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Viral Enzyme Disables Bacterial Defenses for Phages
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (485+ words) Scientists have found how phages, viruses that infect bacteria, orchestrate an explosion of protein modifications inside host cells that helps them evade the bacteria's immune systems As antimicrobial resistance grows around the world, novel therapies to counter it become increasingly…...
How Multi-Omics and AI Could Reveal Why Blood Stem Cells Age
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (625+ words) Hematopoietic stem cells, the rare self-renewing cells that continually replenish blood and immune populations, do not simply “wear out” with age. They undergo a complex biological transformation that reshapes how they read DNA, respond to stress, interact with their surroundings…...
How Circadian Rhythms Shape Sarcopenia and the Aging Muscle
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (620+ words) Aging muscle may be governed not only by exercise, nutrition, and hormones, but also by the biological clock ticking inside every muscle cell....
Male Mice Cloned into Both Sexes, Reproduce
13+ hour, 58+ min ago (350+ words) A cloning technology has been developed that creates both male and female mice using only the genetic information of male mice. The resulting females and males successfully mated and produced offspring. Experts suggest this method could help revive endangered species…...
New Study Challenges Long-Held Assumption in Cell Biology
10+ hour, 27+ min ago (688+ words) A New Look at Coronin Proteins Challenges a Longstanding View of the Cell’s Actin Machinery For decades, coronin proteins have occupied a familiar place in cell biology textbooks....
USA scientist awarded NIH grant to advance DNA repair research
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (441+ words) A researcher from the University of South Alabama has received a $156,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop new tools for studying proteins that play a critical role in repairing damaged DNA. Aishwarya Prakash, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and…...
Scientists unravel the mystery behind narwhals’ uniquely twisted tusks
19+ hour, 44+ min ago (594+ words) For centuries, the narwhal’s long, ivory-colored tusk was treated as evidence of magic. In medieval Europe, these extraordinary teeth were sold as unicorn horns and were believed to neutralize poison, cure disease, and possess supernatural powers. Modern science has removed…...
Scientists map plant-fungus symbiosis at single-cell resolution
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (704+ words) Ghent, 18 August 2026 — Beneath the soil, tomato roots are not passive anchors but dynamic biological interfaces where plants and fungi negotiate an exchange of resources....
Scientists identify crucial steps that initiate DNA replication
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (599+ words) Scientists have uncovered a molecular sequence that helps cells decide when to begin copying their DNA, revealing how a dormant replication machine is converted into an active engine for genome duplication....
Diverse Legume Defence Signals and Clustered Receptors Co-Evolved from
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (72+ words) A hidden network of plant peptide hormones may be giving legumes a far more sophisticated immune system than scientists previously recognized. In a study published in Nature Plants, researchers report that soybean produces a surprisingly diverse family of defence-activating peptides…...