Fighting the cold virus and other threats, body makes trade-off, says study
A research team has revealed how cells in different parts of the human airway vary in their response to the common cold virus. Their...
Natural mechanism could lower emissions from tropical peatlands
Scientists have long feared that as Earth warms, tropical peatlands -- which store up to 10 percent of the planet's soil carbon -- could...
‘Cloud computing’ takes on new meaning for scientists
Clouds may be wispy puffs of water vapor drifting through the sky, but they're heavy lifting computationally for scientists wanting to factor them into...
Overlapping copy number variations underlie autism and schizophrenia in Japanese patients
Common genetic variants may underlie autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia across human populations, according to a new study. In line with previous studies in...
New method of pinpointing cancer mutations could lead to more targeted treatments
A team of researchers has developed a new framework that can combine three existing methods of finding large mutations in cancer cells -- called...
Unusual biosynthetic pathway offers a key to future natural product discovery
Researchers have elucidated a mechanism of nitrogen-nitrogen bond formation shared by two pharmaceutically promising compounds.
Understanding 6th-century barbarian social organization and migration through paleogenomics
Applying a comprehensive analysis of genetic, historical, and archeological factors in two 6th-century barbarian cemeteries, researchers have gleaned new insights into a key era...
Protocol for measuring distances within biomolecules
Scientist have devised a standard protocol for measuring distances in biomolecules.
New nanoparticles wait to release drugs, target infection
Current research shows stimuli-responsive nanoparticles can specifically target infections to simultaneously prevent the spread of bacteria and reduce the inflammation it causes. These microscopic...
Immunology: Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation
Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation. A team has now shown that individual phagocytes in the central nervous system can play both...
