Researchers present comprehensive evidence that supports a novel trigger for a cell-mediated response and propose a mechanism for its action.
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Fuel walking and cycling with low carbon diets
Walking and cycling have many benefits and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but researchers say we need to think about…
New approach to turning on the heat in energy-burning fat cells
Researchers have discovered a new set of signals that cells send and receive to prompt one type of fat cell…
Cytokine implicated in HLH treatment resistance
Research sheds light on cytokine storm syndromes and how ruxolitinib may benefit patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Repairing thousands of disease-causing mutations
Researchers have created a new searchable library of base editors — an especially efficient and precise kind of genetic corrector.…
Unlocking PNA’s superpowers for self-assembling nanostructures
Researchers have developed a method for self-assembling nanostructures with gamma-modified peptide nucleic acid, a synthetic mimic of DNA. The process…
Study identifies mechanism affecting X chromosome that could lead to new disease therapies
Learning how to inactivate and reactivate an X chromosome would have important implications for medicine. A notable category of beneficiaries…
Silicones may lead to cell death
Silicone molecules from breast implants can initiate processes in human cells that lead to cell death, according to new research
Protecting scientific diversity
The COVID-19 pandemic means that scientists face great challenges because they have to reorient, interrupt or even cancel research and…
China Shuts Vast Beijing Market as It Hunts Coronavirus Cluster
The C.D.C. projects up to 140,000 deaths in the U.S. by early July. A bat expert navigates a political minefield.…