Until a vaccine and/or effective cure for COVID-19 becomes available, battling the current pandemic strongly relies on how well people…
Scientists shed new light on mechanisms of malaria parasite motility
New insight on the molecular mechanisms that allow malaria parasites to move and spread disease within their hosts has just…
Cancer-killing T cells ‘swarm’ to tumors, attracting others to the fight
When immune system T cells find and recognise a target, they release chemicals to attract more T cells which then…
Statins may reduce cancer risk through mechanisms separate to cholesterol
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may reduce cancer risk in humans through a pathway unrelated to cholesterol, says a new study.
Mechanism that restores cell function after genome damage
Researchers have found out how cells can recover their development and longevity after damage by UV. The discovery may enable…
A tiny jaw from Greenland sheds light on the origin of complex teeth
Scientists have described the earliest known example of dentary bone with two rows of cusps on molars and double-rooted teeth.…
Computer model uses virus ‘appearance’ to better predict winter flu strains
Combining genetic and experimental data into models about the influenza virus can help predict more accurately which strains will be…
Layer of strength, layer of functionality for biomedical fibers
Wound dressing, tissue scaffolding, controlled and sustained drug delivery, and cardiac patching are all biomedical processes requiring a material that…
New 3-D model of a DNA-regulating complex in human cells provides cancer clues
Scientists have created an unprecedented 3-dimensional structural model of a key molecular ‘machine’ known as the BAF complex, which modifies…
Customers prefer partitions over mannequins in socially-distanced dining rooms
Restaurants have had to get creative to enforce social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, including utilizing mannequins. Others were…