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Determining a Fungus’s Age Is Surprisingly Difficult, Scientists Say
7+ min ago (515+ words) Fungi may be among the oldest living organisms on Earth, yet scientists still cannot answer one of the simplest questions about them: how long do they live? A new opinion paper in Trends in Microbiology argues that fungal longevity remains…...
Phage contingency loci let viruses hedge against bacterial defenses
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (615+ words) Bacteriophages, the viruses that infect bacteria, are often portrayed as highly specialized molecular machines: particles that recognize a host, inject their genetic material and redirect the host cell’s machinery to produce new viral progeny. Yet the genomes of these viruses…...
Coral-inspired scaffold reprograms immune cells to accelerate bone
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (644+ words) A coral-inspired scaffold that combines multi-walled carbon nanotubes with nano-hydroxyapatite has shown promise in restoring bone regeneration in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head, a debilitating condition that can cause collapse of the hip joint....
Broken Stringâs BaseMap hits off-target goal for INDUCE-seq platform
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (223+ words) Broken String Biosciences has launched BaseMap ABE, the first phase of its INDUCE-seq platform’s expansion into base editing applications. INDUCE-seq is Broken String’s next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform developed to map DNA double-strand breaks and measure the off-target effects of gene…...
Simian SAGE1 Gene Strengthens DNA Repair, Protecting Male Germline Genome
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (566+ words) A newly identified gene found only in simians may help explain why humans and other higher primates maintain more stable germline genomes than rodents. In a study comparing DNA damage responses in spermatogonia from humans, crab-eating macaques, and mice, researchers…...
Transcriptomic aging clock uncovers molecular signatures of aging in opioid
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (616+ words) A new study is drawing attention to the possibility that opioid dependence may be linked to a complex molecular remodeling of the brain that involves inflammation, neuronal signaling, genetic susceptibility, and age-related changes in gene activity....
COBCAN Highlights Systematic Exclusion of Biologists from Specialist Healthcare Training
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (325+ words) Tenerife Weekly [ad_1] The Official College of Biologists of the Canary Islands (COBCAN) has sent a formal letter to the Canarian Health Minister, highlighting what it calls systematic discrimination against biologists in the allocation of healthcare training positions The college is…...
Large-scale admixture mapping in All of Us reveals cross-population trait
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (603+ words) A new analysis of genetic diversity in the United States is offering researchers a sharper way to investigate why health-related traits differ among populations with different ancestral backgrounds. Published in Nature Communications, the study by R. Mandla, Z. Shi, K....
Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Linked to Metabolic Syndrome in Hispanic and
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (649+ words) A new study is putting a high-tech twist on a long-standing question in health science: does metabolic syndrome accelerate biological aging, or can accelerated biological aging help drive the emergence of metabolic syndrome? Researchers examining Hispanic/Latino adults in the…...
Proteomics Identifies Carboxypeptidase E as Potential Biomarker for
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (551+ words) Synucleinopathies, a group of progressive neurological disorders that includes Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy, may have acquired a new molecular clue. In a study published in npj Parkinson’s Disease, Luan, Wei, Chen and colleagues report…...