In healthy people, a tightly controlled process balances out the activity of osteoblasts, which build bone,…
Category: News
Genaero
Peering into the past, scientists discover bacteria transformed a viral threat to survive
A study reports the first known evidence of bacteria stealing genetic material from their own worst…
A deep-dive into the impact of arthritis drugs on gene expression
A new computational framework has revealed key differences between four rheumatoid arthritis medications and their impact…
How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells
The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein called NS4A-2K-4B…
New type of highly sensitive vision discovered in deep-sea fish
The deep sea is home to fish species that can detect various wavelengths of light in…
Back to the sources of neural diversity
By deciphering the genetic programs of neurons of the cerebral cortex, researchers have unraveled the mechanisms…
Gravitational forces in protoplanetary disks may push super-Earths close to their stars
Astronomers found that as planets form out of the chaotic churn of gravitational, hydrodynamic — or,…
Fooling nerve cells into acting normal
Scientists have discovered that a neuron’s own electrical signal, or voltage, can indicate whether the neuron…
Oldest known trees in eastern North America documented
A stand of bald cypress trees in North Carolina, including one least 2,624 years old, are…
A cautionary tale for researchers working on selective drug delivery
Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are…