that the expression level of the molecule CD69 in blood cells inversely predicts…