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May 8, 2023 Research

Flies aren’t freaks when it comes to cell death

Despite what’s written in textbooks, fruit flies use a similar cell-stress sensor as mammals to initiate programmed cell death

Apr. 14, 2023 Research

How mouse embryos determine left from right

Resolution of a two-decade debate enhances our understanding of how embryos develop differences between their left and right sides

Apr. 11, 2023 Research

Simple but revolutionary modular organoids

Apr. 6, 2023 Research

Phosphate tags on brain enzyme govern sleep dynamics in mice

Adornments made to a critical sleep-promoting protein mediate the onset and duration of slumber in mice

Mar. 27, 2023 Research

How an early mutation in the COVID-19 virus helped it spread so fast

Molecular modeling suggests structural consequences of an early protein mutation that promoted viral transmission

Mar. 16, 2023 Research

A nifty trick to help plants thrive in iron-poor soils

Efforts to develop fertilizers that help plants gather iron from widespread alkaline soils are set to benefit from insights into molecular structure