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Ibrahim Cissé Tracks Molecular Condensates in Super Resolution
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (569+ words) Biological physicist Ibrahim Cissé develops super-resolution microscopy tools to watch ephemeral molecular interactions and uncover the inner workings of cells. In his lab at the Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology and Epigenetics, biological physicist Ibrahim Cissé develops and applies super-resolution…...
Study uncovers ultrafast gene evolution driving chicken feather color
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (375+ words) Domestic chickens have long fascinated biologists with their feather diversity—ranging from barred and speckled patterns to uniform black and crisp snowy white. For centuries, selective breeding has rapidly expanded these visible traits. Yet scientists have struggled to explain how…...
Infection Study Maps Protein Contact Sites, Shows Influenza Hijacks
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (364+ words) Influenza A virus is infamous for its speed—yet the molecular choreography inside infected cells is still being uncovered. In a new study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers report how the virus exploits a particular nuclear structure by hijacking protein…...
Genetic Makeup Predicts Cancer Patients’ Benefits and Side Effects from
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (320+ words) CAR-T cells are patient-specific immune cells engineered to recognize cancer targets. Because every CAR-T product is manufactured from donor or patient material and is therefore biologically distinct, the immune response they generate is strongly shaped by the starting cells. This…...
Mass Spectrometry Imaging Tracks Different Starting Steps of Benzalkonium
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (267+ words) To visualize benzalkonium processing in situ, the researchers employed mass spectrometry imaging, a technique that couples chromatographic separation principles with pixel-by-pixel chemical detection. This approach allowed them to link changes in benzalkonium-related molecular features to specific regions within the biofilm…...
Quantum biophysical platform enables deterministic satiety control and
19+ hour, 8+ min ago (282+ words) The platform centers on a Metabolite Conjugate Prebiotic (MCP) engineered with an embedded polyphenolic tannin matrix. Rather than relying on bulk transport of metabolites, the design aims to command electron translocation across microbial membranes, creating a directional “metabolic pull” that…...
Scientists trace the shocking origin of human eyes to an ancient “cyclops”
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (989+ words) Humans and every other vertebrate may share an astonishingly strange ancestor: a tiny creature with a single eye centered on the top of its head. Recent research from Lund University and the University of Sussex proposes that the earliest ancestor…...
Employ-A-Bull: Student dives into seagrass research internship
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (420+ words) University of South Florida St. Petersburg USF undergraduate student Olivia "Olive" Smith studying seagrasses in the field as part of her internship. For Olivia “Olive” Smith, a day at her internship often begins in the waters of the Indian River…...
Science report reveals China concealed child’s death in gene editing trial
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (530+ words) During a gene editing clinical trial conducted in China, a six-year-old patient died. The research team concealed the death and went on to publish a paper in a world‑leading journal, triggering a storm over research ethics. According to a…...
Gene activity in blood fluctuates more than expected—and that has consequences for medicine
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (16+ words) Medical Xpress...