Understanding the mechanisms that regulate coordinated growth in the body and the remarkable parallels between species allows scientists to create a universal model for morphological scaling.
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RNA plays a fundamental role in our health and biology, and advancements in imaging techniques are expanding our understanding of its life cycle.
Hibernation – not only for the bears
Researchers have successfully induced a hibernation-like state in non-hibernating rodents, suggesting the possibility of synthetic hibernation for humans.
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If bumblebees find too little pollen, they pierce the leaves of non-flowering plants in order to force them to produce flowers more quickly.
Balancing acts in nervous system development
Identifying the critical questions regarding long distance regressive signaling and how they are important for understanding nervous system development and pathogenesis in neurodegeneration.
Electrifying growth in the zebrafish fin
Through veiled mirrors: Fish fins help researchers understand relative growth and proportion in developmental biology.
Cold War nuclear bomb tests reveal true age of whale sharks
The radioactive legacy of the arms race solves a mystery about the world’s largest fish.
Computational models: A new tool for cancer research
Computational modelling enhances the multidisciplinary approach to understanding the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis.
Computer modeling reveals details of how cells fix damage to our DNA
Computer modeling decodes the chemistry carried out by complex DNA repair enzymes to remove DNA damage caused by environmental exposure.
Biological codes transmitted in small packages
Exploring advances in extracellular vesicles research made in the last ten-years and how its leading to better clinical applications.
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