A new Yale study has uncovered the hidden mechanical move that may regulate pain signaling in the human body—and why it sometimes goes awry.
Cell & Microbiology
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Aquaglyceroporin Aqp10, a protein channel for water and glycerol, selectively permeates urea and boric acid due to its unique structural features—report researchers from Japan. By comparing and modeling molecular pore structures ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 29, 2025
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Researchers have discovered a novel criterion for sorting particles in microfluidic channels, paving the way for advancements in disease diagnostics and liquid biopsies. Using the supercomputer "Fugaku," a joint team from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 22, 2025
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For decades, scientists believed animals on islands evolved smaller brains relative to body size to save energy. But most Channel Islands foxes—tiny predators no bigger than a house cat—defied that rule, evolving larger ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2025
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Researchers have gained new insights into an ion channel from algae. These insights could help optogenetics realize its full potential in the future.
Biotechnology
Aug 20, 2025
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Cells use various signaling molecules to regulate the nervous, immune, and vascular systems. Among these, nitric oxide (NO) and ammonia (NH₃) play important roles, but their chemical instability and gaseous nature make ...
Biochemistry
Aug 13, 2025
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If your first task of the day is triaging a bulging inbox at 6am, you are not alone. A recent Microsoft report headlined "Breaking down the infinite workday" found that 40% of Microsoft 365 users online at this hour are already ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2025
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In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by both internal cues such as hormones and external factors such as interactions with potential mates.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 14, 2025
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Compared to single-channel meandering rivers, multichannel braided rivers are often found in environments with sparse vegetation and coarse, shifting bars of sediment. Past research has called the way in which the paths of ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 2, 2025
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From satellite images taken over a period of 26 years, a team at the UCO shows how a system of irrigation channels dating back to the Roman Empire increases the water content of the soil adjacent to them. The findings are ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2025
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