Developmental Biology News
November 26, 2024
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Nov. 26, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated that painful stimuli are sent to the brain of shore crabs providing more evidence for pain in crustaceans. EEG style measurements show clear neural reactions in the crustacean's brain during mechanical or chemical ...
Nov. 26, 2024 — Amphibians hold a significant place in evolution, representing the transition from aquatic to terrestrial lifestyles. They are crucial for understanding the brain and spinal cord of tetrapods -- animals with four limbs, including humans. A group of ...
Nov. 25, 2024 — Cyanobacteria, an ancient lineage of bacteria that perform photosynthesis, have been found to regulate their genes using the same physics principle used in AM radio ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — Scientists have presented results on the acoustic characteristics of a physical model of the Parasaurolophus' crest. They created a physical setup made of tubes to represent a mathematical model that ...
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Nov. 25, 2024 — The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus -- a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell -- small, according to nvestigators. The findings were elucidated in yeast, a ...
Nov. 22, 2024 — Geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable crops, the researchers created an 'e-Drive' that reverses ...
Nov. 22, 2024 — Scientists have revealed how a specific hormone regulates ant caste differentiation by phenotypic measurements of organ-level developmental changes and matching transcriptome ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — Researchers confirm using zebrafish that if a certain gene is not excluded when vertebrate embryos are developing, the notochord will not elongate properly, resulting in a shortened ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — New research sheds light on how cells repair damaged DNA. For the first time, the team has mapped the activity of repair proteins in individual human cells. The study demonstrates how these proteins ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient Europeans adapted to ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA -- that molecular blueprint for life -- over 70 years ago. Today, ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Cell-to-cell communication through nanosized particles, working as messengers and carriers, can now be analyzed in a whole new way, thanks to a new method involving CRISPR gene-editing technology. ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Up until recently, habituation -- a simple form of learning -- was deemed the exclusive domain of complex organisms with brains and nervous systems, such as worms, insects, birds, and mammals. But a ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Many living organisms are able to regenerate damaged or lost tissue, but why some are particularly good at this and others are not is not fully understood. Molecular biologists have now made an ...
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Nov. 22, 2024 — Researchers recently developed a new approach for identifying new cellular RNA targets of snoRNAs. They uncovered thousands of previously unknown targets for snoRNAs in human cells and mouse brain ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Attempts to obtain eggs and offspring using oocytes in ovary have been made for keeping desirable traits in livestock, preserving human fertility, etc. Ovarian transplantation, one of those methods, ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is disrupted, the blueprints used by the cell to produce proteins are ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — StitchR, a new gene therapy technique, delivers large genes in two parts to treat muscular dystrophies by restoring critical proteins in animal ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, NeuroMechFly v2 helps us understand brain-body coordination, ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers elucidated the molecular details of how Drosophila larval epidermal cells (LECs) undergo cell death in a controlled manner to regulate epithelial tissue remodeling. Specifically, lower ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A research team reported recently that heart muscle cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells can integrate into the hearts of monkeys with a state of pressure ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A research team has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles. For the first time, the researchers have also been able to emulate natural ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have combined two gene editing methods. This enables them to quickly investigate the significance of many genetic mutations involved in the development and treatment of ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends signals through an ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes are found in many plants, animals, and fungi and rely upon various ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable information for health research in both dogs and ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A team develops high-speed rotational scanning PACT system for monitoring whole-body ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to produce wood tissue. Understanding the genetic and molecular signals behind ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has revealed how it interacts with genes to interrupt cell growth signals. The ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. But only two percent of the human genome actually encodes ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Biologists have investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their findings could help engineer crops that are more resilient to environmental changes, like heat or drought ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers have now shown that there is a risk of inadvertently ...
Friday, November 22, 2024
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Slow Editing of Protein Blueprints Leads to Cell Death
- New Discovery Enables Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophies, Other Disorders
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- How Studying Fruit Flies Can Help Us Understand Congenital Defects
- Human Stem Cell-Derived Heart Cells Are Safe in Monkeys, Could Treat Congenital Heart Disease
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Synthetic Cells Emulate Natural Cellular Communication
- Using CRISPR to Decipher Whether Gene Variants Lead to Cancer
- DNA Packaging Directly Affects How Fast DNA Is Copied in Cells
Monday, November 11, 2024
- A New Wrinkle in Turtles: Their Genomes Fold in a Unique Way, Researchers Find
- The Mystery of 'selfish' B Chromosomes in Rye Solved
- International Canine Gene Research Database Accelerates Biomedical Research
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Research Shows Caterpillar Fungus Can Slow Down Growth of Cancer Cells
- Finding Function for Noncoding RNAs Using a New Kind of CRISPR
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- How Plants Evolved Multiple Ways to Override Genetic Instructions
- Use of 'genetic Scissors' Carries Risks
- The Egg or the Chicken? An Ancient Unicellular Says Egg
- A New Approach to Modeling Complex Biological Systems
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Stem Cell-Like Approach in Plants Sheds Light on Specialized Cell Wall Formation
- A Newly Developed Algorithm Shows How a Gene Is Expressed at Microscopic Resolution
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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Friday, October 25, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Scientists Discover How Excessive Red Meat Consumption Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
- New Tool Enables a More Complete and Rapid Decoding of the Language of Algal Gene Expression
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Turtle Genome Provides New Clues on the Evolution of Vertebrates
- Creating a Simplified Form of Life
- Ancient Viral DNA in the Human Genome Linked to Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Zebrafish as a Model for Studying Rare Genetic Disease
- Uncovering a Way for Pro-B Cells to Change Trajectory
- Real-Time Visualization of Chick Embryo Development from Egg to Chick
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Red Milkweed Beetle Genome Offers Insight Into Plant-Insect Interactions
- How a Bunch of Seemingly Disorganized Cells Go on to Form a Robust Embryo
- Faulty 'fight or Flight' Response Drives Deadly C. Difficile Infections, Research Reveals
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- In Studying the Mating Rituals of Fruit Flies, Scientists May Have Learned Something About How Brains Evolve
- You Get Your Energy from Your Mom: A New Study Explains Why
- Keeping It Together: How Calcium Signals Help Cells Bury Their Dead Neighbors
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
- How Cells Maintain Their Central Processing Unit for Cell Division
- After Injury, These Comb Jellies Can Fuse to Become One
Friday, October 4, 2024
- How Cells Recognize and Repair DNA Damage
- Achieving Precise Timing for DNA Droplet Division: A Step Towards Artificial Cells
- New Mechanism Uncovered for the Reduction of Emu Wings
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Scientists Create Flies That Stop When Exposed to Red Light
- Scientists Decode Key Mutation in Many Cancers
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Research Provides New Insights Into Role of Mechanical Forces in Gene Expression
- New Images of RSV May Expose Stubborn Virus's Weak Points
- Scientists Take a Major Step in Understanding How to Stop the Transmission of Malaria
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Research Reveals Impact of Gut Microbiome on Hormone Levels in Mice
- In or out of a Biological Cell: Who Transports What Here?
- Scientists Design New Drug to Fight Malaria
- Study Unveals a Novel Protective Mechanism in Bacterial Cell Wall
- These Fish Use Legs to Taste the Seafloor
- Who Lives in the Treetops? DNA-Collecting Drone Provides Insights
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Researchers Publish Breakthrough Study on How New Genes Evolve
- A New Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model to Study Lung Damage
- The Mystery of Human Wrinkles: What Do the Cells Say?
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Monday, September 16, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- How Do Cells Deal With Formaldehyde Toxicity During Growth and Aging?
- Researchers Explain the Organization of DNA in Chromosomes from Repetitive Interactions Between Nucleosomes
- Tailored Microbe Communities
- New Research on Plant Stem Cells Shines Light on How Plants Grow Stronger
- Photosynthesis: A Glimpse Into the Chloroplast Workshop
- Team Unravels Regulatory Mechanism That Prevents Stem Cell Differentiation and Maintains Gender Balance in Vascular Plants
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- An Antidiabetic Helps the Immune System Recognize Reservoirs of HIV
- Towards a Better Understanding of Epigenetics and Dynamic Gene Silencing and Reactivation
Monday, September 9, 2024
- Now Live: Living Cells Can Be Seen With Infrared Light
- Diagnostic Tool Identifies Puzzling Inflammatory Diseases in Kids
Friday, September 6, 2024
- Hijacking the Command Center of the Cell: Nuclear Parasites in Deep-Sea Mussels
- Crystallized Alternative DNA Structure Sheds Light on Insulin and Diabetes
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Miniature Treadmills Accelerate Studies of Insects Walking
- Researchers Identify Mechanism Underlying Allergic Itching, and Show It Can Be Blocked
- Kidney Disease in Cats: High-Quality Feline iPSCs Generated Without Genetic Footprint
- Novel Immunotherapy Improves Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- How Zebrafish Map Their Environment
- How Cells Control Gene Expression by Cleaning Up Their Mistakes
- Blood Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Transform Bone Marrow Transplants