Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing… Read More »Researchers uncover similarities and differences in 11-cis-retinal production between humans and insects
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Physics, often referred to as the fundamental science, is a branch of natural science that seeks to understand the fundamental principles governing the behavior of… Read More »Physics
Plants in which an ion channel of the vacuole is hyperactive are extremely stressed and grow poorly. But the broad bean is an exception, as… Read More »Broad bean thrives despite hyperactive ion channel
Proteins, the workhorses of biology, are encoded by DNA sequences and are responsible for vital functions within cells. Since the first experimental measurement of a… Read More »New study validates AlphaFold2 for predicting mutation effects in proteins
Our DNA is not indestructible. Throughout the course of our lives, DNA can break in response to natural and environmental factors. Thankfully, our bodies have… Read More »Scientists unravel the elusive DNA repair pathway crucial for cancer survival
In a groundbreaking clinical trial published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal… Read More »Fecal microbiota transplants show promise in improving response to immunotherapy for melanoma
Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have conducted a study on a transporter involved in cancer… Read More »New insights into the structure and function of Spns2 transporter