Assessing the zoonotic potential of different coronaviruses in hedgehogs, moles and shrews
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers examine the phylogenetic relationships between Eulipotyphla coronaviruses (CoVs) and related CoVs. Study: Bioinformatic Analysis of the Spike Protein Cleavage Sites of Coronaviruses in...
Machine learning predicts biodiversity and resilience in the Coral Triangle
Coral reef conservation is a steppingstone to protect marine biodiversity and life in the ocean as we know it. The health of coral also has huge societal implications: reef ecosystems provide sustenance and livelihoods...
Using patches of synthetic skin to test blood-sucking behavior of mosquitoes
If watching animals feast on human blood for 30-plus hours isn't your idea of fun, don't worry. The robot can do it. Rice University bioengineers have teamed up with tropical medicine experts from Tulane...
A single base-resolution sequencing methodology that sequences the two most common cytosine modifications in...
In a recent study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers developed a whole-genome sequencing (WGS) method that read four canonical deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) bases, viz., adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T) plus...
Telomeres, Mitochondria, and Inflammation Join Forces against Cancer
In this illustration, shortened telomeres are represented as the ends of the two sparklers. The telomeres sendoff inflammatory communication signals, represented as sparkler paths, to mitochondria. The telomere-to-mitochondria communication activates the immune system which...
New synthetic skin to study mosquito feeding behavior
One by one, mosquitoes are captured by a handheld vacuum and released into a clear plastic box. After taking a moment to adjust to their new surroundings, the mosquitoes smell blood and swarm to...
Surface-lattice-confinement effect accelerate hydrogen spillover
Hydrogen spillover depicts the dynamic migration of surface adsorbed hydrogen species from hydrogen-rich sites to hydrogen-poor sites. It plays an important role in many H-involving reaction processes.
Credit: DICP
Hydrogen spillover depicts the dynamic migration of surface...
Mutant Proteins Gum Up Nucleolus, Cause Rare Genetic Disease
By studying an extremely rare genetic disease, an international team of scientists has uncovered a molecular mechanism that could explain how a great many diseases develop. The genetic disease is called brachyphalangy, polydactyly, and...
Novel method to design new peptide therapeutics pioneered
Hokkaido University researchers have developed a novel method to design and develop peptide antibiotics in large numbers, which will prove critical to controlling antibiotic resistance.
Credit: Akira Katsuyama
Hokkaido University researchers have developed a novel method...
Visual Perception Relies on Rare and Diverse Thalamic Inputs on Cortical Neurons
Our survival depends upon our ability to observe the world around us accurately and reliably. Disturbances in visual perception occur in a range of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental diseases, including autism, schizophrenia and stroke. To...
