New drug delivers promising survival gains in pancreatic cancer
About 90% of people with pancreatic cancer have pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which is driven by an activating mutation in…
Exhausted T cells balance graft tolerance and infection risk
A comprehensive new review examines the complex role of T cell exhaustion in organ transplantation, highlighting how this…
Metabolic stress triggers long-lasting immune system changes in diabetes patients
A growing understanding of trained immunity, a form of long-lasting immune system adaptation, is reshaping how scientists view…
Specialized selenoproteins play critical role in regulating cellular health
A new review highlights the remarkable importance of selenoproteins, a specialized group of molecules that, despite their small…
Cells share universal on switches but evolve unique strategy to silence genes
The signals that cells use to switch genes on have remained almost unchanged across two billion years of…
Intensive poultry farming and campylobacter evolution
Genomic analyses reveal that the rise of industrial poultry farming has transformed the ecology and evolution of Campylobacter…
New research explains how embryos establish germline cell boundaries
Every embryo of an organism that reproduces sexually faces an early and consequential decision: which of its cell…
New computational technique traces ghost ancestry in modern human genomes
UC Berkeley researchers have identified regions of DNA that humans inherited from two unknown ancestors as a result…
New OpenABE gene editor improves editing efficiency by up to 36 times
A joint research team led by Professor Daesik Kim (Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University), along with Professor Yong-Sub…
Scientists discover why bats survive deadly viruses without getting sick
It is a mystery that has puzzled scientists for years. How can the world’s only winged mammals carry viruses that cause severe disease while…
Experimental therapy helps brain cells bypass genetic deletions
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered how an experimental therapy can help brain…
Father’s diet before conception impacts baby’s body composition
A father’s diet can affect his children’s health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study…