Biology
Pangenome Graphs and a Cosine Trick Let Shallow Sequencing Crack Complex Genes
A new pangenome graph tool called COSIGT uses cosine similarity to accurately genotype complex genomic loci from sequencing data as...
Mothers Know Best: Plant Seed Coats Use Epigenetic Switches to Sculpt the Embryo
New research reveals that maternal seed coat tissues in plants use H3K27me3 histone demethylation to control auxin delivery and thereby...
Genetic Sleuthing Reveals Hidden Wildcat Lineages in Italy’s Apennine Mountains
A new study combining species distribution modelling and mitochondrial DNA analysis maps suitable habitat for the European wildcat across Italy...
BK Virus Kidney Infection Shows Broad Immune Disruption in Transplant Patients
A combined transcriptomic and histological study of kidney biopsy tissue reveals widespread immune activation, checkpoint upregulation, and altered T-cell dynamics...
Manure-Grown Bloodworms Could Replace Costly Imported Fish Feed for Catfish Fry
Researchers in Guinea have shown that Chironomidae larvae grown with poultry and rabbit manure deliver protein and vitamin levels sufficient...
Gut Bacteria Team Up to Destroy the Nerves That Keep the Bowel Moving
New research in Nature Microbiology reveals that Fusobacterium nucleatum boosts toxin production by enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis through the metabolite 2-hydroxybutyric...
Gut Microbe Found to Calm Anxiety Caused by Environmental Pollutant Exposure
New research in zebrafish shows that the gut symbiont Cetobacterium somerae protects against pollutant-induced anxiety-like behavior by modulating host tryptophan...
Duck Genome Study Reveals Master Genetic Switch Behind Fat Deposition
A multi-omics study in ducks has uncovered a selected distal enhancer that remotely controls the ADM gene through SMAD2 recruitment,...
New Family-Trio Genetic Method Exposes Hidden Bias in Causal Gene Studies
A new structural equation modeling framework called FT-SEM uses family trios and parental phenotypes to eliminate dynastic effects in GWAS...
How Virus-Host Protein Interactions Shape Plant Antiviral Defense
A comprehensive review maps how protein-protein interactions between plant viruses and their hosts drive infection and defense, and shows how...
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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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