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- Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think
- Designing healthy diets with computer analysis
- Drug development platform could provide flexible, rapid and targeted antimicrobials
- Using engineering methods to track the imperceptible movements of stony corals
- Food allergies, changes to infant gut bacteria linked to method of childbirth, ethnicity
- 'Undruggable' cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub
- 'Dead clades walking': Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions
- A gene finding links severe canine juvenile epilepsy to mitochondrial dysfunction
- Crucial action needed for coral reefs
- Chickens and pigs with integrated genetic scissors
- Overgrowth of gut yeast in newborns may increase asthma risk
- Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals
- Little Foot fossil shows early human ancestor clung closely to trees
- Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow's pest control
- Supplement treats schizophrenia in mice, restores healthy 'dance' and structure of neurons
| Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think Posted: 20 Apr 2021 03:31 PM PDT The observation that most of the viruses that cause human diseases come from other animals has led some researchers to attempt 'zoonotic risk prediction' to second-guess the next virus to hit us. However, in a new essay, experts propose that these zoonotic risk predictions are of limited value and will not tell us which virus will cause the next pandemic.  |
| Designing healthy diets with computer analysis Posted: 20 Apr 2021 03:31 PM PDT A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. |
| Drug development platform could provide flexible, rapid and targeted antimicrobials Posted: 20 Apr 2021 03:31 PM PDT Researchers have created a platform that can develop effective and highly specific peptide nucleic acid therapies for use against any bacteria within just one week. The work could change the way we respond to pandemics and how we approach increasing cases of antibiotic resistance globally. |
| Using engineering methods to track the imperceptible movements of stony corals Posted: 20 Apr 2021 03:31 PM PDT A new study borrowed image-analysis methods from engineering to spot the minute movements of a stony coral. |
| Food allergies, changes to infant gut bacteria linked to method of childbirth, ethnicity Posted: 20 Apr 2021 03:31 PM PDT Researchers have found a causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and peanut sensitivity in infants, and they report the effect is more pronounced in children of Asian descent than others, in a recently published article. |
| 'Undruggable' cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub Posted: 20 Apr 2021 01:09 PM PDT A chemist has found a way to synthesize a compound to fight a previously 'undruggable' cancer protein with benefits across a myriad of cancer types. |
| 'Dead clades walking': Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions Posted: 20 Apr 2021 01:09 PM PDT Mass extinctions are known as times of global upheaval, causing rapid losses in biodiversity that wipe out entire animal groups. Some of the doomed groups linger on before going extinct, and a team of scientists found these 'dead clades walking' (DCW) are more common and long-lasting than expected. |
| A gene finding links severe canine juvenile epilepsy to mitochondrial dysfunction Posted: 20 Apr 2021 09:15 AM PDT Researchers found a cause for severe epilepsy resulting in death in Parson Russell Terrier puppies at a few months of age. A change in the PITRM1 gene can lead to a dysfunction of mitochondria, the cellular energy pumps. Concurrently, amyloid-beta accumulation and widespread neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease were identified in the puppies' brains. Changes to the PITRM1 gene in humans also cause a severe but slowly progressing brain disease. |
| Crucial action needed for coral reefs Posted: 20 Apr 2021 09:14 AM PDT An international group of scientific experts has stated the requirements for coral reef survival in a recent article. Over 500 million people rely on coral reefs. |
| Chickens and pigs with integrated genetic scissors Posted: 20 Apr 2021 09:14 AM PDT Genetically engineered animals provide important insights into the molecular basis of health and disease. Research has focused mainly on genetically modified mice, although other species, such as pigs, are more similar to human physiology. Researchers have now generated chickens and pigs in which target genes in desired organs can be efficiently altered. |
| Overgrowth of gut yeast in newborns may increase asthma risk Posted: 20 Apr 2021 09:14 AM PDT An overgrowth of yeast in the gut within the first few months of life may cause changes to the immune system that increase the risk of asthma later on, shows a new study. |
| Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals Posted: 20 Apr 2021 09:14 AM PDT The fearsome tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as popularly envisioned, but social carnivores with complex hunting strategies like wolves. |
| Little Foot fossil shows early human ancestor clung closely to trees Posted: 20 Apr 2021 06:29 AM PDT The fossil provides the oldest, most intact example of the shoulder of a human ancestor ever found. The bones provide telltale clues of how the individual moved and was adapted to climbing, a research team reports. |
| Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow's pest control Posted: 19 Apr 2021 10:57 AM PDT Various beetle species have gobbled through grain stores and weakened food production worldwide since ancient times. Now, researchers seek to exploit beetles' greatest strength against them -- their precisely regulated mechanism of balancing fluids. |
| Supplement treats schizophrenia in mice, restores healthy 'dance' and structure of neurons Posted: 19 Apr 2021 08:01 AM PDT A simple dietary supplement reduces behavioral symptoms in mice with a genetic mutation that causes schizophrenia. After additional experiments, including visualizing the fluorescently stained dancing edge of immature brain cells, researchers concluded that the supplement likely protects proteins that build neurons' cellular skeletons. |
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