Biology
Tau Filaments Act Like Prions, Imposing Their Disease Signature on Mouse Brains
Injecting tau filaments from Alzheimer's and corticobasal degeneration patients into wild-type mice induces endogenous tau pathologies with identical folded structures,...
Moth Larvae Defy Expectations at Alpine Mega-Project Construction Sites
A field study along the Turin-Lyon railway found that habitat and environmental factors, not artificial construction lighting, best explained moth...
Gut Fungi of the Giant African Snail Shift Dramatically Across Its Life Stages
A new metagenomic study reveals that the gut fungal communities of the invasive giant African snail, an intermediate host of...
New Algorithm Reads Molecular Maps to Untangle Isotopic Patterns in Tissue Imaging
A new two-stage algorithm called DeisoLAB uses fuzzy logic and the spatial distribution of peptides across tissue sections to identify...
Scientists Cut Ovarian Cancer’s Glutamine Fuel Line by Blocking a Single RNA Switch
Researchers in China have identified a long non-coding RNA, SLC39A13-AS1, that drives glutamine addiction in ovarian cancer and shown that...
Sufi Mysticism Finds a Massive New Audience on TikTok, Study Finds
A netnographic study of ten TikTok accounts finds that Sufi teachings reach millions through short-form video, with philosophical content dominating...
Circular RNAs Reveal the Hidden Genetic Switches Behind Cashmere Goat Fleece Growth
Researchers at Shanxi Agricultural University have identified the circular RNAs and hub genes that distinguish two cashmere fleece phenotypes across...
Seaweed in Fish Feed Rewires the Gut Microbiome to Boost Amino Acid Metabolism
A multi-omics study shows that supplementing grass carp feed with macroalgae, especially Sargassum hemiphyllum, enriches gut Shewanella bacteria that enhance...
AI Agent Learns Expert Rules for Chromatin Data Analysis
A new Genome Biology study introduces ChromSkills, a curated library of expert-encoded Skills that makes AI agents consistent, stable and...
Oil-Eating Bacterium Rebuilds Its Cell Surface to Degrade Tough Long-Chain Alkanes
A new study shows how the petroleum-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis ICBD2 remodels its membrane, cell wall and gene expression to...
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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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