Biology
Wood-Decaying Fungi: Forest Threats and Bioeconomy Heroes in One Ancient Package
A new mini-review from Technical University of Munich researchers synthesizes the mechanisms, threats, and biotechnological potentials of the fungi that...
When Dingo Packs Collide: Rare Killings Reveal a Social Order in Flux
A rare documented conflict between two adjacent dingo packs in New South Wales, in which three males killed a neighbouring...
Tiny Genetic Regulators Go Awry in Rare DNA Repair Disorder, Study Finds
A new study reports that ATM-deficient ataxia-telangiectasia fibroblasts show reproducible depletion of the DNA damage response microRNAs miR-34a-5p and miR-26a-5p,...
Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing Faces a Benchmarking Reality Check
A new review and benchmarking study finds that computational tools for detecting RNA modifications from nanopore direct RNA sequencing data...
Coal Ash Legacy Rewires Floodplain Soil Microbes and Their Nitrogen Genes
Long-term coal ash contamination restructures floodplain soil microbial communities and shifts the balance of nitrogen-cycling genes toward ammonia oxidation and...
Asian Bush Mosquito Reaches Central Italy as Invasion Continues Southward
A two-day survey in northern Tuscany has produced the first evidence of the invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus in...
A Simple Blood Index May Shape Risk of Dementia, Metabolic Disease and Sleep Problems
A phenome-wide Mendelian randomization study of over 265,000 people suggests the CALLY index, a composite of CRP, albumin and lymphocyte...
Why Bagged Kiwifruit Stay Pale: New Study Maps the Genes Behind Skin Color
New research combining physiology, metabolomics, and transcriptomics shows that bagging lightens 'Hongyang' kiwifruit skin mainly by suppressing carotenoid biosynthesis genes...
Soil Bacterium Yields Carotenoid Cocktail That Kills Neuroblastoma Cells
A carotenoid-rich pigment extracted from the soil bacterium Micrococcus terreus SK34 selectively kills neuroblastoma and other cancer cells by triggering...
Engineered Cheese Starter Culture Wipes Out the Microbe Behind Costly Blowing Defects
A newly developed Lactococcus lactis starter culture suppressed Clostridium tyrobutyricum so completely that Gouda cheese made with it showed no...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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