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Aug. 25, 2022 Research

Harnessing the heart regeneration ability of marsupials

Jul. 20, 2022 Research

‘Cuddle hormone’ oxytocin strongly affects male mice on becoming fathers

Hormone causes male mice to change from being aggressive toward pups to caring for them when they become fathers

Jun. 28, 2022 Research

Human-robot-AI teamwork accelerates regenerative medicine

Jun. 9, 2022 Research

Imaging how a light-driven chloride pump works

Light-induced changes in shape enable a pump in a marine bacterium to suck in chloride ions from seawater

Jun. 3, 2022 Research

Rapid, single-cell analysis of microbiotas now possible

A new method for single cells can rapidly determine the make-up of bacterial communities in the gut and environment

May 26, 2022 Research

Palaeospondylus : long-standing mystery of vertebrate evolution solved using powerful X-rays

May 9, 2022 Research

Iron-snatching compound effective against the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica

A safe and effective drug against a parasitic amoeba could come from a new approach that exploits the parasite’s need for iron

Apr. 26, 2022 Research

Death in darkness: a new type of cell death discovered in fly guts

Mar. 17, 2022 Research

A viral inhibitor of cellular stress response shows therapeutic potential

A virus-produced protein that blocks the activation of a cellular-stress response could be used to save neurons in some neurodegenerative disorders

Mar. 15, 2022 Research

Two-part tango triggers signal activation of key regulatory protein

A structural picture of protein interaction could help to develop new drugs

Jan. 27, 2022 Research

Improved retinal transplant technique almost ready for clinical trials

Jan. 27, 2022 Research

Plausible steps toward the evolution of a key protein fold of RNA polymerases

Study sheds light on the origin of a folded structure at the heart of some key enzymes

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