In a Mouse Research, the Hearts of Men and Women React to Stress Hormones Differently According to a recent study appearing in Science Advances, the stress hormone noradrenaline affects the hearts of men and women differently. The research on mice…
Increasingly Dangerous Fungal Infections are the Focus of a New Vaccine Fungal infections have become a significant public health issue and have led to the development of new vaccines to address this issue. These infections can…
Crystallography-Based Blood-Type Conversion Method is Now Undergoing Pre-Clinical Studies Blood-type conversion refers to the process of changing one blood type into another. The process that is informed by crystallography is a new development that…
New Research Confirms Smallpox Has Affected People Since Ancient Egypt Although its origins are unknown, smallpox was formerly one of humanity’s most destructive diseases. Historical records and scientific theories on the origins of the smallpox…
Soil Bacteria Play a Role in Our Future Climate, But How are they Impacted by Climate Change? Climate change affects soil microbes through alterations in temperature, moisture, and nutrient availability, leading to changes in microbial diversity, distribution, and function. These changes can…
Wild Red Junglefowl’s Genomes are Contaminated by DNA from Domesticated Chickens, a Study Finds It is possible for DNA from domesticated chickens to crossbreed with wild red junglefowl, potentially affecting the genomes of wild populations. This can occur if…
Why the Gyri in the Human Cerebral Cortex Fold Excessively Excessive folding of the gyri, or convolutions, in the human cerebral cortex can be caused by a condition called gyrification. Gyrification is a process that…
High-Voltage Cryo-Electron Microscopy Exposes Giant Viruses’ Tiny Secrets Giant viruses, despite their moniker, are challenging to visualize in detail. They are both too large and too little to be studied with optical microscopy,…
Using a “Pantranscriptome,” Researchers Create a Toolkit for RNA Sequencing Analysis RNA sequencing, or RNA-seq, is a method used to analyze the transcriptome, or the set of all RNA molecules present in a cell or tissue.…
Marine Parasites have been Decimated by Warming Oceans, but this is not a Good Thing Marine parasites play an important role in the ocean ecosystem, serving as food for other animals and helping to control population levels of their host…
Determining Enzyme Gene Expression in Filamentous Fungi to Facilitate the Production of Biomass Energy Enzyme gene expression in filamentous fungi can be manipulated to increase the efficiency of biomass energy production. This can be achieved by identifying key genes…
Nutrient Element-Induced Plant Disease Resistance Has a Found Molecular Mechanism Researchers have discovered a molecular mechanism that explains how certain nutrient elements can induce plant disease resistance. The mechanism involves the activation of a class…