Biology
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...
One-Pot CRISPR Test Spots Deadly Mpox Clade in 40 Minutes
Researchers have developed a one-pot RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay that visually detects monkeypox virus clade I within 40 minutes, achieving a 95...
Inherited Mitochondrial DNA Determines How Fast the Ovary Ages
A genetically heterogeneous rat study provides the first experimental evidence that maternally inherited mitochondrial haplotype determines the speed at which...
Small Viral C4 Protein Rewires Plant Cells and Triggers Severe Disease Symptoms
Researchers have provided the first experimental characterization of the C4 protein encoded by the recently described parsley yellow leaf curl...
Cellular Scissors: How the Deubiquitinase STAMBPL1 Shapes Health and Fuels Cancer
A new review details how the JAMM-family deubiquitinase STAMBPL1 maintains cellular homeostasis and, when overexpressed, drives tumor progression, metastasis, and...
Machine learning method dicast spots disease-causing DNA deletions short-read tools miss
A machine learning method called dicast, trained on a manually curated multi-technology ground truth, detects structural variants from short-read sequencing...
Waste Wool and Graphene Oxide Combine to Supercharge an Extremophile Enzyme
Researchers at Xiamen University have built a sandwich-like biomaterial from waste wool keratin and graphene oxide that immobilizes an extremophile...
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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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