Developmental Biology News
January 29, 2025
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Jan. 28, 2025 — The latest findings on the interaction between cell death and cellular senescence in cancer and their pathophysiological significance have been ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — A 'pocket' on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — New research has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly identify precision-based treatments that are more effective against the deadly, ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — A team of stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse -- a mouse with two male parents -- that lived until adulthood. Their results describe how targeting a particular set of genes ...
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Jan. 27, 2025 — Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't produce ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Scientists have developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy -- organisms carrying extra genome copies -- in evolution. ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the trajectory towards the optimum? And can we 'derive' it in a purely ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Thanks to a new technology called Moscot ('Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport'), researchers can now observe millions of cells simultaneously as they develop into a new organ -- for example, a ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Scientists have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds' first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new possibilities for creating resilient, ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...
Jan. 20, 2025 — Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the 'dark side' of the ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction. Until now, researchers believed that these so-called SMC motors that make loops into DNA could move in ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Semliki Forest virus was originally isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, hence the name. Upon systemic infection from mosquito bites, Semliki Forest virus causes mild blood viremia ...
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Jan. 15, 2025 — New research has revealed that the nervous system circuitry that controls arm movement in octopuses is segmented, giving these extraordinary creatures precise control across all eight arms and ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — New research reveals how the RapA enzyme protects against R-loop cytotoxicity in E. ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Scientists have adapted a sensing platform to detect and even measure chemicals at low enough concentrations to have use outside the lab. The system, which is 10 times more sensitive than previous ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Scientists have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of 'DNA origami'. The system they developed may facilitate the transportation of ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Epithelial tissues are in constant interaction with their environment. Maintaining their functionality requires dynamic balance (homeostasis) and that their cell numbers are tightly regulated. This ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Scientists have created the first single cell genomic atlas of mature plants' outer armor layer, called the periderm, and its carbon-capturing phellem cells. The findings will be useful in ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — In the same way that ChatGPT understands human language, a new AI model developed by computational biologists captures the language of cells to accurately predict their ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — A new study reveals evidence of electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals. This elaborate example of cell communication offers key ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers has investigated how two crucial proteins -- KNL2 ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Much of our knowledge of the protein PD-1, a leading cancer treatment target, comes from studies in mice. In a comprehensive assessment of PD-1, researchers have found that PD-1 in mice is ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Researchers have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish. They discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. In mice, this ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new technology that improves the precision and integration density of synthetic genetic ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — When introducing genes into yeast to make it produce drugs and other useful substances, it is also necessary to reliably switch the production on or off. Researchers have found three gene regulation ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Molecular biologists decode the epigenetic silencing of problematic retroviral gene ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build the spine and nervous ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers recently discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed to make ribosomes, the central engines in all cells that translate genetic information into proteins, the ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Octopus Arms Have Segmented Nervous Systems to Power Extraordinary Movements
- 'Perfect Storm' Of Mutations Drives Infection-Triggered Autoimmune Disease
- DNA Damage Can Last Unrepaired for Years, Changing Our View of Mutations
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Physical Signals as Fate Deciders: How Mechanical Forces Extrude Cells from Tissues
- An Earful of Gill: Evolutionary Origin of the Mammalian Outer Ear
- Two-in-One Root Armor Protects Plants from Environmental Stressors and Fights Climate Change
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- New AI Predicts Inner Workings of Cells
- Tiny Microbe Colonies Communicate to Coordinate Their Behavior
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
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Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Histone Modification Important for Correct Blood Cell Formation
- Building a Backbone: Scientists Recreate the Body's 'GPS System' In the Lab
- Giant Virus Encodes Key Piece of Protein-Making Machinery of Cellular Life
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- The Longevity Factor Foxo3 Mediates 'unfit' Cell Elimination to Ensure Healthy Body Construction
- Scientists Find a Vulnerability in Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism
Monday, December 16, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024
- A New Twist: The Molecular Machines That Loop Our Chromosomes Also Twist DNA
- Intermittent Fasting Inhibits Hair Regeneration in Mice
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- The Maternal Microbiome During Pregnancy Impacts Offspring's Stem Cells in Mice
- Biological Diversity Is Not Just the Result of Genes
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Study Breaks the Silence on How Fish and Lizards Regenerate Hearing
- Breakthrough AI Model Can Translate the Language of Plant Life
Friday, December 6, 2024
- New Model for Replication of BKPyV Virus, a Major Cause of Kidney Transplant Failure
- Close Encounters Between Distant DNA Regions Cause Bursts of Gene Activity
- Autonomous Imaging Robot Plays a Crucial Role in Assessing Embryos' Response to Environmental Change
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
- DNA Engineered to Mimic Biological Catch Bonds
- Study May Reverse Century-Old Understanding of the Shape of 'arms' On Mammals' Brain Cells
- Mouse Study Captures Aging Process at the Cellular Level
Friday, November 29, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Fighting Aging by Staying Compact
- Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock Uses an AM Radio-Like Mechanism to Control Cellular Processes
Friday, November 22, 2024
- New Gene Drive Reverses Insecticide Resistance in Pests... Then Disappears
- New Technology Points to Unexpected Uses for snoRNA
- Caste Differentiation in Ants
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- The Parasaurolophus' Pipes: Modeling the Dinosaur's Crest to Study Its Sound
- Single Gene Causes Embryo Notochord Deformity in Zebrafish
- DNA Repair: A Look Inside the Cell's 'repair Café'
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Scientists Use Ancient DNA to Shed Light on Adaptation of Early Europeans
- Advancements in Genomic Research Reveal Alternative Transcription Initiation Sites in Thousands of Soybean Genes
- Labeling Cell Particles With Barcodes
- How Cells Habituate
Monday, November 18, 2024
- How Marine Worms Regenerate Lost Body Parts
- Scientists Recreate Mouse from Gene Older Than Animal Life
Friday, November 15, 2024
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
Monday, October 28, 2024
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