via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/Rw5QrHI The molting fluid of ant pupae functions as “metabolic currency” in the ant colony and may have enabled the evolution of eusociality. https://ift.tt/tCopHNa November 30, 2022 at 10:02PM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/iyPLO2m Taylor, formerly of the University of Louisville, is known for his discovery of and research on tumor-secreted exosomes. https://ift.tt/vjwDVcf November 24, 2022 at 02:52AM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/rBCdqlt The APOE4 variant causes cholesterol buildup in the cells that make protective fatty sheaths for neurons, possibly helping explain its role in neurodegeneration. https://ift.tt/DQIYtzJ November 23, 2022 at 03:20AM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/Q2X0qEW At 33, Dal Co had already founded her own microbial ecology lab at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. https://ift.tt/QYC5PR8 November 22, 2022 at 03:43AM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/5VQDgAn It’s not clear why grain-fed mice are better able to recover after infection, but a study’s findings suggest food type may skew the results of animal studies. https://ift.tt/eEQRla4 November 19, 2022 at 02:15AM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/SFL8RaI Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of the Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform, a new antibody discovery service specifically designed to develop best-in-class biologic candidates. https://ift.tt/GgSiERw November 17, 2022 at 08:07PM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/4maONDf Human and mouse oral tumors recruit nerves to produce peptides that the cancer cells need to survive—but this process can be blocked with a migraine drug. https://ift.tt/GgSiERw November 17, 2022 at 04:02AM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/iIGTh8f Judith Masters and Fabien Génin had both recently retired from the University of Fort Hare after celebrated careers researching lemurs and their kin. https://ift.tt/GgSiERw November 17, 2022 at 02:09AM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/HLUzxha Natural science research projects were among those promised funding by the now-collapsed crypto exchange's "effective altruism" foundations. https://ift.tt/IjXfEHJ November 16, 2022 at 02:22AM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/AXvyI4S The tiny strings of RNA promote translation of a protein implicated in cancer, a hint they could regulate gene expression in more ways than previously thought. https://ift.tt/IjXfEHJ November 16, 2022 at 12:28AM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/6cnOigm High throughput sequencing is a versatile technology that revolutionized the field of genetics. https://ift.tt/IjXfEHJ November 15, 2022 at 10:34PM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/WJToR2y Scientists, students, and administrative staff are working to bring about a cultural shift to mitigate the impact of research on the environment. https://ift.tt/3UIaVRr November 14, 2022 at 10:30AM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/CPe3fqD The ability to activate different sets of genes has likely helped the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis spread widely in amphibians, resulting in global population declines. https://ift.tt/3UIaVRr November 14, 2022 at 10:30AM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/zViZNHk In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, many researchers are exploring their options with the open-source platform Mastodon. https://ift.tt/r6isZIf November 12, 2022 at 02:13AM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/Lwerqh2 A study finds that XIST, the gene that shuts down one X chromosome in people who have two, is linked to cancer in males. https://ift.tt/r6isZIf November 11, 2022 at 11:41PM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/WTPcSHy All members of the scientific community must commit to taking the risks needed to change how research is shared and evaluated. https://ift.tt/kqfyTN1 November 11, 2022 at 12:11AM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/VvtHnqm More than 70,000 staff members from 150 universities are set to strike later this month, marking five consecutive years of academic protests in the country. https://ift.tt/kqfyTN1 November 10, 2022 at 02:58AM
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via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/qUZmC07 A high-resolution solution for quantifying host cell proteins https://ift.tt/fiBouxV November 01, 2022 at 11:23PM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/FP14AZS Identify small impurities introduced by oligonucleotide synthesis prior to experimentation. https://ift.tt/nf43qaQ November 08, 2022 at 01:04AM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/iStb1Iu New enzyme delivers new performance standard for cDNA synthesis reactions to help overcome barriers in RNA-sequencing workflows https://ift.tt/nf43qaQ November 07, 2022 at 10:21PM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/NfIgpiz In this webinar, Douglas Green will describe how early events in T cell activation influence anti-tumor immunity. https://ift.tt/nf43qaQ November 07, 2022 at 08:54PM
via The Scientist RSS https://ift.tt/NhVIO1q As mRNA therapeutics gain popularity, a novel solution for their development emerges. https://ift.tt/nf43qaQ November 05, 2022 at 12:26AM