Hung-Che Lin and colleagues from Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, have conducted a detailed analysis shedding light on the molecular intricacies involved in the carnivorous… Read More »Researchers unravel the molecular secrets of a carnivorous fungus’s worm-eating prowess
Circadian rhythms, those internal biological clocks that govern our daily routines, play a pivotal role in maintaining our overall health and well-being. Although we have… Read More »New study reveals critical role of post-transcriptional processes in circadian rhythms and sleep
Cells utilize cilia, which are antenna-like structures, to monitor their surroundings and detect various stimuli, including fluid flow outside the cell. When genetic defects disrupt… Read More »New study unravels how cilia regulate organ laterality
Researchers from Kanazawa University, including Masaharu Hazawa, Mitsutoshi Nakada, and Richard Wong, have made a significant discovery linking nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) to glioblastoma, a… Read More »Nuclear pore complex alterations inactivate tumor-suppressor protein p53 in glioblastoma
Salt marshes serve as the habitat for small crustaceans known as amphipods, which usually blend in with their environment due to their gray-brown color and… Read More »Parasite turns amphipods bright orange and makes them more vulnerable to predators
Researchers have recently made significant strides in unraveling the intricate workings of the astroglial barrier and the pivotal role played by gelatinases MMP-2 and MMP-9… Read More »Researchers identify novel gelatinase substrates involved in astroglial barrier function
In the ongoing battle against cancer, innovative therapies like immunotherapy and targeted treatments have emerged, but traditional methods like radiation and chemotherapy still remain the… Read More »Cancer cell fate determined within 12 hours of DNA damage
Alzheimer’s disease, often associated with old age, is a condition that actually begins developing long before symptoms become apparent. The underlying cause involves the accumulation… Read More »Scientists discover potential diagnostic marker for Alzheimer’s
Dr. Miquel Coll, along with his team at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC),… Read More »ToxR protein’s binding to DNA reveals insights into cholera pathogenesis
A recent study published in Science has shed light on how plant cells distribute different materials to their daughter cells during division. While animal stem… Read More »Plant stem cells push cytoskeleton away to divide asymmetrically
Scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of molecular biology. Led by Prof.… Read More »Noncanonical cleavage mechanism sheds light on miRNA production
A fascinating discovery has been made by a research team from the universities of Hannover and Würzburg regarding the remarkable Triphyophyllum peltatum, a tropical plant… Read More »Rare tropical plant develops into carnivore under certain circumstances
Metastasis, the ability of cancer to spread throughout the body, is the primary cause of cancer-related deaths. This process involves cancer cells breaking away from… Read More »Studying embryonic development to shed light on cancer metastasis