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Why do people speak Germanic languages such as English in England and Swedish in Sweden, but Celtic languages in Ireland, Wales and Brittany? The dispersal of languages is one of the enigmas of European prehistory. Two new studies in Nature, which we took part in, show how DNA from several…
The Tibetan Plateau is often viewed as a relatively uniform population shaped by life at extreme altitude. But a new genetic study suggests the reality is far more complex. Researchers analyzed DNA from 1,226 Tibetans living in…
Iterative walktrap clustering identified 4 gene modules among the 70 top drivers of convergence (Fig. 4e), one of which (the blue module) was especially strongly interconnected. This module exhibited very high cross-interaction…
Scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital have found that the ZFX gene regulates the activity of many autism-related genes and may be one of the factors behind women’s relative protection from severe symptoms of this condition.…
image: Claudia Fontaner, José L Sardina & Ana Barba, from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute view more Dr Aleksey Lazarenkov is the first author of the investigation, studying cells as they developed into…
Nature Chemistry (2026) Cite this article Reagents and suppliers used in the aptamer selection process have been reported and detailed previously57. Any additional chemicals for SELEX were purchased from regional Sigma-Aldrich suppliers according to local availability and used as received unless otherwise stated. Oligonucleotides were synthesized by Integrated DNA Technologies…
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder where roughly one-third of patients fail first-line glucocorticoid therapy or relapse. Researchers from Qilu Hospital of Shandong University identify LPC (16:0/0:0)…
Researchers at Kanazawa University and the National Institute of Genetics in Japan have used high-speed atomic force microscopy to observe how a group of proteins known as Smc5/6 interacts with DNA. The images reveal how this…
Tulane University students Dominic Roy and Cooper Bruce join anatomist and professor Dr. Shane Tubbs to discuss their discovery of a previously undocumented pelvic muscle and what it could mean for medical research. Two undergraduate students at Tulane University in New Orleans discovered an anatomical feature that even their professor…
Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. A meta-analysis of more than 300 previous studies on the effects of…
KAIST, Jeonbuk National University, KRIBB, KBSI, and IBS discover a previously unrecognized protein-regulatory function of zinc finger proteins, traditionally known for their roles in gene regulation. image: Figure 1.…
“Without actively predicting the world, we cannot survive,” says Farzaneh Najafi, an assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences and a faculty affiliate of Georgia Tech's Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology…
For over a century, biology has centred genes and evolution in its explanations of behaviour. But synthetic biologist Michael Levin is creating new kinds of lifeform, known as biobots, which he argues challenge that picture.…
Genetic interaction networks, such as the one pictured here, allowed researchers to predict functions for previously uncharacterized genes. (Credit: Rock lab) Rockefeller scientists have created the most comprehensive map to date of how essential genes interact in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB). The unprecedented map reveals…
Researchers uncover a new mechanism for moving boron through plant roots image: From left to right: wild-type A. thaliana; a mutant lacking BOR1 and BOR2; and a mutant lacking BOR1, BOR2, and BOR3. view more How plants harness…
Viruses are usually associated with causing infections, but some can actually help fight them. Scientists are now working to turn these bacteria-killing viruses into treatments for dangerous infections that no longer respond to…
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed an artificial intelligence model to streamline and improve screening for Parkinson’s disease (PD) so doctors can refer patients for early-stage testing. In a…