Biology
SIRT1 Silences Jumping Genes by Stabilizing Heterochromatin Complexes
Researchers report that SIRT1 suppresses L1 retrotransposon activity by recruiting and stabilizing the heterochromatin factors Lamin B1 and KAP1, an...
Wine Yeast’s Secret Global Highways Revealed by Population Genomics
A large-scale genomic study of the wine yeast Hanseniaspora uvarum reveals widespread intercontinental gene flow, region-specific positive selection, and an...
Tissue Flow Acts as a Guidance Cue for Immune Cell Polarization and Migration
New research in Xenopus embryos shows that flowing ectodermal tissue physically guides the polarization and directional migration of embryonic immune...
Near-Complete Genome of Tibetan Brown Bear Reveals a Sugary Secret to Surviving the Roof of the World
A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the Tibetan brown bear reveals an 80 percent historical population decline and a unique...
Body Clock Protein BMAL1 Steers Stem Cells Into Neurons Through RNA Tagging
A new study in Genome Biology shows that the circadian factor BMAL1 is required for human embryonic stem cells to...
Enzyme Trick Turns Bioethanol Waste Oil Into High-Value Renewable Fuel Additives
Researchers have developed a solvent-free enzymatic process that converts fusel oil, an underused bioethanol byproduct, into levulinate esters suitable as...
Dual-Phase Bigel Gels Poised to Cut Fat and Deliver Nutrients in Everyday Foods
A new review in Food Science and Biotechnology details how bigel systems combining oleogels and hydrogels can replace unhealthy fats...
HPV Infection Affects Over One in Ten Women Screened in Northern China, Study Finds
A cross-sectional study of nearly 20,000 women in Shanxi, China, reports that high-risk HPV infection affects 10.9 percent of those...
Viral Recombination Keeps Salt Pond Virus Populations Stable Worldwide
Long-read metagenomics of hypersaline salt ponds shows that frequent recombination and purifying selection keep viruses infecting Haloquadratum walsbyi genomically coherent...
Relapse Parasite Genome Study Reveals Drug Resistance Clues and New Leishbuvirus in Thailand
A paired-isolate transcriptomic study from Thailand links widespread gene expression changes to reduced amphotericin B susceptibility in Leishmania martiniquensis and...
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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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