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4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (396+ words) Nature Cell Biology (2026) Cite this article Temporal encoding of signalling dynamics is not just widespread; it offers a fundamental information-theoretic advantage in cellular communication. Recent advances in channel capacity measurement and decoding of second-messenger networks now provide a predictive framework…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1728+ words) Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2026) Cite this article Dekker, J. & Mirny, L. A. The chromosome folding problem and how cells solve it. Cell 187, 64246450 (2024). Yang, J. H. & Hansen, A. S. Enhancer selectivity in space and time: from enhancerpromoter interactions to promoter activation. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 25, 574591 (2024). Popay, T. M. & Dixon,…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (234+ words) Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2026) Cite this article Chromatin looping is a fundamental feature of genome organization that contributes to gene regulation and genome stability. Yet how often loops form in living cells has remained difficult to answer. Jusuf et al....

13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1086+ words) Astrobiology Web [NASA] The abstract in Pub Med or at the publisher's site is linked when available and will open in a new window. Papers deriving from NASA support: - Carter KJ, Smith JD, Huang AS, Stern C, Kramer LA, Hasan…...

23+ hour, 11+ min ago  (221+ words) Using base editing, a highly precise method of genome editing, scientists have investigated the role of the NANOG gene in human embryos for the first time with this approach. 'A better understanding will help stem cell research and regenerative medicine,…...

22+ hour, 53+ min ago  (190+ words) The Inside Science programme on BBC Radio 4 features an interview with Professor Kathy Niakan " a developmental biologist at the University of Cambridge " discussing her research on genome editing in human embryos. Professor Niakan discusses her group's work using genome editing…...

22+ hour, 22+ min ago  (229+ words) Neurons can experience and repair DNA breaks during healthy brain development, particularly as they migrate through tightly packed regions of the developing brain. 'The developing brain appears to have evolved to tolerate and repair the neuronal damage efficiently,'said Professor…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (798+ words) As the mitotic spindle tightens to separate chromosomes during cell division, it produces and absorbs forces. Ada Zejun Shen/Quanta Magazine If absorbing those forces caused the spindle's integrity to fail, it could spell the end for both daughter cells…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (411+ words) A marine biology expedition off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new species in just two weeks. The speed at which the species were found and identified may be a record, the researchers say, thanks in part to the cutting…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (592+ words) Aohe pau ka ike i ka h'lau hookahi " One learns from many sources " A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaii at Hilo Professor of Biology Li Tao receives Outstanding Mentorship and Teaching Award, and Assistant…...