Biology Researchers Reveal Roles of Protein O-GlcNAcylation in Modulating Human Placental Trophoblast Differentiation (Biology) 25 Feb 2021 O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a reversible and ubiquitous post-translational modification in eukaryotic cells, it involves in embryonic development or fetal health, whereas the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The placenta is a…
Biology A Gene Provides Both Protection and Destruction (Biology) 24 Feb 2021 Researchers at Freiburg University discover new function of the widely disseminated, yet little understood ENDOU enzyme. The family of ENDOU enzymes is found in most organisms, yet its functions are…
Biology Evidence That Earth’s First Cells Could Have Made Specialized Compartments (Biology) 24 Feb 2021 New research by the University of Oslo provides evidence that the “protocells” that formed around 3.8 billion years ago, before bacteria and single-celled organisms, could have had specialized bubble-like compartments…
Biology ‘Night Owls’ May Be Twice As Likely as Morning ‘Larks’ to Underperform at Work (Biology) 24 Feb 2021 Evening chronotype also linked to heightened risk of early retirement due to disability Night 'owls' may be twice as likely as morning 'larks' to underperform at work and to run…
Biology UIC Researchers Invent New Gene-editing Tool (Biology) 23 Feb 2021 Specially engineered guide RNA molecules called “proGuides” may allow scientists to program sequential gene edits over time. Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new gene-editing technique…
Biology “Good Bacteria” in Breast Milk Changes Over Time (Biology) 23 Feb 202123 Feb 2021 Scientists discover complex and dynamic bacterial ecosystem in human breast milk using genomic technology pioneered for the International Space Station The cocktail of beneficial bacteria passed from mother to infant…
Biology Kittens Could Hold Key to Understanding Deadly Diarrheal Disease in Children (Biology) 23 Feb 2021 Kittens could be the model for understanding infectious, sometimes deadly, diarrheal disease in both animals and children, according to new research from North Carolina State University. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC)…
