Research by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés and Fayez Aziz, University of Illinois, reveals a “big bang” during evolution of protein subunits known as domains. The team looked for protein relationships and domain recruitment into proteins over 3.8 billion years across all taxonomic units. Their results could have implications for vaccine development and disease management. Credit: Fred...
Perfect Bush-crow and Swallow habitat in Ethiopia. Credit: Andrew BladonMonitoring Species Condemned to Extinction May Assist Conservationists Save Others as Worldwide Temperature Levels IncreaseThe White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis Stresemann, live in 'weather lifeboats' with their small ranges restricted on all sides by temperature level as well as rains...
A mother Rothschild’s giraffe tending to her baby. The photo was taken in Soysambu Conservancy, in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. Giraffes are attentive mothers to their offspring, and all female adults in a group are invested in each others’ offspring. Credit: Zoe MullerEvidence That Giraffes Are an Extremely Socially Complex Species -...
The LUCA Device Reveals High Precision in Thyroid Cancer Cells ScreeningThyroid nodules are a usual pathology with 19-76% when screened with ultrasound, with more remarkable regularities in women. Present medical techniques used to examine this cancer consist of executing an ultrasound, adhered to by a Doppler ultrasound, and afterward a biopsy. However, sadly, these...
Targeting Piezo1 Protein May be a Brand New and Ideal Approach to Cure Multiple SclerosisIn a new College of California, Irvine-led research study, researchers discovered that a specific healthy protein prevented governing T cells (Tregs) from successfully doing their work in controlling the damaging results of inflammation in a version of multiple sclerosis (MS),...
A Naupactus cervinus weevil, a common, yet invasive species in many parts of the world, is seen eating a leaf. Credit: Courtesy of Analia Lanteri/Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata, ArgentinaWithout Evolutionary Genetic Variation, Asexual Invasive Species Discover New Techniques of Adjusting to Their EnvironmentResearch from Wellesley University reveals that despite...
Cryo-EM imaging reveals high-resolution side and top views of the viral RNA replication “crown” complex structure. Credit: Paul Ahlquist, Morgridge Institute for ResearchFor the very first time, researchers at the Morgridge Institute for Research have created near-atomic resolution images of a significant viral healthy protein complicated responsible for replicating the RNA genome of a...
The newly described oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (green) contact long-distance neuronal axons (magenta) on the wall of the brain ventricles.According to a study published June 20 in Science, scientists discovered two types of glial cells in the brains of adult mice - an astrocyte and an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell - after pushing neural stem cells to...
The aerial scene depicts two Late Devonian early tetrapods – Ichthyostega and Acanthostega – coming out of the water to move on land. Footprints trail behind the animals to show a sense of movement. Credit: Davide BonadonnaOne of the most critical questions in evolution is how and when significant groups of animals first evolved....
An artistic rendering of antibodies surrounding a SARS-CoV-2 particle."Inescapable" COVID-19 Antibody Discovery - Neutralizes All Known SARS-CoV-2 Strains.An antibody treatment that shows up to reduce the effects of all recognized SARS-CoV-2 pressures and various other coronaviruses was established with a bit of help from architectural biologist Jay Nix.Lifesaving COVID-19 injections are enabling us to...
