Biology
New Automated Pipeline Speeds Up Gene Hunting in Crop Breeding
Researchers have developed BSArray, an automated R Shiny pipeline that turns Illumina SNP array data into mapped quantitative trait loci,...
Ancient Chinese Herbal Formula Restores Skin Barrier in Eczema by Switching On a Key Repair Pathway
A clinical trial and a series of animal and cell experiments show that the traditional Chinese formula gu-ben-hua-shi repairs the...
Montreal Squirrels Reveal How City Neighbourhoods Drive Evolutionary Change
A McGill-led study of nearly 200 Montreal parks shows that neighbourhood-level conditions such as winter temperatures, forest canopy and rivers...
Confidence, Not Chores: What Really Drives Millennial and Gen Z Parents’ Engagement in Infant Care
A South Korean study of 210 Millennial and Generation Z parents finds that parental confidence, rather than marital intimacy or...
Whole-Transcriptome Sequencing Maps Host RNA Changes During Chicken Anemia Virus Infection
A whole-transcriptome sequencing study of CIAV-infected MDCC-MSB1 cells identifies thousands of altered RNAs and highlights PTEN and ARHGEF12 as candidate...
Chemical Ruler Showdown: Long Spacer Beats Cleavable Design in Protein Mapping
A systematic benchmark across sample complexities shows the non-cleavable cross-linker DSS outperforms cleavable DSSO for most cross-linking mass spectrometry experiments,...
Pet cats and dogs carry richer viral microbiomes at home than on the street
A metagenomic survey of 245 cats and dogs in Shanghai found that household dogs carry the richest viral communities, challenging...
A Single Histone Tag Decides Whether Malaria Parasites Commit to Transmission
Researchers have identified an E2–E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that monoubiquitinates histone H2B to activate the master regulator of sexual commitment...
Urine test reveals hidden chemical signature of muscle injuries in elite footballers
Researchers analyzing urine from 121 elite footballers identified a metabolomic signature of muscle injury, with a cross-validated AUROC of 0.88...
High-Fat Diets and Arterial Stress Combine to Worsen Erectile Dysfunction in Rats
A sixteen-week rat study reveals that combined metabolic and arterial stress accelerates erectile dysfunction through staged inflammatory, endothelial, and fibrotic...
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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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