Fungi That Abandon Biofilms Gain a Hidden Edge Inside the Human Body
A new PLOS Biology study of fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis outbreak isolates shows that strains with reduced biofilm production gain metabolic ...
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Gut Fat Molecules Steer a Worm’s Immune Defenses and Its Urge to Flee Pathogens
A new study in PLOS Biology shows that the nuclear hormone receptor NHR-68 links intestinal linoleic acid metabolism to both ...
Poorly Validated Antibodies Are Wasting Millions of Research Samples, Studies Warn
Two new PLOS Biology studies quantify the ethical costs of poorly validated antibodies and lay out a stakeholder roadmap to ...
Heat Stress Breaks Species Barriers: Fruit Flies Borrow Genes to Survive Warming
An experiment in Drosophila shows that intense heat stress drives adaptive genes across species boundaries, doubling introgression and improving heat ...
Nightjars Pay a Speed Penalty for Hovering, Wind Tunnel Study Reveals
Wind tunnel experiments show that European nightjars sacrifice aerodynamic efficiency at cruising speeds to power slow hovering flight, and that ...
Poorly Validated Antibodies Put Millions of Animal and Human Tissue Samples at Risk
A landmark PLOS Biology study quantifies for the first time how inadequate antibody validation has placed millions of animal and ...
Experts Agree on 15 Fixes to Stop Antibody Failures Wasting $1 Billion a Year
A modified Delphi study of 32 international experts has produced a consensus action plan of 15 effective and feasible measures ...
Unvalidated Antibodies Are Consuming Millions of Precious Research Samples
Two PLOS Biology studies quantify millions of animal and human tissue samples wasted through inadequate antibody validation and present expert ...
How the Brain Tunes Inhibition to Balance Memory Flexibility and Stability
Researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH show that inhibitory activity in the dentate gyrus dynamically shifts the hippocampus between ...
Piezo1 protein helps the brain measure nerve fibers to build myelin of the right length
Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University have identified the mechanosensitive protein Piezo1 as a key sensor that lets oligodendrocytes measure ...
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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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