Search For "molecular biology"
Global primate genome study reveals their evolution and applications for h
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Two new investigations carried out by global scientists combine genome sequencing of over 800 individuals from 233 primate species, covering nearly half of all existing primate species on Earth, with the study of fossil remains and multiplying by four-fold the number of primate genomes avail
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Resistant bacteria can be killed by newly discovered virus: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Associate professor Clare Kirkpatrick, who studies bacterial stress-response at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Southern Denmark, has said, "we have found five new species that we believe are unknown to science."
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Artificial intelligence examines cell movement under microscope
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Analysis has historically been limited by the vast amount of data that may be collected by employing a microscope to record biological activities. Using artificial intelligence (AI), the University of Gothenburg researchers can now track the movement of cells throughout time and place. The t
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Study discovers anatomy that protects, monitor brain
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets, from the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures. Neuroimaging and molecular biology advances have only recently enabled scientists to study the living brain at previously unattainable levels of detail,
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Study reveals regulatory mechanisms for enzyme production in filamentous f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In addition to being a longtime ally of sake brewers, filamentous fungi may soon become a supporter of environmentalists. Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have identified the processes that control the development of enzymes in a filamentous fungus, enabling the efficient break
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Newly discovered anatomy shields and monitors brain
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets. Advances in neuro-imaging and molecular biology have only recently enabled scientists to study the living brain at a level of detail not previously achie
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Study finds how CRTC1 gene is associated with obesity in humans
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
High-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar foods can taste nice but can contribute to overeating, obesity, and other serious health issues. But what triggers overeating in the brain? It has recently become evident that the human gene CREB-Regulated Transcription Coactivator 1 (CRTC1) is linked to ob
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Study: CAR T cell therapy reaches beyond cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers. Now, investigators have reported highly promising early results for CAR T therapy in a small set of patients with the autoimmune disease lupus. Penn Medicine C
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Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression, fear, anxiety: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], September 9 (ANI): The Tob gene, which was initially discovered in Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto's old group in Japan in 1996, is well known for its connection to cancer. Previous studies have shown that it also plays a role in controlling the cell cycle and the immunological respo
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Research finds mites live on skin of human's face and mate at night
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): A new DNA analysis reveals the reason behind odd mating habits, body features and evolutionary future of mites that live in the hair follicles of humans.
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Study: Protein complexes found in immune response within cells
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): According to a new study by the UT Southwestern Medical Center, protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets that form within the liquid environment in cells much like oil droplets in water, UT Southwestern sc
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With mRNA vaccine, India will have flexibility against COVID-19: Scientist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Dr N Madhusudan Rao, CEO-Atal Incubation Centre at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) on Monday said that India has developed mRNA technology against the COVID-19.
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