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Nov. 26, 2021 Research

Successful fertilization requires careful coordination of chromosomes

After fertilization, the mammalian egg organizes itself to safeguard paternal genomic material and ensure healthy offspring

Nov. 1, 2021 Research

Mapping the structural features that regulate a signaling protein’s specificity

A high-resolution structural analysis reveals insights into the specificity and function of an essential signaling protein

Oct. 21, 2021 Research

Supercomputer simulations reveal how protein crowding in cells impacts interactions

Microsecond-scale simulations are helping scientists understand how drugs ‘navigate the crowd’ inside cells

Oct. 18, 2021 Research

mRNA degradation induced by fluid flow breaks left–right symmetry in vertebrates

Degradation of mRNA induced by fluid flow causes the left side of an embryo to develop differently from the right side

Oct. 6, 2021 Research

A telescopic model of the development of hair follicles

Atlas of hair follicle development could lead to new therapies for hair-loss disorders

Jul. 22, 2021 Research

Genome editing meets marsupials

Jul. 20, 2021 Research

Basement membrane underpins tissue interactions in the skin

The skin’s basement membrane is highly specialized to enable molecular crosstalk between different tissue types

Jul. 16, 2021 Research

SUV39H2 : A direct genetic link to autism spectrum disorders

Jun. 24, 2021 Research

Age-related stem cell dysfunction linked to eye-color gene

A gene that was assumed mainly to determine eye color in fruit flies also affects gut stem cells, and could play a role in colorectal cancer in people

May 25, 2021 Research

Launch of “NeuroGT Database”, a brain atlas of neurogenic tagging CreER mouse drivers

May 7, 2021 Research

Proteins enable tendons and muscles of fruit flies to develop in sync

Two proteins strengthen the extracellular matrix between the tendon and exoskeleton of fruit flies—but in very different ways

Apr. 27, 2021 Research

Dietary amino acid determines the fate of cancer cells

Apr. 13, 2021 Research

No Batteries? No Sweat! Wearable Biofuel Cells Now Produce Electricity from Lactate

Apr. 5, 2021 Research

Microbes are perhaps more manageable than we thought

The likely adaptive trajectories for viruses and bacteria might be fewer than previously thought, and there may be implications for the superbugs crisis.

Apr. 1, 2021 Research

A soft chemical micropump actuated by self-oscillating polymer gel

Mar. 26, 2021 Research

Society is not ready to make human brains

Mar. 26, 2021 Research

Marcksl1 keeps blood vessels in shape

Mar. 18, 2021 Research

Creating an artificial genetic code

Feb. 12, 2021 Research

Raman spectroscopy provides non-invasive way to track cell reprogramming

Signals carried in laser light enable researchers to non-invasively monitor chemical changes in cells undergoing reprogramming

Feb. 10, 2021 Research

A recipe for cyclical regeneration of bioengineered hair

Next stop: clinical hair regeneration