This Weird Sea Creature May Have Rewritten Life’s Genetic Rulebook
Image of the ‘sea walnut’ Mnemiopsis leydi. Credit: Joan-Josep Soto Angel Long-distance gene control first emerged around 650…
Stanford scientists map the molecular diversity of different global populations
Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found that ethnicity and geography may influence human molecular makeup…
New ALS therapy shows researchers “this illness can be stopped” — Harvard Gazette
Merit Cudkowicz has been working on ALS for three decades. She knew who she wanted to tell as…
Brain-First Hypothesis: Rethinking the Cambrian Explosion
Summary: The “Cambrian Explosion”, the period roughly 500 million years ago when animal life rapidly diversified, may not…
Metformin targets the gut instead of the liver to lower glucose
For decades, physicians and scientists thought metformin, the leading Type 2 diabetes medication taken by millions worldwide, mainly…
Chromosome abnormalities may help cancer cells resist treatment and spread
A new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers found that cancer cells are better able to resist…
Largest blood protein genetics study reveals new precision medicine opportunities
Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London’s Precision…
AI model reads genetic code to trace evolutionary history
Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the…
Scientists Discover Evolution’s 120-Million-Year-Old “Cheat Sheet”
Different species, separated by millions of years, may still follow the same genetic blueprint, suggesting evolution is less…
Powerful Antioxidant Found To Play a Key Role in Proper Protein Folding
The ER is shown in the upper right, with disulfide-linked GSSG in the lumen. The exporter resembles the…
UCLA researchers build programmable artificial organelles using RNA
Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells…
Scientists Are Starting to Unlock the Nanoscale Secrets of the Immune System
The immune system operates at a scale scientists are only just beginning to be able to see. That…