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Mapping gene and epigenetic changes that make undead cancer cells promote
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (581+ words) Cancer treatments that stop tumors from growing may also leave behind a potentially dangerous population of “undead” cells, according to a new study from researchers at The Rockefeller University....
New study explains how RNA droplets may have helped start life
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (552+ words) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Before the first cells enclosed chemistry inside membranes, life faced a basic logistical problem: molecules needed to find one another in a hostile, watery environment. RNA may have offered an answer....
Lab-grown brain models develop a sense of spatial awareness
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (690+ words) IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2026 — The human cerebral cortex is often portrayed as a single folded sheet of neural tissue, but its remarkable abilities depend on a much more precise arrangement. During embryonic development, the cortex is divided into areas with distinct…...
Brain activity shifts when different generations create together
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (673+ words) Loneliness is often described as an absence of social contact, but a new study suggests that the brain may reveal something more precise: how two people begin to coordinate with one another as a relationship develops. When older and younger…...
Cellular Life Process Captured Live for First Time
14+ hour, 51+ min ago (221+ words) Mirage News All living things have a fleet of tiny copy machines that turn instructions from DNA into RNA, the molecules responsible for helping build proteins that keep organisms alive. One of those nanoscale machines, called eukaryotic RNA polymerase II,…...
Largest-Ever Chromosome-Scale Genome Comparison Maps Animal Biodiversity
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (530+ words) A human, an octopus, and a coral may appear to belong to entirely different worlds, yet their chromosomes preserve traces of a shared genomic past....
Researchers design a novel, stable human growth factor
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (630+ words) Scientists at the University of Arkansas have developed a more stable and biologically active form of human fibroblast growth factor 1, a signaling protein with important roles in cell growth, tissue repair and metabolism....
Study uncovers overlooked DNA mutation pattern linked to colorectal cancer
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (618+ words) Researchers at the University of California San Diego and collaborating institutions have identified and validated a previously overlooked pattern of DNA mutations in colorectal cancer, revealing a recurring genomic feature that may reflect changes in the way tumor cells replicate…...
Aurantiochytrium sp. strain L3W
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (49+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Aurantiochytrium sp. strain L3W, cultured in liquid pickle seasoning waste for the production of the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. (Satoshi Nakai / Hiroshima University) Satoshi Nakai / Hiroshima University News organizations may use this image with proper attribution for…...
Proteomics identifies two reproducible sepsis-associated kidney injury
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (529+ words) A new study published in Nature Communications reports that sepsis-associated acute kidney injury, one of the most dangerous complications of severe infection, is not a single biological condition. Using plasma proteomics, an international research team led by Marc Legrand, Huy…...